{"id":5531,"date":"2012-09-24T01:30:01","date_gmt":"2012-09-24T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=5531"},"modified":"2013-03-02T14:33:47","modified_gmt":"2013-03-02T21:33:47","slug":"front-sights-monday-blog-support-this-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2012\/09\/24\/front-sights-monday-blog-support-this-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Sight’s Monday Blog: Support THIS Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have all seen the banks, theaters, restaurants, amusement parks, government buildings, and various business that post “No Weapons” signs, even in states where responsible citizens are allowed to carry a concealed weapon.<\/p>\n

Well here is a bank that is doing just the opposite. Read the article and show your support by making a deposit! We contacted the President of the bank, Edward Smith, a great guy. Since this story has been out, his bank has received deposits from people all over the U.S. and some from out of the country.<\/p>\n

Not only does this bank welcome customers with weapons who have a CCW, some of the bank staff carry concealed in the bank.<\/p>\n

Here is the article. Read it over and if you want to put your money with a bank that values, protects, and supports the Second Amendment, I think this is the ONLY bank in the country that does so.<\/p>\n

Forward this blog to everyone you know because if this bank gets a positive national response, other banks will follow.<\/p>\n

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Banking While Packing<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Bob Livingston<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Banking<\/p>\n

Firearms are welcome at the Chappell Hill Bank in Texas.<\/p>\n

The Chappell Hill Bank located just north of Houston may be the oldest continuously operated bank in America. It didn’t close on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s bank holiday in 1933.<\/p>\n

It’s been robbed five times in its 100-plus year history, most recently in March 2010. Bank President Ed Smith didn’t want it to happen again. To send this message to would-be robbers, he took down the “No Firearms” sign posted on the bank’s front and posted the new policy on the front door:<\/p>\n

Lawful concealed carry permitted on these premises. Management recognizes the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as an unalienable right of all citizens. We support and encourage the carrying of licensed concealed weapons.<\/p>\n

The policy applies to his tellers as well as customers. Seven women tellers are licensed to carry.<\/p>\n

“No damn Yankee is going to tell us what to do,” Smith said. He means what he says. He had to stand up to regulators over the new policy. It’s not the first time he’s had to do so. An examiner once tried to get him to remove paintings of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from the bank’s walls.<\/p>\n

“You don’t know that (customer) Mrs. Middlebrooks doesn’t have a .38 in her purse right there,” Smith said. “And, if you try something nefarious in the bank, you might wind up in a horizontal position. Come in here, and you might leave feet first.”<\/p>\n

The policy seems to work. The bank hasn’t been robbed since. A number of new customers have come on board in response to the policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Thanks Chappell Hill Bank! (Gotta love TEXAS) Together we truly make a positive difference.<\/p>\n

And if you want a 5 Day Front Sight Course, plus 30 State Concealed Weapons Permit, and our entire set of 7 Front Sight Training Manuals for only $200<\/a><\/strong> GRAB IT TODAY before the offer expires and get out to Front Sight so you too can handle yourself as an expertly trained, responsible, gun owning citizen.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Dr. Ignatius Piazza
\nFounder and Director
\nFront Sight<\/a> Firearms Training Institute
\n7975 Cameron Drive, #900
\nWindsor, CA 95492
\nhttp:\/\/www.frontsight.com<\/a>
\ninfo@frontsight.com<\/a>
\n1.800.987.7719<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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