Texas Concealed Handgun Association

OldGeezer · Post by **OldGeezer** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:55 am

I guess you all have visited

ww.txchia.org

Lumberjack98 · Post by **Lumberjack98** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:20 pm

Here's a clickable link.

http://www.txchia.org/

Liberty · Post by **Liberty** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:10 pm

Looks to me like they morphed into the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructors Association. I can't figure out who they are trying to represent.Us or them. I wish them luck, but am a little skeptical about a bunch of instructors joining up in another organization.

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:25 pm

I ran into them at the NRA convention in 2004. I honestly couldn't figure out what they were planning to do that the TSRA couldn't do.

- Jim

AEA · Post by **AEA** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 1:39 pm

Make money? (270,000+ CHL'ers in TX @ 120.00 a year = 32,400,000.00 per year). Lets say that they only get 2% of that (5400 @ 120.00 a year = 648,000.00)

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:03 pm

That's a possibility, but the dues are $20 a year, not $120.

- Jim

AEA · Post by **AEA** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:13 pm

I'm not talking about those dues.......

It appears to me that they are pushing the "CHL Protection Plan".
I say this because everything else on their page is found at many other places.

And those prices are here (129.00 a year):

http://www.chlpp.com/chlppns.htm

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:22 pm

AEA wrote:It appears to me that they are pushing the "CHL Protection Plan".

OK. I didn't notice that.

- Jim

frankie_the_yankee · Post by **frankie_the_yankee** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:24 pm

AEA wrote:I'm not talking about those dues.......

It appears to me that they are pushing the "CHL Protection Plan".
I say this because everything else on their page is found at many other places.

And those prices are here (129.00 a year):

http://www.chlpp.com/chlppns.htm

FWIW, I'm considering signing up for it. Seems pretty cheap for what amounts to having a lawyer on retainer should the need arise. I'd hate to put my wife or kids in the position of having to scare up a lawyer in the middle of the "mess" that would inevitably ensue in the aftermath of a defensive shooting.

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:48 pm

I would like to know in great detail what services they provide and who would provide them.

I once had a prepaid legal service as part of my employee benefits. I had to use them for a routine civil matter. They did OK, but the lawyer was a very young guy who obviously had just passed his bar exam.

I wouldn't want that in a criminal case.

- Jim

Kantishna · Post by **Kantishna** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:08 pm

This so called "instructors assoc. " is pushing to make it state law where we (so called comman citizens) have to qualify every two years. NOW HEAR THIS...this will be for our own good!!!! Also make the targets more difficult. Of course the ranges and instructors will make more money ...who would of thunk it? I do not mind if they want to shoot a lot, or take part in some of the shootin contests....but it is my belief that the vast majority of CHL holders like the way the CHL program is now.. Just what we need...more govt. control. I wonder if these same people would have us go qualify each year before deer or dove season? Most of us are not policemen or wanta-be Rambo's. My two cents.

lrb111 · Post by **lrb111** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:42 pm

Kantishna wrote:This so called "instructors assoc. " is pushing to make it state law where we (so called comman citizens) have to qualify every two years. NOW HEAR THIS...this will be for our own good!!!! Also make the targets more difficult. Of course the ranges and instructors will make more money ...who would of thunk it? I do not mind if they want to shoot a lot, or take part in some of the shootin contests....but it is my belief that the vast majority of CHL holders like the way the CHL program is now.. Just what we need...more govt. control. I wonder if these same people would have us go qualify each year before deer or dove season? Most of us are not policemen or wanta-be Rambo's. My two cents.

I would like to see their position on this. Have a link, or source?

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:22 pm

Liberty wrote:Looks to me like they morphed into the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructors Association.

IIRC, they started as an instructors association.

Mike1951 · Post by **Mike1951** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:39 pm

boomerang wrote:IIRC, they started as an instructors association.

Don't think so.

Even now, with the exception of the URL address, the only place Instructor appears in their name is in the bylaws.

Everywhere else, their name is given as Texas Concealed Handgun Association.

About a year ago, this group had merger discussions with TSRA.

I was unable to locate any endorsement of a specific policy as mentioned.

boomerang · Post by **boomerang** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:41 pm

In 1997, they were the Texas Concealed Handgun Instructors Association. I can't speak to earlier.