Charles L. Cotton


Charles L.
Cotton
Friendswood, Texas

NRA Nominating Committee nominee. NRA and TSRA Life member. Married 27 years-wife and son are NRA Life members. Civil trial attorney and partner with successful Houston, Texas law firm. University of Houston undergraduate degree and law degree. Consulted with Texas House of Representatives and Texas Senate sponsors of Texan Concealed Handgun License (CHL) bills from 1993 through 1997, contributed language to the CHL statute, and testified for CHL and anti-lawsuit legislation from 1993 through 1999. Testified on implementation of the Texas CHL statute. Second Amendment advocate as interviewee on radio talk shows and newspaper articles both before and after passage of Texas CHL statute and prior to passage of Texas statute prohibiting city and county lawsuits against firearm manufacturers. Seminar speaker on Texas' CHL statute and Texas firearms laws and state constitutional protection. Competitive shooter, hunter and collector. Member: TSRA, IDPA, IPSC, NSSF, LEAA, cofounder PSCIDPA Match.

Charles L. Cotton was elected to the NRA Board of Directors in 2001 for a 3 year term.