Meanwhile...back at the ranch. I just found out that a feller I have known as a business associate for almost 20 years is anti-concealed carry. I about had a conniption fit when he told me this. He knows I carry concealed so I ask him if he was afraid of me. He said no. His reason???? He said I am different so he isn't worried about me getting mad and shooting him...LOL. This all just came up two days ago!!! Yesterday I emailed him the statistics of crime that are on another thread here. His response???? He said that only proves that the percentage of population of CHL holders is a tiny portion of the general population.
So then I email him and say no...it proves that CHL holders are highly unlikely to commit a violent crime. He then starts in on the need for a CHL by asking me where I hang out that is so dangerous. Good gosh...he is frustrating the crud out of me. Mostly because I have known this guy for so long. It causes me to be too emotional about it all. Here is the kicker to it all. What started all this was a Utah CHL class we put on for all our employees...BY the Way...big thumbs up and thanks to Lind at crossfire. So anyway...I allowed my employees to use their personal accounts and we are deducting the cost to them at 25 bucks a week. I tell my controller(Mr anti-carry) about the deduction and he says to me..."So I assume you told everyone they can't bring guns to work"...LOL...I about flipped. I said no, and made reverence to temperature extremes in hell. He says...great, now when they get mad at each other, they will just pull out their guns and start blasting. He then quips about why they need guns and they shouldn't be hanging out anywhere that dangerous. Of coarse I tried to explain all the talking points to all these questions but at 70 years old, I don't think he is gonna change his mind. I out rank him...LOL...so he loses the debate and there will be no anti-gun agenda at any company I own. I would like to change his mind as he does own a small percentage of the company and I hate just shoving it up his nose. So I plan to start sending him every news story I can find where a CHL holder prevented a murder, robbery or worse. I guess baby steps...
.After all these years of him knowing I carry and he even knew me when I went through my episode of shooting in self defense. he never once expressed any disagreement with my carry of a weapon. I guess he was afraid I would get mad and shoot him
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