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KarenS

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5. I left a grocery store once,,,,

Reply to brewens (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2023, 06:12 PM

Feb 2023

because of a man with a gun in a holster,,,, I went to customer service and told them I was leaving and why,,,,

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I call it "Gun and Done". If I'm in a business and see a gun, I'm out of there. I don't care if I [View all] brewens Feb 2023 OP

I'm the same Applan Feb 2023 #1

Agreed. Problem is, they're so easy to conceal. lindysalsagal Feb 2023 #2

I am right behind you!! Peacetrain Feb 2023 #3

I do too. Scrivener7 Feb 2023 #4

I left a grocery store once,,,, KarenS Feb 2023 #5

I would put my shopping basket down, markodochartaigh Feb 2023 #17

emailed instead of called drmeow Feb 2023 #55

Plan to do the same. But believe complaints should go above the store management level. If it's a allegorical oracle Feb 2023 #160

Very good point. As we move more toward corporatocracy markodochartaigh Feb 2023 #162

I did the exact same 2 things. marybourg Feb 2023 #33

A customer did the same at my store once. rownesheck Feb 2023 #128

excellent point,,,, n/t KarenS Feb 2023 #135

Same here, brewens. lamp_shade Feb 2023 #6

I would be gone. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2023 #7

Same here SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #8

For sure. I will not stay where there is a gun. wnylib Feb 2023 #9

I've done this at a restaurant. Left my meal half eaten and said "GUN!" to the hostess AndyS Feb 2023 #10

I have literally never seen anyone openly carrying a gun in a place of business. ShazzieB Feb 2023 #11

Big Lots. tavernier Feb 2023 #43

Arizona (the gun irony state!) drmeow Feb 2023 #59

Color me uncertain tavernier Feb 2023 #65

I live in a progressive state. No open carry or concealed carry without cause here. Squaredeal Feb 2023 #51

I did when I lived in Mississippi Luciferous Feb 2023 #54

Open carry is legal in MI and I have yet to see anyone do so Kaleva Feb 2023 #67

Ipm noit trying to be a smartass here, but it depends oin where you are. I loived in Tx for 9 yrs. napi21 Feb 2023 #81

I have. edisdead Feb 2023 #126

same (illinois) orleans Feb 2023 #140

Same here, DENVERPOPS Feb 2023 #12

You trust cops not to shoot innocent people, then? Not me... NullTuples Feb 2023 #13

I would trust most off duty cops, DENVERPOPS Feb 2023 #58

Including rural sheriff's deputies? NullTuples Feb 2023 #77

Nope, I said Police DENVERPOPS Feb 2023 #87

You are so concerned sarisataka Feb 2023 #41

I sure as hell ain't gonna have a chat with him first. old as dirt Feb 2023 #89

You need to look up the numbers on crimes committed by cops thatdemguy Feb 2023 #53

Does that stat hold up for crimes committed in businesses? LisaM Feb 2023 #117

its gun crimes and crimes in general thatdemguy Feb 2023 #130

wow -- what a bunch of douchebags. nt orleans Feb 2023 #143

I've never encountered it, but I would too & I would tell management why. themaguffin Feb 2023 #14

Not me. Why would I leave? SYFROYH Feb 2023 #15

to let businesses know gun humping cowards should not be welcomed? Skittles Feb 2023 #18

Just the ones you see, though. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #22

well alrighty then Skittles Feb 2023 #35

I don't stay in a store where someone is dangling his penis. tavernier Feb 2023 #38

I wasnt aware that it was was legal to do that in ANY state. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #88

Everybody has their non-kink. You're entitled. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #114

This suggests the quandry that I have regarding "open" versus "concealed" carry. I've thought.... EarnestPutz Feb 2023 #20

Yep SYFROYH Feb 2023 #23

How do you 100% know that idiot with the gun isn't wanting to blow people away? thx in advance uponit7771 Feb 2023 #24

