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Very nice letter therooster, but I would consider striking "recent" in the following line:

can imagine that the recent implementation of legalized concealed carry in Texas has left you wondering about your responsibilities under the law.

since it's now been about a decade since Texas CHL has been available.

Also, aside from a typo on the word "thought" (no 't' at the end), I'm lost as to what a person might put in the blank...

As ____________ I know you put a great deal of though

I guess a job title, or whatever one feels is appropriate?

Other than that and what seamusTX has already pointed out, I think you did a very fine job and plan to save the template for future use. Thanks!

OK. Mother and father should not be capitalized in that sentence.

Good luck.

Oh, and don't send a photo of yourself with a pistol in each hand.

- Jim

hehe...

thanks guys, all errors will be corrected.

sparx wrote:

As ____________ I know you put a great deal of though

I guess a job title, or whatever one feels is appropriate?

Other than that and what seamusTX has already pointed out, I think you did a very fine job and plan to save the template for future use. Thanks!

yes that blank is reserved for job title (Branch Manger). by all means, save a copy. if this can do good for me than it can do good for us all, and we are all on the same team.

Perhaps one of the moderators can change the subject line to "Letter to 30.06 posters" or something like that, so others can find it.

Google will find messages in this forum.

- Jim

good idea.... done

Thanks.

- Jim

therooster wrote:your right. how about this.


Most telling is a horrific instance at a Luby’s in Killeen, Texas, where a citizen obeyed the law by leaving her handgun in her car because of signs banning weapons, only to see her Mother and Father – as well as 21 other patrons – lose their lives at the hands of a deranged killer.


i just took the "fluff" out of it.

Sorry about that therooster, but there were no signs at the Luby's in Killeen. We did not have CHL at that time.

therooster wrote:your right. how about this.


Most telling is a horrific instance at a Luby’s in Killeen, Texas, where a citizen obeyed the law by leaving her handgun in her car because of signs banning weapons, only to see her Mother and Father – as well as 21 other patrons – lose their lives at the hands of a deranged killer.


i just took the "fluff" out of it.

When the Luby's shooting occured there were no such signs as it was pre-CHL. Suzanna Gratia (at that time) carried a handgun in her car under the traveling statute and left her handgun in her car as there wasn't a legal way for her to carry it into Luby's.

well......

i think i will leave it that way. i dont want to lie about it, but it gets the point across to well.

i rewrote it to this:

• Most telling is a horrific instance at a Luby’s in Killeen, Texas, where a citizen obeyed the law by leaving her handgun in her car because there was no law allowing concealed carry of a firearm (at that time), only to see her mother and father – as well as 21 other patrons – lose their lives at the hands of a deranged killer.

but it just doesnt make sence with the letter written that way.



what do you think?

I might agree that the original wording makes a better story for your purposes here, but I prefer to be correct on the facts so as not to damage my arguement. That is my .02 worth.

therooster wrote:but it just doesnt make sence with the letter written that way.
what do you think?

The Luby's story is significant for those who have thought about it, but I think it's too alarming for the purpose of this letter. You don't want the person who receives it worrying about lunatics shooting up the bank.

I'm inclined to stick by what I wrote earlier, which was --

• Over a quarter of a million Texans have received CHLs since 1996. They have legally defended themselves countless times, usually without a shot being fired.

But your letter gets your point across and it's not going to be read by English professors.

- Jim