I have not read that he had a CHL. I have read that he took the class, but did not have a CHL.
I can't believe we let the OP jack with us like that. I didn't even catch that a CHL or license of any kind wasn't mentioned at all in the story. Not once, never, nada. Had nothing to do with it.
What makes people sensationalize like this? The media doesn't need any help.