TELEVISION ONE SWIM TEAM.
ALL RIGHT, BACK TOUR YOU.
>> Ainsley: THANK YOU SO MUCH.
SKYROCKETING IN PHILADELPHIA
THIS YEAR AS THE CITY STRAYS ITS
ITS FOSSAS ONSALUTE OF GUN
VIOLENCE AND ROBBERIES.
ONE MAN ARRESTED AFTER A BRUTAL
ATTACK ON THREE WOMEN THAT WERE
JUST WALKING DOWN THE STREET
TOGETHER IN THEIR 20’S.
HE’S NOW BEHIND BARS.
HERE IS HIS PICTURE.
BUT NOT BEFORE BEING ACCUSED OF
BEATING TWO MORE WOMEN UP AND
SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A THIRD
WITHIN JUST 24 HOURS AFTER
ATTACKING THOSE WOMENNEN THE
STREET.
NEXT GUESTS ARE HELPING TO TAKE
MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS TO
DEFEND THEMSELVES IN THE CITY OF
BROTHERLY LOVE.
TERRANCE TERRENCEGOOD MORNING TO
BRENDA, WE ARE SEEING MORE WOMEN
LIKE YOU GET THESE PERMITS.
IN FACT, WOMEN ARE OUTPACING MEN
51% TO 49%.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT 2017 TO 2020,
THE HIGHEST AMOUNT OF
APPLICATIONS FOR ONE OF THOSE
YEARS WAS ABOUT 12,000
APPLICATIONS.
THIS PAST YEAR, 2021, 71,000
APPLICATIONS FOR CONCEAL CARRY.
WIFE IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU?
>> FOR ME, I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
THERE’S MORE CARJACKINGS AND
MURDERS GOING ON IN THE CITY
EVERY DAY.
AND I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, I
NEED TO PROTECT MYSELF WHEN I GO
OUT.
>> Ainsley: TERRENCE, I KNOW YOU
STARTED THIS ORGANIZATION, IT’S
CALLED TERRY’S ANGELS.
AND YOU ARE HELPING -- IS IT
JUST WOMEN TO LEARN HOW TO USE A
GUN?
>> NO.
IT’S NOT NECESSARILY JUST WOMEN.
IT’S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO LEARN
THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF
FIREARMS.
USING THEM SAFELY ANDS YOU KNOW,
TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
>> Ainsley: I KNOW YOU ARE A
FORMER POLICE FIREARMS
INSTRUCTOR.
ARE YOU SEEING MORE PEOPLE SIGN
UP TO TRAIN WITH YOU?
>> YEAH.
MY REGISTRATION HAS GONE THROUGH
THE ROOF.
FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS.
NOTICEABLE INCREASE THIS YEAR.
WHERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LEARN ARE
FEMALES.
>> Ainsley: DO THEY TELL YOU WHY
THEY ARE SIGNING UP?
>> WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE
ARE SCARED.
WHEN YOU HAVE CRIME THAT GOES
UNCHECKED.
YOU HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT
THAT IS AN INCREDIBLE ONE BUT
STRETCHED UP CREDIBLY THIN.
THEY CAN’T BE EVERYWHERE AT
EVERY TIME.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND THEY WANT
TO LEARN HOW TO PROTECT
THEMSELVES.
>> Ainsley: BRENDA IN THE CLASS
I’M SURE YOU TALK TO OTHER
STUDENT.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO WOMEN LIKE
ME.
I HAVE A SMALL CHILD.
I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO
PROTECT MYSELF.
I’M NERVOUS ABOUT GETTING A GUN
BECAUSE OF MY CHILD.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A MOM LIKE
THAT?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE FIRST STEP, I TOOK LESSONS
BEFORE I EVER OWNED MY OWN GUN
BECAUSE WE HAD GUNS IN THE
HOUSEHOLD.
AND I WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO
PROPERLY HANDLE A GUN BEFORE I
EVER EVEN SHOT IT.
AND SO WE DID SEVERAL HOURS OF
CLASSROOM TIME BEFORE WE WENT
DOWN TO THE RANGE TO SHOOT.
SO, YES, DO I THINK IT’S
IMPORTANT, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT
THE GUN SAFETY AND LEARNING HOW
TO HANDLE YOUR GUN IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT BECAUSE THERE’S NO
MORE DANGEROUS OF A PERSON THAN
SOMEBODY THAT HAS A GUN THAT
DOESN’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO SHOOT
IT.
>> Ainsley: TERRY, ARE YOU
SEEING A LOT OF OTHER WOMEN LIKE
ME THAT WOULD BE NERVOUS ABOUT
IT YET YOU DON’T WANT TO BE IN
THAT SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE
HARMS YOU OR YOUR CHILD?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
PART OF THING THAT YOU WANT TO
BE ABLE TO TEACH PEOPLE IS A
MINDSET, TRYING TO PUT THEM AT
EASE.
YOU DON’T WANT TO INTIMIDATE
THEM.
YOU WANT TO BE A ABLE TO TEACH
THEM THE PROPER WAY.
AND I THINK THE WAY THAT I GO
ABOUT MY BUSINESS WITH TEACHING
MOST OF THE WOMEN.
I THINK I HAVE A TENDENCY TO
MAKE THEM FEEL COMFORTABLE AND
BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEM.
>> Ainsley: OKAY.
IS IT EASY TO GET A PERMIT?
I KNOW IT’S HARD IN NEW YORK
CITY.
IS IT EASY THERE.
>> IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
AS LONG AS YOU DON’T HAVE -- AS
LONG AS YOU DON’T MEET CRITERIAS
OF PRIOR ARRESTS AND THINGS OF
THAT NATURE.
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A
PERMIT TO CARRY FAIRLY SIMPLE.
>> Ainsley: I HATE TO SEE WHAT’S
HAPPENING TO YOUR CITY BECAUSE
IT’S HAPPENING HERE, TOO.
AND A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE FEEL
THAT WAY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TERRY.
THANKS FOR COMING ON.