Some promising signs here. People, including increasing numbers of women are taking their responsibility for their self-defense more seriously. And that includes the obvious option of obtaining a firearm. And the option of applying for a CHP. I hope those new gun owners and carriers get a sound training foundation.
The author, erroneously, makes a distinction between self-defense and obtaining a gun. Bias on his part, I think.
Still some good news.
Self-defense methods in high demand
07/28/2008
By: Conan Gasque
FAYETTEVILLE -- The recent murders of two Fort Bragg soldiers and a Cary woman have caught the attention of many people across North Carolina.
And in particular, it seems they've caught the interest of women who fear for their own safety.
Xochitl Skora, who recently signed up for a self-defense class, said it's something she’s planned on doing for a while. After hearing about the murders, she decided now was the time.
"I thought this would be a good way to help me take care of myself instead of relying on someone else to defend me," she said.
And many other women are now making the same choice.
Weapons instructor Geary Chlebus used to teach a self-defense class at Jim's Pawn Shop once a month, but he said now it's in much higher demand.
"Today I had a full class,” he said Saturday. “I've had to turn people away. We are now contemplating having classes twice a week – Saturdays and Sundays."
And he said half of the students he teaches are women.
But these women are doing more than just learning self-defense. They're also buying more guns.
Jim's Pawn Shop gun manager Ted Harris said in the past few weeks, he's seen an increase in the number of women who come in to buy guns and pepper spray.
"Because of [the violence] here recently,” he said, “they've asked to have something to secure themselves with or feel safer in the home, both for them and their children."
Skora and her husband chose to buy a gun as well. She said because of that purchase and her class with Chlebus, she'll worry much less about safety in the future.
"I'm going to feel a little bit safer, more comfortable, maybe if a situation would rise,” she said. “I think it would help out a little bit."
Cumberland County officials recently said that the number of women applying for gun permits is up 30 percent this year, compared with last year.
http://news14.com/content/headlines/597755/self-defense-methods-in-high-demand/Default.aspx
The author, erroneously, makes a distinction between self-defense and obtaining a gun. Bias on his part, I think.
Still some good news.
Self-defense methods in high demand
07/28/2008
By: Conan Gasque
FAYETTEVILLE -- The recent murders of two Fort Bragg soldiers and a Cary woman have caught the attention of many people across North Carolina.
And in particular, it seems they've caught the interest of women who fear for their own safety.
Xochitl Skora, who recently signed up for a self-defense class, said it's something she’s planned on doing for a while. After hearing about the murders, she decided now was the time.
"I thought this would be a good way to help me take care of myself instead of relying on someone else to defend me," she said.
And many other women are now making the same choice.
Weapons instructor Geary Chlebus used to teach a self-defense class at Jim's Pawn Shop once a month, but he said now it's in much higher demand.
"Today I had a full class,” he said Saturday. “I've had to turn people away. We are now contemplating having classes twice a week – Saturdays and Sundays."
And he said half of the students he teaches are women.
But these women are doing more than just learning self-defense. They're also buying more guns.
Jim's Pawn Shop gun manager Ted Harris said in the past few weeks, he's seen an increase in the number of women who come in to buy guns and pepper spray.
"Because of [the violence] here recently,” he said, “they've asked to have something to secure themselves with or feel safer in the home, both for them and their children."
Skora and her husband chose to buy a gun as well. She said because of that purchase and her class with Chlebus, she'll worry much less about safety in the future.
"I'm going to feel a little bit safer, more comfortable, maybe if a situation would rise,” she said. “I think it would help out a little bit."
Cumberland County officials recently said that the number of women applying for gun permits is up 30 percent this year, compared with last year.
http://news14.com/content/headlines/597755/self-defense-methods-in-high-demand/Default.aspx