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Suckhow wrote:

Count me in.

Please read the mission statement for TexasCHLforum. This is not a bully pulpit for you to use to slander all attorneys, nor will it be used as a billboard for you to advertise CALA.

I started to delete your signature line link to CALA, but I'm not going to do that. You can do it yourself, or be banned from TexasCHLforum.

I have endured your diatribe against attorneys, but everyone has their limit and you have reached mine.

Chas.

I have posted a list (sticky) of those who have sent emails to RSVP for the seminar on June 25th. Please check the list in the General CHL Discussion section and let me know if you sent an email and don't see your user id listed.

For those "registering" for the seminar, I need both your real name and your TexasCHLforum user id in the email. The real names will be used on name tags, but I'm only posting user id's on the forum.

Regards,
Chas.

dws1117 wrote:Chas,

Allow me to break out a big spoon and stir the pot.

Will those of us not anointed with membership to your fine range be allowed to make use of the shooting facilities after the seminar? :D

Sorry, but I don't have the authority to authorize that. I'm only a club member and one of 10 members of the Board and full Board approval is required for special events. I would be pushing the envelope if I tried to get approval for range use as well, especially since they have given approval for a TexasCHLforum day at PSC.

Now, as a member I can have a guest shoot with me and if more folks at the seminar are also PSC members, then . . .

Regards,
Chas.

I have had a problem with an over-zealous spam filter diverting some emails that were not spam. I've been working on the spam scale index number, but I want to make sure I don't miss any emails for people wanting to attend the seminar.

Starting sometime tonight or tomorrow evening, I'll post a sticky in the General Texas CHL Discussion forum listing the people who are signed up for the seminar. If you sent an email and are not on the list, then let me know by PM here. If your first email got diverted, there's no reason to send another one. Also, I'm sending responses to RSVP emails, but I'm doing this list just to make sure I don't miss anyone.

Regards,
Chas.

dws1117 wrote:BTW, I must be missing it, but what time?

We're not sure, but I suspect we'll start around 9:00 or 10:00 am. It will depend somewhat on how many people are driving in from a good distance away. If most folks are local, we'll start earlier.

Chas.

dws1117 wrote:Here is my RSVP. Count me in, please.

Please send me an email as well, so I can create an email list.

Thanks,
Chas.

Okay, I have final approval (i.e. building reservation) for the free legal seminar to be held on Saturday, June 25, 2005 at the PSC range in Friendswood, TX. Follow the link to the map page (it's a large bitmap, so it may be slow loading.)

The seminar is free, but space is limited to about 30 people, so I need folks to RSVP if you are coming. This will be the first time we've done this, so I can't give an accurate estimate of the length of the seminar. The question and answer period will also have an effect on timing that we can't predict.

Regards,
Chas.

http://www.cottonfamily.com/psc-idpa

The PSC Board of Directors approved the seminar and the date, Sat. 6/25/05. I have to confirm that the date is still open on the calendar, but the Chief Instructor that handles the calendar was not at the meeting tonight.

I'll post the final confirmation as soon as I get an email from the CI. At that time, we'll ask for an RSVP for all who plan on coming. We should be able to handle about 30 people, perhaps a few more.

At this point, I’m not sure how long the seminar will last, but a rough guess is between 2 ½ and 3 hours.

Regards,
Chas.

Oh, I thought you meant the seminar. Sorry, now the "nope" is for real. There are ways you can work with the club and reduce or eliminate the dues, but you're in College Station so that's really not practical.

Chas.

gigag04 wrote:Any chance broke college students get a discount?

Nope! The seminar is free and we just can't afford to pay people to come.

Regards,
Chas.

Actually, we have a tentative date of Saturday, June 25th at the PSC range on FM528 in Friendswood. An attorney from Rusty Hardin's office will handle the issue from a criminal attorney's perspective and I will do so from a civil trail attorney's perspective, along with my experience working on SB60 and CHL "clean-up" bills.

All I need to do now is get Board approval to use the PSC classroom for a non-club event. That should come tomorrow night at the meeting.

Regards,
Chas.

I'm sure everyone has noticed that I've been conspicuously quiet on this issue. It's only fair that I explain why. We have not ruled out either a video or audio recording of the seminar, but I have serious concerns that it could have an impact on the seminar's content.

I do a good bit of public speaking, apart from my law practice. The firearms seminars and classes I teach always see very good, very difficult questions asked by those attending and I provide candid, real-world answers and advice. (I don't mean vulgar answers, but practical ones. In fact, I strongly counsel against using profanity!) If the seminar was videotaped, I have a very real concern that the questions would be less candid and the answers would be more politically correct, textbook-like responses. In the end, it may well be that neither we two attorneys giving the seminar, nor the participants posing the "what-if" questions, would want the discussion recorded.

When I prepare a client to testify in trial, I tell them to never lie or be deceptive, but we do discuss how their testimony could be twisted and/or manipulated by the opposing attorney to present a picture totally different from the truth. Neither I nor my clients would want a videotape of this trial preparation, even though nothing illegal, immoral or unethical occurred. While no attorney-client privilege exists in the seminar setting, I am just as candid in responding to questions in that setting as I am with my clients behind closed doors.

In spite of my reservations, no decision has been made concerning a video or audio recording. There are alternatives such as having a "formal" recorded seminar, then a back-stage discussion after the tape is turned off. Another alternative is to have a live seminar with an audio feed via AT&T conference call. Yet another option is for Derek and I to give the seminar in various locations around the State. The AT&T and multiple presentations would require a fee to cover AT&T fees or our travel costs, and we wanted this to be a free seminar.

I don't want anyone to think I'm worried about you folks having a tape of the seminar. The concern is more that a prosecutor or a civil attorney suing you might get a copy and note the similarity between your statements and some portion of the seminar tape.

Regards,
Chas.

I'll talk with the other attorney about a video and get back with everyone.

Regards,
Chas.

Ghentry:
Actually, your timing is perfect. I just confirmed with an attorney in Rusty Hardin's office that he is available to handle the criminal attorney portion of the seminar; I'll do the civil portion.

As soon as I get a date the PSC classroom will be available, I'll post it and start taking "reservations." There'll be no charge for the seminar, but the seating will be limited to about 30 people.

Regards,
Chas.

Excellent article Paladin.

Thanks,
Chas.