CHLPP will retain an experienced qualified local criminal defense attorney where you were arrested. The attorney CHLPP retains will pursue the member's case until there is a dismissal, no-bill by a Grand Jury (in those states which have a Grand Jury system), and the return of all your seized firearm(s) and related property. With CHLPP there are NO deductibles, co-pays, or limits. CHLPP members pay nothing out of their own pockets.
CHLPP does not provide coverage for related civil lawsuit legal expenses. The liability coverage portion of your auto/homeowners policy may cover these expenses. Most states now have a "Castle Doctrine" which limits civil suits by the attacker in a self-defense situation.
Click here for a message from Walt A. Cleveland, Criminal Defense Attorney
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Actual Recent Experience of a CHLPP Member - THIS CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!!!
"I agree that it would be good to alert current and prospective CHLPP members about how easily one can be wrongfully charged of committing a serious offense following a legitimate act of self defense. My experience has alarmed close friends and family and raised their interest in CHLPP. From what I've read and heard, this is a wide spread problem not just limited to my city, particularly for situations that happen away from one's home. One may be licensed to carry concealed, but a person legitimately draws their weapon against an assailant, it is much more likely than not that the person defending him or herself will be arrested and charged, especially if no shots are fired."
- CHLPP member in Texas, arrested in December, 2008 with "unlawful carrying of a weapon by a CHL holder"
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