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Embalmo wrote:

jamisjockey wrote:

Embalmo wrote:

Pacifist wrote:I tend to not frequent establishments whose owners have let it be known that they would rather not have my business via the posting of a 30.06 sign, valid or invalid. If I happen to be in a particularly benevolent mood, I will, on occasion, inform the establishments' owners of their loss of business and the reason for the loss.

The thing about non-valid signs is that they don't affect us until we tell them to (and how) to make them valid; many of us would prefer not to decrease the number place that we may legally carry. The "C" stands for concealed.

Embalmo

Did you even read my posts? Huh? I DID NOT TELL THEM THEIR SIGN WAS INVALID. I posted the letter in this thred. Go back and read it.

Seriously-You need to chill with the angry (all caps) posts here; there are other forums on the Internet for that. If you write an angry letter accusing a business of having no interest in the safety of their patrons with threats of public scrutiny, they're gonna' wonder what your beef is and quickly realize that their sign is your problem.

If I had a business and someone wrote me a letter such as that, I would go out of my way to make sure no one like that could ever enter my business again by posting the biggest, most valid sign possible; to keep those angry, threatening CHLs as far away from my property as possible. I might even look into metal detectors.

Embalmo

Do you, as a CHL holder, want to actually do business with people who care not for your freedom, or your safety?

Embalmo wrote:

Pacifist wrote:I tend to not frequent establishments whose owners have let it be known that they would rather not have my business via the posting of a 30.06 sign, valid or invalid. If I happen to be in a particularly benevolent mood, I will, on occasion, inform the establishments' owners of their loss of business and the reason for the loss.

The thing about non-valid signs is that they don't affect us until we tell them to (and how) to make them valid; many of us would prefer not to decrease the number place that we may legally carry. The "C" stands for concealed.

Embalmo

Did you even read my posts? Huh? I DID NOT TELL THEM THEIR SIGN WAS INVALID. I posted the letter in this thred. Go back and read it.

Here's the letter I wrote to Chuck-E-Cheese corporate



"I just visited the new Pearland, Texas location. I noticed that there is a sign requesting that Concealed Handgun Licensees not bring a weapon on the premisis.

Concealed Handgun holders in the state of Texas complete TWO background checks, state approved training, and are 7 times LESS likely to commit a crime than other citizens. Can you even say that about your own employees?

I carry a gun to protect myself and my children from violent criminals, who can just walk into your store without restriction.

Since you cannot gaurantee my safety, nor my children's safety, I WILL NOT be setting foot onto your property again until you remove the sign.

Last year, one of your Detroit stores was robbed by a group of armed attackers. Several patrons were injured in the robbery. You obviously have no interet in ensuring the safety of your customers, only in making people feel good by posting the no CHL holder sign.

Criminals IGNORE no-gun signs. THEY DON'T CARE and will walk right past them!! Your anti-Concealed Handgun License stance is IDIOTIC.

I am publsizing your anti-gun stance on Facebook, and on several high traffic web-forums. I will be suggesting that anyone who cares about their freedom, and protecting their family, never spend another dime with your company again."

I forgot to spell check it, but I'm sure they get the gist.

I didn't mention the improper posting in my nastyogram. I told them until they remove the sign they won't see another dime, and that I would spread their anti-CHL stance.

And, while the improper sign isn't legally binding, it surely makes clear what they intend. It wasn't one of those stupid gun buster signs. It was 30.06 verbage, posted on a little plaque by the door. They intend for CHL holders to not carry on their premesis.

I know that some people are all about the semantics of the 30.06. If the signs not completely right, then its not legally binding.
But if someone is anti gun, well, why on earth would I want to give them my money?

Wife insisted on taking the kids to Chuck E Cheese last night.
It is posted with a very small sign, near the inside door. Sign is too small, and I'm not sure that the wording is even right. Won't be going back, and sending a nastyogram to chuckechesse corporate.