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That's a shame. I like BWW. I guess they are now off limits for me. I don't have a permit yet.
However I will not patronize businesses with anti policies.
However I will not patronize businesses with anti policies.
If you profess that gun ownership is a right how can it not matter when a retailer tells you that you're not welcome if you exercise that right?
fails to address what should be the most important thing to BWWs - keeping a customer, and at the minimum, address the reasons why they have the policy) :
What? Food poisoning? Are you advocating that they post a sign banning e-coli too?I can't hardly see why you say BWWs failed to address what you think should be most important to BWW, the keeping of the customer. You didn't ask what is or should be the most important thing to BWWs. Keeping the customer isn't necessarily what is most important to BWWs. I think that you will find that in places that make food, keeping the customer isn't the most important thing. Many put customer safety ahead of many of their other policies. After all, customers getting food poisoning from eating there may get sick and even die.
I am not sure that your unsolicited telling them what their primary policy should be instead of what it is isn't likely to advance your cause. No individual business owner or even corporation has much appreciation for the opinions of those who feel the need to tell them how to run their business and what its value should be.
Are you advocating that they post a sign banning e-coli too?
What does keeping my CCW that nobody ever will see unless it's to defend someone do to improve safety?
I will say this, until which time gun stores and gun shows all allow concealed carry and loaded carry, it seems pretty silly that we get upset with places like BWW. After all, if the people selling guns don't trust any of us to have a concealed gun nobody will ever seen and certainly not one that is loaded, then why should we expect the general public businesses to welcome us with open arms? I know, I know. Gun stores and gun shows do not allow people to carry or not to have loaded weapons because it is a ... wait for it ... safety issue. You see, they don't feel safer or feel like you are making their business safer with your guns. They don't trust you enough to believe that you won't fiddlefinger your gun while in their business.
Businesses are driven by profit. Profit is damaged by liability. Whether food safety or perceived customer safety the business is primarily profit driven. If they can be shown that it damages profits to post against legal carry as opposed to the mistaken perception of liability they can be motivated to change their minds in their AND our best interest unless you're dealing with a business that is philosophically motivated to accept the loss of our business. It is a question of the balance at the end of the year. Do they save money risking turning away our business or not. If we don't put our dollars on the line then we have no influence.
People are allowed to exercise their rights like property rights as they see fit even if we do not agree with them