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JohnKSa wrote:Hard to believe that the guy has a CHL and the media didn't jump all over that fact...

I'm inclined to think that he doesn't really have one--is there any way to check for sure?

I had the same thought; why wasn't it in the second report and why wasn't it in the TV footage?

Yes, there is a way to check, but you have to send a written request to DPS and pay a small fee. If the person has a CHL, the CHL is then given notice that you inquired. You can bet the media has already sent the inquiry.

That is a low income area of town and I was surprised to see DPS records indicate 50+ CHL's in that zip code.

Chas.

The man has been charged with murder and aggravated assault.

Chas.

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/disp/st ... 15227.html

I saw this on Ch. 11 (Houston) news last night. The Chronicle report is different in significant ways. Ch. 11's report said he emptied his gun, with many shots fired through a window, went across the street, reloaded, then came back and fired several more rounds. The report certainly made it sound like indiscriminent shooting and never mentioned any assault.

That said, I agree this doesn't look like it's going to be a bright spot for CHL holders, but as noted, the media rarely gets it right in the initial reports, especially when it comes to a shooting incident. Also, not to minimize this incident, but after ten years of great success with the CHL statute, it will not have the impact that it would have, had it occurred shortly after the CHL statute had been enacted.

I remember thinking at the time "this guys surely doesn't have a CHL;" boy was I wrong!

Chas.