Green Lantern
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Now AFAIK, there's been no official announcement that Sams is GOING to be posted yet, but I imagine most of us are familiar about what they said after that girl shot herself with her grandmother's (legally CCWd) gun in there:
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8451232
What stinks about this is, we hardly have the "high ground" here. No one was shot because a crook ignored a "self-defense free" zone - someone was shot because a lawful CCWer got careless...
This brings to mind a time when I called a local gun store to protest their "all guns, including CCW, MUST BE UNLOADED." Most all of the wind went out of my sails when the guy told me WHY they put the sign up - some fools were testing holster fit in the store with LOADED guns, and eventually there was a ND inside the store...
FWIW - I don't actually have a membership there or anything. But I know folks that DO, and I don't fancy them shopping in a "criminal friendly" no-gun posted environment.
I don't know - just call or email them and point out the risks of "posting" are greater than the risks of allowing CCW?
http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8451232
Stewart said as of right now they do not have a policy on concealed weapons, but after this incident, that could change.
"While we don't have a sign posted, I think everyone knows the rules and laws. We are working with police to make changes if necessary," said Stewart.
What stinks about this is, we hardly have the "high ground" here. No one was shot because a crook ignored a "self-defense free" zone - someone was shot because a lawful CCWer got careless...
This brings to mind a time when I called a local gun store to protest their "all guns, including CCW, MUST BE UNLOADED." Most all of the wind went out of my sails when the guy told me WHY they put the sign up - some fools were testing holster fit in the store with LOADED guns, and eventually there was a ND inside the store...
FWIW - I don't actually have a membership there or anything. But I know folks that DO, and I don't fancy them shopping in a "criminal friendly" no-gun posted environment.
I don't know - just call or email them and point out the risks of "posting" are greater than the risks of allowing CCW?