AEA wrote:
I will "window shop" at Cabela's but I will not buy another pistol from them. I do not go along with being "Escorted" to the exit (while the store employee carries the pistol I just purchased) and having the gun handed to me once outside the front door. Especially since the pistol in question is unloaded and boxed and I am carrying a loaded 1911 and several spare mags on my belt!
They know I am a CHL because they saw my license when I purchased the pistol from them. They should be able to assume that I am carrying when I am there.
It is STUPID store policy that might be OK for the non-CHL purchaser, but not for folks like me and they should change it. We are most likely to be repeat customers anyway and they are loosing a lot of CHL business because of this.
They don't care if your a full outfitted cop with your gun hanging in plain sight. Somebody at corporate sat down with somebody in their insurance department and decided that they would NEVER be responsible for selling a gun, handing it to a stranger(and yes, you are one), and letting him shoot up the place.
So, to cover their backsides, they walk your gun up to the front. They release all responsibility for the firearm, and nobody can sue them if you turn around, walk back in, and blast away.
We don't deserve special treatment just because we have a piece of plastic that says we can carry. That isn't why
I got it.
You should be treated just like every other patron of their business.
If that doesn't sit well with you, that's your choice.
srothstein wrote:If you think it is a bad policy for CHL's, consider how I feel about it. And I carry openly in the store so they know there is a loaded gun on my hip. And the policy is the same at most large department stores now (Academy, Wal-Mart, Bass Pro). About the only place I can buy a pistol and not be escorted are the small gun shops and police supply stores.
Of course, I have always preferred to support smaller local stores anyway. They are usually much more knowledgeable and willing to order exactly what I want. They cost a little more, but service always does.
Did I read that right???
You open carry in public???
In Texas???
Did I miss something? Do you own your own store, and open carry there?
Oh wait... just noticed the "police supply stores" bit.
So you're an officer I assume?
I feel like a horse's patoot.
