Media Interviews

  • Laws Affecting Property Owners Associations, presented to Greater Lake Palestine Council, Boot Camp, 1/27/18
  • Interviewed for "Virginia shooting sparks gun control debate" story on CBS 19 by Bret Vetter, 6/14/17, televised and posted at www.cbs19.tv
  • Interviewed for "U.S. Sees Rise in Sales of Gun Silencers," by KETK Region 56 reporter Caroline Hicks, televised and posted at myeasttex.com, 3/8/16
  • Spoke to South Tyler Rotary on gun laws and new legislation, 11/30/15
  • Spoke for TSRA at Senator John Cornyn s 2/7/15 press conference regarding his nationwide CHL reciprocity bill
  • Interviewed for story on demonstrations by open carry advocates by KLTV reporter, June 3, 2014
  • Interviewed for story on Garnet Coleman s HB 3773 (would repeal much of the Castle Doctrine and gut the right to self-defense) by Roger Gray, KYTX Channel 19, May 2, 2013
  • Interviewed for story on Senate background checks compromise by Shaley Sanders on KLTV, 4/10/13
  • Interviewed for story on expanded background checks bill by Shaley Sanders on KLTV, 3/12/13
  • Interviewed for story on gun safety by Melanie Torre on KLTV, 2/28/13
  • Interviewed for Insight: An Examination of Guns In America, by Sean Callebs on CCTV (China Central Television), interviewed 2/9/13, published 4/14/14, available at cctv-america.com
  • Interviewed for story on suppressors and firearms trusts by Cody Spain, KETK, May 15, 2012
  • Interviewed for story on self-defense laws by Roger Gray, KYTX Channel 19, March 28, 2012 (story expected to air in late April during ratings period)
  • Interviewed for More Divorces Filed in March, on KETK Region 56 story by Jessica Wilson, March 12, 2012
  • Interviewed and quoted for Tyler Morning Telegraph story, Legal Aid Available for Fire Victims by Dayna Worchel, September 8, 2011
  • Interviewed and quoted for Tyler Morning Telegraph story, Tyler Area Attorneys Weigh In On Tort Reform Law by Dayna Worchel, June 27, 2011
  • Interviewed for story regarding parking lot bill on KFXK (Fox 51) by Jessica Wilson, May 2, 2011
  • Interviewed for story regarding parking lot bill on KETK Region 56 by Roger Gray, December 13, 2010
  • Guest for Internet radio show, Grassroots America/We the People program, May 24, 2010, discussing firearms law and the effect of treaties on our rights
  • Guest speaker, Grassroots America/We the People, May 21, 2010, discussing state and federal law
  • Panel member, focus group on Texas gubernatorial debate, pre-debate and post-debate shows televised by CBS Channel 19 (KYTX), January 14, 2010
  • Gun discussions should have solid facts, Letter to the editor of the Longview News-Journal, May 17, 2009
  • Interviewed and extensively quoted in two separate CNN stories on shortages in supplies of firearms and ammunition following Obama's election, by Sean Callebs, April, 2009
  • Interviewed and extensively quoted in H.R. 45 Proposed Gun Control, article and televised report on CBS Channel 19 by Lynne Sullivant, April 16, 2009
  • Interviewed and extensively quoted in Bill Limits Gun Regulation, Tyler Morning Telegraph article by Roy Maynard, April 28, 2009
  • Interviewed and extensively quoted in Candidates Shy From Commitment To Tax Reform, Tyler Morning Telegraph article by Roy Maynard, April 13, 2008
  • Speech to Tyler Jaycees, How to Dominate the Texas Jaycees Legislative Seminar, 6/14/07
  • Testimony to Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee in favor of HB 823 (reforming handgun laws), May 12, 2005
  • Speech to Tyler City Council in favor of revising firearm ordinance, March 28, 2007
  • Untitled speech to Star of Texas Republican Women s Club (Texarkana), as NRA EVC, 10/24/06
  • State and Federal Gun Laws, presentation with Gene A. Hamm II at Texas State Rifle Association Annual Meeting, February 7 - 8, 2004
  • Seconding speech for David Barton, Vice Chairman, Republican Party of Texas; S.D.2 Caucus at 2000 RPT Convention, June 15, 2000
  • Keynote speech on leadership to Civil Air Patrol Group 7, at 12/13/05 Christmas party
  • Knights of Liberty, speech to Texas YR Federation Delegates, August 24, 2001
  • Young Republicans: Not Something You Do, Something You Are, speech to Arkansas YR Convention, September 20, 1997
  • Safety Briefings to Texas CAP Group 7, September 24, 2002, November 9, 2004, and June 2, 2005
  • What's In It for Me?, speech to Longview Young Republicans, September 7, 2000
  • No Greater Wrong, speech to Sulphur Springs Kiwanis Club, August 10, 2000
  • Live at Five interview on Region 56 TV, Internet Law and Serial Killers, June 7, 2000
  • Interview on Region 56 TV, Privacy Issues and the Human Genome Project, June 30, 2000
