Walgreen's Pharmacies Anti-gun

[EMT40SW]

:banghead:So Walgreens fired one of their Pharmacists, Jeremy Hoven, for using his legally concealed revolver to defend himself & co-workers. Here is the story:

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/09/video_of_benton_harbor_pharmac.html

I can understand a write up but the CEO is backing the firing. Their lucky that they did not have a mass murder on their hand along with the bad press that comes with that. I'm encouraging a letter writing campaign. Who is in?

Also moderators can we make a sticky for national businesses with known anti-gun stands?

 

[azmjs]

Yes but they are pro-filling my prescription promptly and having medicine and first aid supplies available 24/7, as well as selling greeting cards.

Since I go to walgreens for those things, not to buy or shoot gun, they've earned my business.

I'm not spoiled and self-centered, so it doesn't bother me at all that they don't agree with me on everything.

 

[Rail Driver]

I've stopped shopping at Walgreens since this incident. Now I go across the street to CVS, or (heaven forbid) down the street to Walmart.

In my opinion, standing up for my beliefs is more important than a couple minutes saved waiting in line, especially one so fundamental as the right to keep and bear arms.

 

[oneounceload]

This has been discussed ad nauseum already in several threads.

If you think going across the street to their major competitors proves anything, think again - those companies will do the same thing

It is called liability and you can thank years of "let's sue somebody with deep pockets" mentality for it

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

It is a matter of lawyers and the possibility of getting sued, they are trying to protect themselves from that. If they didn't have a policy against it and this hero ended up accidentaly hitting a innocent, Walgreens could be sued under the idea that they essentially let their employee carry a gun. Even though places shouldn't prohibt employees from carrying guns like Pizza Hut, there is still the liability.

It sucks what the world has become.

 

[Sam1911]

Several threads on this already. Let's re-direct to one of them.