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Vol Texan wrote: MDA, for starters? Never underestimate the power of idiots in large groups.

That is indeed quite possible.

My overall point being, that IMO, the local manager didn't just wake up one day and go 'Hm, I think I'll go through Texas Weapons laws today to see if my store is keeping everyone out', but rather someone or something caused him to do so.

In Houston, OCT being in the news was the largest thing I immediately thought of that could have caused this. They made quite a large news-splash with their Fifth Ward shenanigans. Quannel X got on the TV and everything.
Could it have been something else? Absolutely, but I'm applying Occam's razor in this case. Huge Houston media spotlight on guns being carried openly in neighborhoods & businesses. Businesses post signs to keep out gun carriers.

Even if they didn't directly cause it in this case, they certainly have overall caused more negative attention towards all forms of firearm carry, than positive.

oohrah wrote:The Round Rock IKEA has been posted, very prominently, for quite some time, before OCT.

Which leads me to believe that is is not corporate-wide policy to post these signs, but rather Local Store Management policy. If it was corporate policy, they all would have went up at the same time.

What would cause the local Houston manager to potentially consult their lawyer/gun laws to determine if their current signage completely keeps out all gun owners?

rotor wrote: Would that sign stop an OCT carry? I think business that put up a 30.06 don't want any guns. Blame the business for this one.

They had a gunbuster up. That would prevent OC alone.

jimlongley wrote: Correlation does not equal causation. Unless and until IKEA announces that OCT's antics caused them to put up the sign, it could as well be my letter to them (corporate) stating why I don't shop there any more.

I completely agree, and yes, it COULD have been caused by that, but the fact that it went up, after not being there for many years, immediately after OCT's public displays and news coverage tends to make me believe that it was probably at least a potential cause.
And you know as well as I do that IKEA is never going to 'announce' anything like that. They'll do exactly what they did, put up a sign overnight and say nothing about it.

That sign is new.

I've been to that IKEA many times in the past, looked up and down for a 30.06, saw their generic gunbuster sign, and walked past it. The location that sign is in was empty just a few weeks ago.

I can honestly say, this is probably a direct result of OCT's shenanigans. I've been going to that IKEA for years now, and they JUST NOW decide to put one up?
It's not coincidence.

I'm completely angry at OCT now, as I USED to be able to legally carry in this location, and now cannot most likely because of their news coverage. People say that public demonstrations won't cause this sort of thing, well here's one example of it happening.