bogie
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Okay - I've posted about the St. Louis Dave & Buster's restaurant prohibiting CCW... Thread has degenerated into "Well, I don't like 'em" or "Well, I can't carry in there in my state anyway" sorta stuff.
Guys, let me spell it out.
When a business, in particular a NATIONWIDE business (okay, they may not have a store closer than a couple of hours drive of your house, but they _are_ essentially nationwide...), they, and their corporate headquarters, should get LOTS of calls, letters, e-mails, etc., to tell them that unless they change their position on the matter, you'll gonna shop, eat, sleep, whatever, somewhere else.
Do not tell them that you will _never_ patronize them again. Tell them that you won't patronize them _until_ they change their positon. Big difference there.
Do not accuse them of being leftist, commie, "anti," or whatever... Be nice, and don't threaten. Remember that the policy was likely conceived by someone who meant well, and doesn't understand the situation.
Emphasize that YOU are not a criminal, and all the signage will do is keep people who are NOT criminals from entering their place of business. It will do NOTHING to deter criminals, and may actually encourage their activity.
Now for the zero tolerance part - we can't allow this sorta thing anywhere. If a business posts against CCW, and then gets hundreds, if not thousands, of e-mails, they're more likely to rethink. If a major business (which you may have never heard of...) posts, it can cause an entire region to post... Schnuck's is a major grocery in St. Louis, and folks are seeing their signs EVERY time they go to the store. If Joe Bidnessman sees the sign at Schnuck's, he's more likely to just go ahead and post his place of business. One less place you can shop at. It's a cancer that spreads.
Anyone else have some ideas? Remember what we did with Applebee's?
Guys, let me spell it out.
When a business, in particular a NATIONWIDE business (okay, they may not have a store closer than a couple of hours drive of your house, but they _are_ essentially nationwide...), they, and their corporate headquarters, should get LOTS of calls, letters, e-mails, etc., to tell them that unless they change their position on the matter, you'll gonna shop, eat, sleep, whatever, somewhere else.
Do not tell them that you will _never_ patronize them again. Tell them that you won't patronize them _until_ they change their positon. Big difference there.
Do not accuse them of being leftist, commie, "anti," or whatever... Be nice, and don't threaten. Remember that the policy was likely conceived by someone who meant well, and doesn't understand the situation.
Emphasize that YOU are not a criminal, and all the signage will do is keep people who are NOT criminals from entering their place of business. It will do NOTHING to deter criminals, and may actually encourage their activity.
Now for the zero tolerance part - we can't allow this sorta thing anywhere. If a business posts against CCW, and then gets hundreds, if not thousands, of e-mails, they're more likely to rethink. If a major business (which you may have never heard of...) posts, it can cause an entire region to post... Schnuck's is a major grocery in St. Louis, and folks are seeing their signs EVERY time they go to the store. If Joe Bidnessman sees the sign at Schnuck's, he's more likely to just go ahead and post his place of business. One less place you can shop at. It's a cancer that spreads.
Anyone else have some ideas? Remember what we did with Applebee's?
We don't always get those results, but it is sure worth the 30 minutes I spent making some calls to everyone from the local level to the corporate leve. 