For two decades, Chris Bird has been an instructor, licensed by the State of Texas, and has taught the Concealed Handgun License (CHL) course to many Texans. With the advent of open carry, the program is now called the License To Carry (LTC) course.
Bird is a qualified NRA instructor and he has also been an adjunct instructor at Tac Pro Shooting Center.
Just as the First and Fourth Amendment secure individual rights of speech and security respectively, the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. This view of the text comports with the all but unanimous understanding of the Founding Fathers.