About Us
Texas Carry Academy is owned and operated by Chris and Heather Reitsma. We are Texas Department of Public Safety certified license to carry instructors as well as DPS certified online LTC course providers under Texas GC 411.188 and GC 411.190.
We’re more than just instructors-we’re Texans who value freedom, safety, and family. That’s why we’ve built Texas Carry Academy to be convenient, affordable and accessible, so anyone in Texas can get their License to Carry (LTC) certification online, at their own pace from the comfort of their home.
Our online Texas license to carry course is approved statewide by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Regardless of what city you live in, you can take our online LTC class from the comfort of your home and at your own pace.
We are trusted by over 500 LTC instructors, ranges and shop owners across Texas that offer our online LTC class to their students and customers.
Our course is 100% video based and we breakdown and explain everything we teach in the videos making it easy to learn and understand. All you have to do is hit play and relax.
Instructor Certifications
Heather Reitsma
Heather Reitsma is a full time firearms instructor with many certifications. She is also an instructor training counselor that certifies people across Texas as firearms instructors. Here is a list of some of her certifications:
- NRA Certified Training Counselor
- Texas DPS Certified Online Course Provider
- Texas DPS Certified LTC Instructor
- Texas DPS Certified School Safety Instructor
- NRA Certified Handgun Instructor
- NRA Certified Rifle Instructor
- NRA Certified Shotgun Instructor
- NRA Certified CCW Instructor
- Certified Chief Range Safety Officer
- Certified Home Firearm Safety Instructor
- Certified Refuse to be a Vicim Instructor
- Certified Personal Protection in The Home Instructor
- Certified Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor
Chris Reitsma
Chris Reitsma is also a full time firearms instructor and holds several certifications. here is a list of his certifications:
- Texas DPS Certified Online Course Provider
- Texas DPS Certified LTC Instructor
- Texas DPS Certified School Safety Instructor
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- NRA Certified Home Firearm Safety Instructor
- NRA Certified Range Safety Officer
- Certified Defensive Handgun Instructor
Become a Provider
Are you a LTC instructor, gun range or gun shop interested in offering the Texas online license to carry (LTC) class? You can start today by becoming a Texas Carry Academy partner. You will not need any state certifications to offer the class using our advanced partner system. You do not even have to be an instructor. You will be able to offer the online Texas LTC class statewide.
We have an advanced DPS approved partner system that allows you to offer the online Texas LTC class through us. On the surface everything is branded to you but on the backend it is actually TCA that is responsible for the course and the student. You simply get paid and we handle all of the work and responsibility. If you don’t have a website you will get a custom branded page on our website.
We have the most advanced affiliate program available and we pay more than any other affiliate program. We believe paying our affiliates more will allow them to grow and become successful faster and that benefits everyone in the long run. Our goal is to build a long term relationship with our affiliates, we consider our affiliates part of our family.
