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DCS wrote:Good Morning. First post on this forum and I have a question?

My stepson is about to get a pistol for his wife. So, I inquired about her getting her CHL. His response was "In most cases now, you are better off not having a concealed handgun licence. If you have one and shoot someone. There is no ignorence for the law as you went to the class and carry a licence. You there for know all the laws before you pulled the trigger"

My wife and I both had ours the first year that George Bush signed the CHL bill. I will hold off on telling you guys what I told him for now. What do you think?

A shoot…is a shoot…is a shoot. I think the laws about DF are applied whether one has a CHL or not. Not having a CHL does not excuse one from acting within the law. As a CHL holder, I do not think we are held to a deferent understanding of DF laws than those without a CHL. I have yet to hear of a case where one argued that he/she shot the BG because he/she was not aware of the legalities involved. Nor have I heard an argument that because he/she had a CHL he/she should have known better than to shoot. All a CHL really does is allows one to carry in other places than their home and vehicle.