After lurking in the shadows since this site was created I finally registered.
A little about me....I'm 54 years old, have a wife of 33 years and a (soon to be) 16 year old son. We live in the D/FW area and have been in the same house for 30 years this month...mortgage is almost paid for!
How's that for stability?I am a long time gun owner and occasional IDPA and trap shooter. I vote Republican and consider myself a conservative.
I am not however, a CHL holder.
Last week we had a situation at work that made me rethink my CHL status. One of my co-workers was shot by an irate employee no more than 50 feet from me. I could have been the next victim if circumstances had gone differently.
To make a long story short, I'm not gonna put off getting the CHL any longer. I don't know whether it would have done any good that day or not, but I have resolved that I will never unable to defend myself in that type of situation again.
This is the type of crime that you read about in the newspaper that always happens to someone else, right? After all, I live in a quiet neighborhood in a suburban city with a very low crime rate. I work at a job where these type of things just don't happen. Never could it happen to me!
Well, it did. Read about it here if you are interested.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=208000
I never applied for a CHL because of the cost. I have a member of my family with a (very expensive) chronic illness and another that's about ready to start driving. I just never could justify spending the $250.00 or so for a CHL permit. There was always something more important to spend the money on.
No more excuses, we're going to find the money for the permit no matter what. I seem to have developed a new sense of priorities in the past week.
(Boy I wished I had this much energy)
