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rownesheck

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128. A customer did the same at my store once.

Thu Feb 16, 2023, 03:27 PM

Feb 2023

All i would ask is that when you do that, call the corporate customer service line or email them, because store level employees can't do anything. Corporate won't listen to their employees either, but they will listen to customers if enough of them call.

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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