From a personal perspective, there are several business that are planning for a verbal 30.07 because they (a) don't want a sign that applies to an extreme minority of potential customers taking up window space or (b) aren't completely decided on a 30.07 policy. They're very interested in feedback, one way or the other, and don't want to pay for a sign they may not need.Abraham wrote:Were I in business and didn't welcome OC, I would put up the sign.
As an employer, I wouldn't want to put my employees (or myself) in the position of asking a customer to leave his gun outside. Even if the customer complies, you've embarrassed him or worse...
I can see many an employee as timid type personalities quavering and gulping with fear when told to tell the gunslinger to leave his gun outside or just plain leave. Most folks fear confrontation or are extremely embarrassed by confrontation especially with strangers and generally in front of an audience of other customers.
The sign would eliminate that situation.
Of course, if some nitwit decides he's coming in OCing anyway, with the sign well in place, I wouldn't confront him.
With a phone call, I'd let an LEO do that...I don't know this OCing guy. For all I know he's a powder keg ready to explode when told to leave his gun outside.
Heck, we've already had a few people here state they're going to push the limits by OCing in Whataburger, even though they know WB's anti-OC policy.
Not all folks that will be asked to enforce a verbal 30.07 are timid little sheep that melt in fear at the sight of a gun. Many of them are gun folks and have no desire to embarrass a customer or make a scene while being asked to enforce an owner's policy that they may or may not agree with.
I'm a little confused by the calling the cops on "powder keg ready to explode" bit, though. If you feel like asking a customer to cover his weapon would be embarrassing, what does that escalate to if you call the cops?
