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OK...I just waited on hold for a LONG time and finally talked to the CHL people. I was told that all Instructors up for renewal received their renewal letter too early and that was NOT supposed to happen. I was told that we would receive another letter in the near future and we would NOT be required to have a current NRA, TCLEOSE, etc. handgun Instructor Certification. This guy sounded very positive about this and I explained that I HAD a NRA handgun Instructor Qual back in 2002 but it has expired. He said it would not matter for the current Instructors and new info would be sent with the new letter. I will wait until this summer and if I have not heard anymore from them, I might just go get the NRA Handgun Instructor again. I hate to spent the money but I would also hate to have to attend the CHL Instructor school again. I invite anyone else to call the number (512-424-7293, wait on hold) and see if you receive the same information.

I became a Texas CHL Instructor in 2001 and at that time I was a NRA Basic Pistol Instructor. That has long since expired because I did not teach any NRA classes. It will cost me $300+ to get re-certified as an NRA Instructor along with the $100 for the CHL Instructor renewal. I will not teach NRA courses and that will expire AGAIN in one year. I guess I will have to retake the NRA course again in 2 years to requal as a CHL Instructor. I am also still waiting for my CHL 90. I hope this is just a big misunderstanding.