By Chris Chumita

We finally did it. This past weekend, my wife and I finally took our twelve hour class that is required to obtain our concealed handgun license (CHL). It may be shocking to many people that I waited this long to obtain my CHL, because I have been very active in the fight to protect our Second Amendment rights. I am a part-time police officer, and that allowed me to carry off-duty without obtaining a CHL.

Even though I had not had the time to take the required training, I needed to shake the feeling of being a hypocrite. I have often asked pro-Second Amendment people to obtain their CHL, even if they did not plan on carrying a firearm. This would increase the number of people who have their CHL and strength is in numbers. Having a high number of CHL holders helps pro-Second Amendment organizations, such as the Buckeye Firearms Association, in the fight to pass good legislation. How could I continue to ask people to obtain their CHL, if I did not do the same?
How did the class go? It went very well.

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This week's "Friday Flashback" is....

And They Ask Me Why I Carry?

By Linda Walker

Albuquerque, NM - 74 year old Garland Taylor slain while showing a $900,000 home to a well groomed, professionally dressed man.

McKinney, TX - Sarah Ann Walker stabbed 27 times while holding an open house at a new housing development. Her body was found on the kitchen floor by a couple house hunting.

St. Petersburg, FL - A neatly dressed man posing as a DEA agent attacks a real estate agent, taking her purse and car keys while threatening her with a gun that he will kill her.

DeKalb County, GA - Within an 11 day period, 3 female real estate agents report being robbed at gunpoint by a man and a woman.

Baltimore, MD - Maryland police warn Realtors of a man stalking female agents. One agent was assaulted during an open house when the stalker hit her over the head with an object. The agent was able to fend off her attacker, but police believe it was an intended sexual assault.

It's September and that means that once again it's "Realtor Safety Month". The National Association of Realtors (NAR), the Ohio Association of Realtors (OAR) and every other regional Board of Realtors will once again hold their annual "Safety Seminar and Self Defense Tactics" classes and give tips on how to stay safe. Once again real estate agents will hear the benefits of carrying pepper spray. We will hear how to stomp on the top of your attackers foot causing the breakage of the tiny bones, while placing a well aimed knee to the attacker's groin area. We will be shown how to grab the arm of the attacker while it's wrapped around our throat, and gouge at the eyes of the attacker with our free hand. It all sounds wonderful...in theory.

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