That's going to be tough, but I am working on it. Enough baby steps can sometimes lead to the goal.
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- Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:24 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Patience Paid Off
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- Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:50 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Patience Paid Off
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Patience Paid Off
I won't go resurrect my post from a few years back, but this post will share new details of my ongoing effort with the owners of my company to change their mind about carrying while at work. You may remember that I was able to get our employee policy rewritten to allow CC with written authorization (even though there are still 30.06/30.07 signs up). What's new is that a few months ago we had to watch some training videos and sign off that we had received refresher training in fire extinguishers, blood borne pathogens, active shooter incidents, etc.
The active shooter video prompted a discussion afterwards in my bosses office. The advice in the video was to run, hide, then fight if necessary using whatever objects were available. He was commenting on one of the videos and I asked him what he would do in an active shooter situation. His immediate reply was, "I'm going to get behind you!" He knows I carry all the time because he is the one who granted me permission. Well, this was the perfect lead in for me to start the discussion over about why he had not pursued any weapons practice, or any attempt at getting his LTC. Guess what? He listened. And for the first time, he asked to see my gun. We locked the door to his office, I unholstered, unloaded, and cleared my 45 auto, and handed it to him. We continued to talk for a while and finally he admitted that he wasn't uncomfortable with the thought of people carrying a pistol if they could handle one and be accurate with it, but he thought he probably couldn't hit the side of a car. So I invited out to my place to do a little shooting. And guess what? He came.
I set up some targets and let him try out several of my pistols. He was a bit nervous at first, but after a while he started to feel more comfortable. A few weeks later he came back out to shoot some more. This time I set up a silhouette target and ran him through the course of fire for the LTC test. Guess what? He passed. Fast forward a couple of weeks and he calls me into his office and says he has booked an LTC course for Saturday and wants me to coach him on how to handle it. Guess what? He passed. Plastic in hand as of a few weeks ago.
So a 65 year old man who was very much anti anyone carrying a gun in his place of business (he is one of the owners) has changed his attitude drastically over the last few years. He now has his LTC no less!! I cannot count how many patient conversations I have had with this man about this subject. And guess what? He told me his wife is going to take the course next month!
We have TWO new converts to our club of 2A patriots.
The active shooter video prompted a discussion afterwards in my bosses office. The advice in the video was to run, hide, then fight if necessary using whatever objects were available. He was commenting on one of the videos and I asked him what he would do in an active shooter situation. His immediate reply was, "I'm going to get behind you!" He knows I carry all the time because he is the one who granted me permission. Well, this was the perfect lead in for me to start the discussion over about why he had not pursued any weapons practice, or any attempt at getting his LTC. Guess what? He listened. And for the first time, he asked to see my gun. We locked the door to his office, I unholstered, unloaded, and cleared my 45 auto, and handed it to him. We continued to talk for a while and finally he admitted that he wasn't uncomfortable with the thought of people carrying a pistol if they could handle one and be accurate with it, but he thought he probably couldn't hit the side of a car. So I invited out to my place to do a little shooting. And guess what? He came.
I set up some targets and let him try out several of my pistols. He was a bit nervous at first, but after a while he started to feel more comfortable. A few weeks later he came back out to shoot some more. This time I set up a silhouette target and ran him through the course of fire for the LTC test. Guess what? He passed. Fast forward a couple of weeks and he calls me into his office and says he has booked an LTC course for Saturday and wants me to coach him on how to handle it. Guess what? He passed. Plastic in hand as of a few weeks ago.
So a 65 year old man who was very much anti anyone carrying a gun in his place of business (he is one of the owners) has changed his attitude drastically over the last few years. He now has his LTC no less!! I cannot count how many patient conversations I have had with this man about this subject. And guess what? He told me his wife is going to take the course next month!
We have TWO new converts to our club of 2A patriots.