The same way I don't know when someone is ... SYFROYH Feb 2023 #27

But in the case someone shows you a gun then you know they're carrying, my question relates ... uponit7771 Feb 2023 #28

Either way it doesn't bother me. SYFROYH Feb 2023 #31

We're running. old as dirt Feb 2023 #32

I do this as well! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #16

Same here. moreland01 Feb 2023 #19

It's very last minute, but you get my last heart. 3catwoman3 Feb 2023 #79

Why, thank you. moreland01 Feb 2023 #116

Unless there's a badge with that gun... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #21

There are so many concealed vs the exposed ones fescuerescue Feb 2023 #25

This. Straw Man Feb 2023 #34

It's not only about the safety... llmart Feb 2023 #37

The only place carrying a gun into a business looks half normal SouthernDem4ever Feb 2023 #42

I don't care about the business balance sheet or P&L fescuerescue Feb 2023 #98

agree republianmushroom Feb 2023 #26

I played in the orchestra in Mexico City that was founded by the First Lady of Mexico. She fierywoman Feb 2023 #29

I was at an eco village in very remote Michoacan back in 2008. r�is�n_dubh Feb 2023 #107

Hardly ever see it here in California. Mr.Bill Feb 2023 #30

Unless it is an officer in a recognizable uniform, TNNurse Feb 2023 #36

Even if it's cops. Iggo Feb 2023 #75

I'm Outta There, Too! wildcats75 Feb 2023 #39

I taught this to my young kids. vanlassie Feb 2023 #40

Well, thats a TOTALLY different situation. Too many times a kid will want to "show" everyone. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #90

Yep. And when you live in Red Land... vanlassie Feb 2023 #131

Survived a trip to the grocery store keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #44

what a fucking coward Skittles Feb 2023 #47

Or the dairy aisle survived him. live love laugh Feb 2023 #71

Sticking a gun down your pants seems like... 3catwoman3 Feb 2023 #80

I just f'ing shot myself keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #82

Trumpster shoots his own crotch to impress the libs. keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #84

I have seen this many, many times, and I ROFL... 3catwoman3 Feb 2023 #86

This pic is a perfect example of open carry being for SUCKERS & FOOLS oldsoftie Feb 2023 #91

I would not have waited to find out if he survived the dairy aisle or not. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #123

A real life Elmer Fudd hunter Feb 2023 #141

OK but do you pay for your meal before you leave WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #45

Before???!!! We'll just run. old as dirt Feb 2023 #64

So do you like leap up and tear out of there, or just casually get up and walk out in a way that WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #69

Run like hell (nt) old as dirt Feb 2023 #70

Well, that's a interesting defense for a dine and dash. Lancero Feb 2023 #110

I've said nothing resembling "dine and dash". old as dirt Feb 2023 #120

If you run away without paying from a perceived threat without any evidence of an actual crime, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #137

Tough guy, huh? old as dirt Feb 2023 #138

LOL, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #139

Hmmm, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #142

What sort of reply do you want? old as dirt Feb 2023 #158

Whatever you do, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author old as dirt Feb 2023 #118

I'll do my best, BlueManDude (nt) old as dirt Feb 2023 #121

I would not take the time to stop to do that. I would be gone. appleannie1 Feb 2023 #124

I suggest everyone follow their instinct... WarGamer Feb 2023 #46

100% with you Bo Zarts Feb 2023 #48

I don't see open carry often but Elessar Zappa Feb 2023 #49

I quit a barber Red Mountain Feb 2023 #50

packing and twitchy. Never good. Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #62

I live in a very liberal CA coastal moonscape Feb 2023 #52

Works for me.. Artcatt Feb 2023 #56

People that open carry are idiots moonshinegnomie Feb 2023 #57

They're flashers, pure and simple. Iggo Feb 2023 #76

Great idea Evolve Dammit Feb 2023 #60

That's actually a good strategy, and not just from a personal safety point of view. 70sEraVet Feb 2023 #61

I feel the same way Warpy Feb 2023 #63

If I went anywhere and saw someone armed in public, I'd leave at a dead run, assuming a hold up Rhiannon12866 Feb 2023 #66

