I think the guy just took it as a personal attack and fired back. Having listened to this guy over the last few years (he’s an executive recruiter here in DFW) I have the distinct impression that he’s a very successful sales guy, a type A personality, and his first response will almost always be an immediate gut reaction.
The written word is open for interpretation by the reader, and hence a softer, more impersonal approach (“hey, here is some information that you may not be aware of”) often works to make a point without encroaching on the reader’s sensibilities. Maybe something along the lines of the text below would have generated a more genial and receptive response. If you ever had the opportunity to see/hear Tony Snow (former White House press secretary for Bush) debate a liberal - he always delivered the verbal 'soft-shoe', yet still wielded the heavy hammer of the truth and reality of a situation.
We are always happy to hear pro 2nd Amendment talk on the airwaves! As we intently listened to your comments over the air, we noted a few inaccuracies in some of the broadcast information.
Concealed Handgun Permit holders may take their handguns into other states and may also carry concealed legally – provided that the “other state” has an official “reciprocity” agreement with the State of Texas (states having such agreements as of Sep 2007 – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming).
There are conditions within the state of Texas in which a CHL permit holder cannot legally carry a concealed handgun, including: businesses which have signage indicating that over 51% of their revenue is generated from alcohol; public schools (unless the school has given written permission to carry concealed); and workplaces (which make their own policies to allow/not-allow concealed carry on their private property – a current debate is whether or not the employee’s car in the parking lot is actually in the workplace).
A couple of great information sources regarding the Texas CHL are the Texas State Rifle Association (http://www.tsra.com), and the Texas Department of Safety (http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... rocity.htm)
Hopefully this information will be useful in other on-air discussions regarding the Texas CHL. Again, thank you for your pro 2nd amendment comments on the radio.