| s are in a dangerous profession. The news frequently | | | | be taken and used against them. |
| carries stories about Realtors who were robbed, | | | | A Realtor carrying a gun should have safety training. |
| raped and murdered while showing homes or at open | | | | There are many courses available to interested |
| houses. House showings and open houses are a | | | | person. Your gun should also be legally registered and |
| dangerous proposition for the lone Realtor, especially | | | | you should always be in possession of a valid license |
| in isolated locations. In cases like these, carrying a | | | | permit or whatever the area you are operating in |
| concealed gun can provide security and safety. It can | | | | requires. Different areas may require different |
| also mean that you carry yourself with more | | | | licensing and remember that certain areas, like |
| confidence, making it less likely that someone will | | | | government or military installations, may prohibit |
| target you. However, a person new to guns might | | | | outside weapons or require that you notify |
| be hesitant to carry one, much less use it for its | | | | authorities that you are carrying one. |
| intended purpose. A gun for protection is very | | | | Some predators are well-versed in using guns and, if |
| personal choice that should not be entered into lightly. | | | | they are using your Realtor profession to lure you |
| A gun is meant for one purpose: to kill. If you're not | | | | into an isolated location, may have already accounted |
| willing to kill to ensure your safety, reconsider using | | | | for the fact that you may be carrying. Don't let |
| this manner of personal protection. While American | | | | carrying a gun make you feel invulnerable. Stay safe, |
| law allows people to kill to preserve their lives, the toll | | | | so you minimize the likelihood that you will have to |
| it takes on the human psyche can be formidable. | | | | use your gun. Adhere to basic safety principles, like |
| Many people would say that the preservation of | | | | meeting clients in your office first, bringing someone |
| one's own life is worth sacrificing the life of someone | | | | with you to showings and house tours and getting |
| who, in their turn, chose to attempt the violation of | | | | the personal information of the potential client. |
| the Realtor's person. However, the act of taking a | | | | If you carry a gun to house showings and open |
| life is not to be considered lightly - even if it is a | | | | houses, you accept the fact that you are carrying a |
| dangerous predator. | | | | deadly weapon and treat it with the respect it |
| You must be fully in control of your gun and your | | | | deserves. This is not a toy, it is not something to be |
| purpose in using it. Some people operate under the | | | | displayed to casual passers-by if they jostle you on |
| erroneous notion that just carrying a gun and | | | | the street and it is certainly not to be displayed in a |
| brandishing it threateningly at an attacker is enough | | | | threatening manner unless you are trying to preserve |
| to keep them safe. This is not true. A gun held by | | | | your life or the life of someone else. A gun should be |
| someone unable or unwilling to use it effectively can | | | | your last resort. |