Thank you Charles for telling it like it is and fighting the good fight.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Keith is right. Out-of-state licenses and licensees are not a problem and we have many years of experience to back that up. The problem began and will come to a conclusion because of irresponsible advertising by a small number of instructors. Even after Utah changed its laws in response to outcry from New Mexico, Nevada and other state legislatures, these instructors still tout the Virginia, Florida, [fill in the blank] license as a way to carry in Texas if you 1) don't pay your child support; 2) don't pay your taxes; or 3) have a deferred adjudication. That's what started and continues to fuel the issue. At least some instructors have dropped the more inflammatory statements, but when your selling points are "no shooting" and "no test," you can expect a negative response.
Don't bother telling me the money provisions violate the Texas Constitution. I know they do; that's why I'm looking for a case to take to the Texas Supreme Court. Don't bother telling me it's absurd to consider a successfully completed deferred adjudication a "conviction" for CHL eligibility purposes. I know it is and that's why we changed the law to make it easier for people to avoid this trap and why we need to repeal that provision in 2013.
I don't like the situation any better than anyone else. However, it is what we are facing and we should place blame on the appropriate shoulders.
Chas.
