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*Chappell
Hill<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.1352777778,-96.2569444444&spn=1.0,1.0&q=30.1352777778,-96.2569444444%20(Chappell%20Hill%2C%20Texas)&t=h>is
a small town between Houston and
Brenham<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=30.1619444444,-96.3969444444&spn=0.1,0.1&q=30.1619444444,-96.3969444444%20(Brenham%2C%20Texas)&t=h>on
Hwy 290.
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CHAPPELL HILL Any would-be robbers looking to walk into the bank here had
best think twice.There is a new sign in town.
About a month ago, Chappell Hill Bank president Edward Smith looked at a
sign on the front door prohibiting concealed weapons from his business and
decided to make a policy change. Licensed to carry a handgun? Come on in,
and bring your weapon.
The sign, now prominently displayed on the bank's front door, says:
"Lawful concealed
carry
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry_in_the_United_States>permitted
on these premises. Management recognizes the Second
Amendment<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution>of
the U.S.
Constitution <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution> as an
inalienable right of all citizens. We therefore support and encourage the
carrying of licensed concealed weapons." Smith said he made the policy
change to send a warning to potential robbers, and also to express support
to Americans right to bear arms.
"We had the sign on the window, the red circle with the pistol inside and a
line through it.And I started thinking, We've got this no gun sign up and
the guy (robber) can come in and do what he wants. But if you've got a
policy allowing handguns, he won't know how many people are going to be in
here carrying a concealed weapon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concealed_carry>.
There may be some little old lady who's mad at the government, and she'd
love to use it" he said.
The bank has been robbed twice in the last three years, including last March
when a Western-attired man walked in, ordered bank employees to fill a
canvas bag with money and then fled in a pickup truck. The man, who did not
brandish a weapon, has not been caught.
The sign has made Chappell Hill Bank and Smith somewhat of an Internet
sensation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Internet_phenomena>. A photo
of the sign has made its way around the world, and Smith has even been
interviewed for the National Rifle
Association<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8630555556,-77.3355&spn=1.0,1.0&q=38.8630555556,-77.3355%20(National%20Rifle%20Association)&t=h>'s
radio networkhttp://
*www.nranews.com/#/nranews* <http://www.nranews.com//l/nranews> ;. He's also
been contacted by other media outlets wanting to do stories.**
"It's kind of gotten a life of its own" he said.
*
Expressions of support have far outnumbered criticism.
Smith has been contacted by officials from larger banks considering taking
similar action, and has received e-mails in support from across the United
States<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667&spn=10.0,10.0&q=38.8833333333,-77.0166666667%20(United%20States)&t=h>and
even from England, Canada,and Germany ..
***
"I haven't gotten any from Chicago or California , which doesn't surprise
me", Smith said with a laugh. "We did get a real nice e-mail from an
88-year-old World War II <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II> veteran
who said it's about time somebody stood up in this country."
The NRA has even invited him to speak at an upcoming convention, but Smith
said, "I'm still deciding on that."
Smith said he's only received one negative e-mail, from an anonymous sender.
*~Steve~ H/T May*
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