  • NFA Trusts webinar organized by Peak Trust, presented with Alan Gassman, 5/18/17
  • Prohibited Persons and Restoration of Gun Rights, presented to Smith County Criminal Defense Bar, 4/6/17
  • Gun Trusts, webinar presented by Alan Gassman, October 25, 2016
  • National Firearms Act (NFA) Trusts, (speech and paper), presented at Firearms Law: What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know 2016" (State Bar of Texas) September 21, 2016
  • Firearms Law for Property Owners and Proprietors, paper only; speech given by Mark Correro), presented at Firearms Law: What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know 2016" (State Bar of Texas) September 21, 2016
  • Gun Trust Webinar presented by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., August 31, 2016
  • NFA Trusts - The Benefits of Adding Them to Your Practice and Why They Remain Popular, nationwide webinar presented by Interactive Legal, May 26, 2016
  • Open Carry in Texas, presented at Smith County Bar Association meeting, 2/12/16
  • Texas Gun Laws and Second Amendment Issues, presented at Hospitality Law Conference (State Bar of Texas) November 5, 2015
  • National Firearms Act (NFA) Trusts, presented at Firearms Law: What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know 2015" (State Bar of Texas) September 18, 2015
  • Have Gun Trust Will Travel: How to Design, Draft and Implement Gun Trusts, nationwide Webinar presented by Bloomberg BNA, August 5, 2015
  • National Firearms Act (NFA) Trusts, presented at What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know about Firearms Law 2014, (State Bar of Texas), September 12, 2014
  • Unwritten Rules of Negotiation, paper and CLE seminar to SCBA Family Law Section, May 28, 2014
  • Course Director, 2013 State Bar of Texas Firearms Law Seminar, September 27, 2013
  • National Firearms Act (NFA) Trusts, presented at 2013 SBOT Firearms Law Seminar, September 27, 2013
  • Course Director, 2012 State Bar of Texas Firearms Law Seminar, September 28, 2012
  • Gun Laws - Essential Information and Recent Developments, CLE seminar, nationwide webcast organized by VIP GlobalNet, LLC, September 17, 2010
  • Panelist on Mediation Panel, CLE seminar to SCBA Family Law Section, September 15, 2010
  • Gun Laws - Essential Information and Recent Developments, CLE seminar to Smith County Bar Association, March 12, 2010
  • "Ethical Traps With Electronic Communications" CLE seminar, nationwide webcast organized by VIP GlobalNet, LLC, February 3, 2010 (also presented July 16, 2010, and August 20, 2010)
  • Training Session with Judge Carole Clark for CASA volunteers and staff, 2/27/06
  • Packin' Heat in the Lone Star State and Assorted Other Tidbits, Lorman Firearms law seminar, 11/30/0
  • The Hi-Tech Family Lawyer, SCBA Family Law Workshop 101, 10/28/05
  • Packin' Heat and Runnin' Guns: Transporting and Transferring Firearms, presentation and paper for State Bar of Texas CLE seminar, What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know about Firearms Law, October 29, 2004
  • Dodging the Bullet: Simple Steps to Avoid Grievances and Malpractice Claims in Gun-Related Cases, CLE seminar to Navarro Co. Bar Association, January 22, 2004
  • High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Major and Minor Screwups in the Law Office, CLE seminar to Smith County Bar Association, November 20, 2003
  • Packin' Heat and Runnin' Guns: Transporting and Transferring Firearms, presentation and paper for State Bar of Texas CLE seminar, Lawyers, Guns & Money: What Every Texas Lawyer Needs to Know about Firearms Law, October 24, 2003
  • Dodging the Bullet: Simple Steps to Avoid Grievances and Malpractice Claims in Gun-Related Cases, CLE seminar to Smith County Bar Association, Family Law Section, June 19, 2003
  • Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, CLE seminar to Smith County Bar Association, April 6, 2001
  • Lawyers, Guns & Money, CLE presentation to Smith County Bar Association, March 9, 2001
  • Gun Laws for the General Practitioner, CLE seminar for the Rockwall Bar Association, October 11, 2000
  • Family Law 2000 Update: Guns and Family Law, CLE seminar to the Gregg County Bar Association, October 10, 2000
  • Judges Personal Safety Seminar, CLE presentation at the Northwest Texas Judicial Conference, April 5, 2000
  • Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot: Gun Laws You Need to Know, CLE Paper presented to Smith County Bar Association, November 11, 1999
  • Whirlwind Web Tour, to the Smith County Bar Association, August 14, 1998
  • Ethical Use of the Internet, Whirlwind Web Tour, and New Technology for Lawyers, to the Smith County Bar Association, June 5, 1998