Almost 70 replies sarisataka Feb 2023 #68

????? Kaleva Feb 2023 #108

Several years ago sarisataka Feb 2023 #113

LoL! Kaleva Feb 2023 #115

Guns and mirrors keithbvadu2 Feb 2023 #72

Now that is funny lonely bird Feb 2023 #94

I leave whenever I see a gun. Iggo Feb 2023 #73

Me too. I can't enjoy anything if I feel endangered. nolabear Feb 2023 #74

Do people who conceal carry cause you concern? Kaleva Feb 2023 #97

Yeah. They do. I just have to live with that. nolabear Feb 2023 #133

This message was self-deleted by its author old as dirt Feb 2023 #136

This x 1000!!!!! Ferrets are Cool Feb 2023 #78

Never had it happen Raine Feb 2023 #83

Luckily, it's not an issue here in Europe DFW Feb 2023 #85

As a person with a concealed permit, I consider open carry people mostly idiots. oldsoftie Feb 2023 #92

I agree Kaleva Feb 2023 #96

It's America Turbineguy Feb 2023 #93

Only time I have seen a gun openly carried was at Walmart ages ago. lark Feb 2023 #95

The only time I recall was when a tidy, middle-aged woman, maybe 5'8", Ilsa Feb 2023 #99

I'm with you Ohioboy Feb 2023 #100

I wholeheartedly agree with this. Leave and call the manager or if a chain, his/her boss. Prairie_Seagull Feb 2023 #101

40 Armed Gun Advocates Intimidate Mothers Against Gun Violence In A Restaurant Parking Lot old as dirt Feb 2023 #102

How many times were you told... old as dirt Feb 2023 #122

If we're relaxed about seeing guns in public, how long before some nutjob that knows what he's brewens Feb 2023 #103

That's been going on for awhile already fescuerescue Feb 2023 #112

What about drag shows? sarisataka Feb 2023 #104

I guess we choose to not live a life of fear GusBob Feb 2023 #105

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CommonHumanity Feb 2023 #106

The status quo IS NOT WORKING Prairie_Seagull Feb 2023 #109

Good idea. scarletlib Feb 2023 #119

Open carry foils arrest of mass shooters IronLionZion Feb 2023 #125

If they don't have a sign tell them you won't do business edisdead Feb 2023 #127

Back around 1980 I worked in a pizza shop Woodwizard Feb 2023 #129

Wife and I try to avoid firearms in any venue. Torchlight Feb 2023 #132

So cede all those spaces to the gun provocateurs? Then they win. Rabrrrrrr Feb 2023 #134

Why? old as dirt Feb 2023 #144

Running away might seem to be the best course of action for you, and I don't MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #145

You claim running away is a crime. old as dirt Feb 2023 #146

Whoosh, right over your head. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #147

Moving target. Better than a head shot. old as dirt Feb 2023 #148

Aaannnddd, this is supposed to mean........ what? MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #150

I prefer running to questioning her penis size. old as dirt Feb 2023 #151

You seem to be a bit delusional, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #152

We have a right to run away. old as dirt Feb 2023 #153

You sure do, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #154

Restaurants don't sue fleeing customers. old as dirt Feb 2023 #155

Ok, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #156

Stupid NRA threats. Talk about clueless! old as dirt Feb 2023 #157

That's right, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #159

I mean this sincerely, have a great night, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2023 #149

If you have reason to believe that there is no penis, then try one of my other examples. Rabrrrrrr Feb 2023 #163

I'm not interested in pissing her off. old as dirt Feb 2023 #164

Seriously? That's the angle you're going to take? Rabrrrrrr Feb 2023 #165

People claimed she wouldn't murder anybody. old as dirt Feb 2023 #166

You are so far off topic, it's not even funny. Rabrrrrrr Feb 2023 #167

I'm not going to let a person legally carrying control what and when I can eat Kaleva Feb 2023 #161