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Good thoughts, all. If I had a CHL at the time of this jury selection, I would have raised my hand. I have nothing to hide. I was just curious, that's all.

I was sitting on a jury panel early this year prior to taking my CHL class. The case was a felony in possession of a firearm case. During voi dire (sp?), the defense attorney asked those of us on the jury panel who were NRA members to raise our hands. I did along with several others on the panel. Then he asked how many were CHL holders. One lady kept her hand raised.

Now that I've taken the class, and after reading many of the posts on this forum over the past couple of months, I'd think that a voi dire question in a court room as to who was a CHL holder does not need to be answered. I'm thinking its one of those questions you can choose to answer if you want to, but are not required, correct? Am I off-base here? My understanding is that only other law enforcement agencies can access CHL holder information from DPS. A defense attorney (or the prosection for that matter) shouldn't have the authority to require you to answer such a question outright. Am I right or wrong on this? Any attorneys on the forum like to chime in?