almherdfan
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A new pawn/gun shop opened in my hometown and naturally, I paid a visit. I was a little dissapointed to see a "no loaded guns" sign posted on the door. I reluctantly put my weapon in the glove box, locked the vehicle and went inside.
I was greeted warmly enough and was asked if I could be helped. I said I was just browsing, but did want to know about if the loaded weapon policy pertained to CC or just to folks that wanted to pawn/trade their guns. The guy at the counter said he didn't know. The lady at the Jewelry counter said it applied to CC. I asked why and she said, "Honey, it just is." I laughed in a friendly (not snarky) manner and said, "O.K., but that's not much of an answer." She smiled and said, "it's just like everywhere else, you can't carry a gun in Wal-Mart." I laughed, as I'd just been at Wal-Mart. I then asked to speak to the owner and she took me to his office.
He explained that he didn't want to be robbed. I replied that if it were my intention to rob him, I won't much care what his sign said. He then said he didn't want drunks with loaded guns in his shop and that all I had to do was remove the magazine from the weapon. I told him I thought a gun shop should promote CC, not discourage it and that it was a disspointing policy. He replied that he wasn't that be of deal and he only loosely enforced it. I said that I would obey his rules in his shop, even if I disliked them.
I then looked around a little more, noticing that his selection was limited and his pricing odd (a used KT P32-no frills listed for just under $400, but a NIB KT P3AT was $289). He did have a bushnell 2-7 pistol scope for $120 that I'll keep an eye on.
There are about 15 gun/pawn shops around here and this is the first to ban loaded weapons. Is this more common and is it justified by logic that is escaping me at the moment?
I was greeted warmly enough and was asked if I could be helped. I said I was just browsing, but did want to know about if the loaded weapon policy pertained to CC or just to folks that wanted to pawn/trade their guns. The guy at the counter said he didn't know. The lady at the Jewelry counter said it applied to CC. I asked why and she said, "Honey, it just is." I laughed in a friendly (not snarky) manner and said, "O.K., but that's not much of an answer." She smiled and said, "it's just like everywhere else, you can't carry a gun in Wal-Mart." I laughed, as I'd just been at Wal-Mart. I then asked to speak to the owner and she took me to his office.
He explained that he didn't want to be robbed. I replied that if it were my intention to rob him, I won't much care what his sign said. He then said he didn't want drunks with loaded guns in his shop and that all I had to do was remove the magazine from the weapon. I told him I thought a gun shop should promote CC, not discourage it and that it was a disspointing policy. He replied that he wasn't that be of deal and he only loosely enforced it. I said that I would obey his rules in his shop, even if I disliked them.
I then looked around a little more, noticing that his selection was limited and his pricing odd (a used KT P32-no frills listed for just under $400, but a NIB KT P3AT was $289). He did have a bushnell 2-7 pistol scope for $120 that I'll keep an eye on.
There are about 15 gun/pawn shops around here and this is the first to ban loaded weapons. Is this more common and is it justified by logic that is escaping me at the moment?
