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nitrogen wrote:I took my first trip to Cabelas in Ft. Worth this weekend.

I was quite disappointed. The prices seemed high, even though the selection seems good. Their price the Savage and Remington i'm looking at was wayt above what I thought was fair. Their selection of "normal" ammo is also quite lacking, but if I ever need .204 Ruger, or .338 Laupa, or other interesting brands, I know I can go there. Paying $10.99 for 50 WWB 9mm seems odd to me.

The gun library was a lot of fun to look at, though. I saw plenty of rifles i'll never be able to afford, but at least I can gawk at them.

Oh, and I had no problem carrying concealed; nobody bothered me at all.

I guess I can't say anything about the Ft. Worth Cabelas, but I frequent the one in Buda and have visited the one in Sydney, NE and the one in Kansas City. It's like anyplace else, you look for those rare 'good deals'. I've picked up a few odds and ends that I thought I paid a good price for and being a member, I get a lot of discounts.
My latest purchase was a used 9mm Star M-43 Firestar. It came with the original box, gun specific tools and a cleaning kit along with two mags. $225.00. Might not have been the deal of all deals, but it's something I wanted. Other offers I got were receiving $150 gift card for a $500 purchase, and a $30 gift card with no minimum purchase.. I don't think I'm a minority in appreciating Cabelas, otherwise there wouldn't be like 20 stores across the country.

I apologize for being disrespectful, or sarcastic, but the story changes with each post. The first post stated he was disturbed by the man at the front thinking that he was carrying a concealed firearm, yet he wants the bad guys to call him out. Can't have it both ways.

If I am wrong to think that as a law-abiding concealed handgun licensee,you should avoid confrontations rather than attempt some sort of 'sting operation' then I will cease.
Please, indulge me with the name of your CHL instructor so that I may be enlightened. I will gladly admit my error in self defense tactics if he confirmsyour statement.

GSchretter wrote:2. If I did exposed the gun then I should have been arrested right? Didn't you take the CHL class. I was told that if you expose your gun for any reason unless your life could end you will go to jail.

This statement gives me a warm feeling about your CHL instructor.

GSchretter wrote:
You are correct but for a moment try to understand why I carry the bag.

You are correct when you see a fanny pack it could have a gun in it,
but I do not carry the bag for the gun but for a decoy.

A bad guy will think the same thing. Hey, that guy has a bag must be a gun in it. Grab the bag and we got him. Right?, wrong, when the bad guys tries the grab the bag, I pull the real gun out of my pocket.

I am left handed and carry the bag in my right hand.

The bag is a decoy.

You are correct that I do need to carry a less tactical bag.
Especially when wearing danner black boots and black BDU, and carrying a benchmade knife in my pocket. ;)

This is certainly your option, but to me it is endangering innocents because of your bravado..

Basically, it appears that you are trying to invite an altercation by whatever means you can . Sounds like you are chomping at the bit to shoot someone. Why not walk around with a stack of bills hanging out of your shirt pocket? That way stupid bad guys will attack you. And I'm sure you can handle every scenario that arises as you tempt the baddest of the bad to take you on...

To me, the safest place to be is Ft Worth Cabelas, because you won't be there.

Having read the account carefully

I read the account carefully, too.
I feel like there's something missing here, that's all. I have met a lot of jerks in my life but I've never met one like this Cabela's greeter that wasn't drunk, high or severely challenged mentally. A guy, for no reason accuses someone of carrying a gun, surely he doesn't do that to everyone... He says he "knows" he had a gun in the bag. We don't know that he doesn't until later, we find out he's carrying a gun bag but the gun's in his pocket. Why was it in his pocket instead of his bag? Did he move it while in the parking lot? Did someone see him with it and notified the front desk? All we know is that he tells the guy he has a CHL. Pretty much admitting that he had a gun without showing him, or did he? Did he ever show him the gun or CHL? We don't know. He never denied having a gun. It sounds like he admitted he did. Did he comply with the guy? The guy didn't restrain him enough to prevent him from walking into the store although he followed him. And the orange vest, did it say "security" on it? There just seems to be a lot that isn't revealed. I'm filling in the blanks with my imagination, I guess.

I'm trying to imagine someone being a total jerk as he describes, but in my 50 years, have never met anyone like that, gun related or not. I'm trying to get to why this greeter guy would react the way he did. I'm not trying to accuse or defend anyone, just interested in learning all I can about these situations, since I carry. I may want to know what to do in a situation and why someone would react like this guy did. I probably would have reacted quite differently, but I won't know until it happens.

I'm just hoping that we hear back about how the complaint went and what actions were taken.

subject: Never going to Cabelas in Fort Worth again

I will be constructing a letter to the president of Cabelas about my experience but just be prepared when you walk in that someone might have a few rude question why you have a one of those bags strapped on or what the budge you have on your side.

Sportsman Guide has a sign and has no problem with me carrying so I will go there for now on.

I do not blame the store at all. Actually I really like the place and I have spent a good amount of money there.

I was informing people of how a certain employee treated me.

I thought it was a complaint about the store.

Let us know what comes from the complaint. I'm sure they will have to follow up on it and send you a corrective action.

Hopefully, if he's let go from Cabelas, he won't get a job at Sportsman's Guide , Then where would you go?

Then he walk closer to me with a very frim voice and said I can not let you go anywhere. Now lets check that gun

I'm not sure what you meant about "anywhere", if he wouldn't even give you the opportunity to leave the store, then he was wrong. If he meant anywhere in the store, well that's questionable.

My take on this is that he thought you had a gun in the bag, as you say. Telling him that you don't have a gun should give you a pass. Even showing inside the bag would have satisfied him, but I wouldn't think you'd have to do that.
Say you walked into the store with a rifle case marked "SKS". Wouldn't you think he has the right to examine it? Even though it may not have a gun in it?
There is a sign posted on the doors requesting all guns be shown before entering, as a store policy. I don't think that has anything to do with concealed carry law.

Bottom line is somehow he knew or suspected you had a gun. He doesn't know how stupid or smart people are, it sounds as if he was doing his job. Basically, you told him you had a gun. Maybe his actions were inappropriate, and possibly potentially illegal. But I wouldn't blame store policy on this incident.

What kind of bag was it and how did he know there was a gun in it?

If it was a marked gun bag, it's not really concealed and, then yes, I think he could stop you. If it was concealed, what tipped him off? Do you need better concealment? Obviously if he knows you have a gun it's not concealed.