PANERA is NOT GUN FRIENDLY

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IN>IL

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I am sitting in Panera this afternoon because Comcast has not hooked up my internet yet.

I tried to pull up gunbroker.com and it was blocked by a filter. Glock was blocked. Smith and Wesson was blocked. www.galleryofguns.com was blocked.

I spoke with the manager to see if I could get around the filter, being that I work in law enforcement and have "legitimate business" on those sites, but to no avail. She said that she would not allow "GUNS" in the store if state law allowed her to ban them. She said, "the only reason someone would bring a gun into Panera is if they were robbing us and we don't want that."

I then patted Glock 23 that was silently sitting under my shirt and told her that I will never come back to this store again! In addition, I pointed out that I had been in her store for an hour and I had somehow held back the urge to rob the place, which is probably the case with most people who carry concealed. She said, "I don't know of anyone who carries a gun here!" I said, "That's the point of a concealed weapon... you just never know!"


I started to walke out and told her that I am posting this on all of the firearms sites I can find!
 
I routinely carry concealed at my local New Hampshire Panera with no trouble at all. The internet portion is filtered using 8e6 boxes and block all sorts of other things too. By default they'll block anything with "sex" in the URL. "Knives" are also blocked. It's a corporate CYA thing, not just against guns.

Want to get around it? If your system at home has dynamic DNS and remote desktop enabled, you can log in using terminal services and browse anything you want through that tunnel. Or, use an HTTP proxy service to bypass the filter.

I wouldn't worry so much about it. Just keep that Glock (or whatever) tucked away. You can open carry in some states (like NH) but don't be surprised when you get some odd stares. Sad, but true.
 
ERINYES - "Panera Bread. It's a soup and sandwich type chain restaurant/cafe."

Thanks, Erinyes. Never heard of 'em. Is the soup any good??? :)


L.W.
 
Hmm. I usually meet a fellow at Panera on Thursday's to discuss the works of St. Augustin. I will have to open carry next time I go and find out.

LeanWolf: The soup is tasty and they even make a mean bagel
 
So what is "Panera??"

Panera is a restaurant/bakery. You can get sandwiches and bread and other things like that there. I've actually been there once, when a teacher gave out gift cards to the place. Seemed nice to me. Maybe it was just that one place that was anti-gun?
 
IN>IL isn't alone. I have heard of many Panera shops banning Glocktalk and other gun related sites. I've even heard the local Panera does, but I have yet to verify that myself as I don't use wifi connections I am not 100% sure I can trust.
 
Around here, Panera Bread = St. Louis Bread Company, and their bagels are the bomb. In a good way.

They do NOT post their stores off limits to CCW (as is allowed under MO law).
I can't vouch for the web filtering, but it is not unusual for standard web filtering software to come out of the box with weapons-related sites blocked, just as porn sites are. Unless the defaults are overridden, most gun sites (esp. manufacturers) will be blocked. Take that one up with the filtering software company.

In addition, many Paneras are franchised. This means that Panera corporate might well not have anything to do with that local shop (could even just be an anti manager).
 
"the only reason someone would bring a gun into Panera is if they were robbing us and we don't want that."

I *KNEW* I forgot something on the way out...



That aside, I never saw a sign posted on the ones around here. Is it the local manager/owner that has this issue, or is this a chain thing?


PANERA = LIBERALS = packed full of them

I will agree with that from what I have seen in Cary.
 
If you had to pay for the WiFi access, I suggest disputing this through your credit card when the statement arrives. Do it within 30 days of the statement date.
 
Deltacharlie, somehow I expect a visit from Art's grammaw...

I don't think the fact that you couldn't access Gunbroker means that Panera is anti; this is a very common filtering on public computers. Try looking up sex related topics. Heck, try looking up "breast cancer"...you won't be able to do that either, but it doesn't mean they're anti-mammogram :neener:

The clerk, on the other hand, was a real anti. You might drop a note to corporate about her attitude, as I doubt they really want you boycotting their store.

Springmom
 
Right after Columbine, a friend and I stop at Starbucks on the way back from the range or a gunshow.

The slacker behind the counter says (of my NRA cap), "Boy it must take guts to wear that hat these days!"

I replied, "Who's going to make me take it off?"
 
That girls logic, or lack thereof, is just astounding. Astounding I tell you.
We all know criminals are terrified of store policies.:rolleyes:

I must be one of the few human beings on earth who has never been in a Starbucks yet. I refuse to spend 4 or 5 dollars on a cup of coffee. I don't care what fancy name you give it.
 
Panera is not good if you are hungry either?

Spend $10 on soup and sandwhich leave hungry:cuss:
 
Blocking gun sites is sadly not that uncommon on free wi-fi hot spots. However the coverstation that you had with the manager may be something that you want to right to the head offices about. If this is the policy of the chain that I will boycott them as well, however if this is the feeling of one manager hopefully she will be corrected by her boss on our rights.
 
Yeah, I hate Panera too. They just aren't the same since Dimebag passed on. That whole Damage Plan and Down thing was awful sounding stuff. I quit listening to them after The Great Southern Trend Kill. Cowboy's From Hell and Vulgar Display of Power are my favorite albums...


Hey...wait a minute...you said Panera...I thought we were talking about Pantera!:p
 
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