Uniformed police chief refuses to disarm at IKEA

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"It isn't the most prudent thing to do to walk around the store in uniform with an empty holster," Goldberg said. "And I am not going to lock my gun in a commercial parking lot, with people watching me put it in there. That's just ludicrous."

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[Jim Beaux]

"It isn't the most prudent thing to do to walk around the store in uniform with an empty holster," Goldberg said. "And I am not going to lock my gun in a commercial parking lot, with people watching me put it in there. That's just ludicrous."

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IKEA should call their employee on the carpet. No one can be this ignorant without really trying. He simply intended to harass the LEO.

[jmra]

This is what happens in a common sense vacuum.

[cb1000rider]

It's interesting to see that policy applied to LEOs. It's private property, they can make up the rules.
It's especially ironic when so many other businesses offer discounts to attract LEO clients...

[MeMelYup]

Check out the chiefs attitude about Leo's being armed. I'll bet he doesn't give the same regard to concealed handgun licensees.

[philip964]

It's interesting to see that policy applied to LEOs. It's private property, they can make up the rules.
It's especially ironic when so many other businesses offer discounts to attract LEO clients...

So I can ask a police officer to leave his weapon in his car when he shows up at my front door?

[cb1000rider]

So I can ask a police officer to leave his weapon in his car when he shows up at my front door?

If he's not there in a capacity as a police officer, sure.
You're right though, if he's there AS a police officer, not much they can do.

[myntalfloss]

Another little slice of insanity.

Where I used to work, Custom Officers would come on the premises to inspect shipping and sometimes as part of that inspection they needed to open boxes, so they all carried box cutters. Shortly after 9/11, the company installed metal detectors and we all had to go through them, even the customs folks. One of the officers told me that as he went through the metal screening, our crack security folks took away his box cutter but didn't have a problem with the Sig 40cal on his belt.

We all felt safer from then on.

[SRH78]

I bet he spends the same amount of money at IKEA as I do from now on.

[SRH78]

It's interesting to see that policy applied to LEOs. It's private property, they can make up the rules.
It's especially ironic when so many other businesses offer discount to attract LEO clients...

Store policy does allow officers to carry. The LPO was just ignorant.

Not allowing officers to carry would be pretty stupid. That would be turning away security that is paying for the privilege of providing that service and you aren't liable for their actions. Besides, how someone reaches the conclusion that dissarming even the police and leaving criminals as the only group armed is a good idea is beyond me. Anyone who thinks that is a good idea should just head to England.

[Abraham]

My days of shopping there are over anyway.

They want to over-control their customers as evidenced by the way they make you exit the store with your goods.

I know that's not terribly clear, but if you've been there in the past few years you'll understand.

You can't just walk out with your goods.

It's like they're accusing all customers are shoplifters.

Buh-by Ikea.