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I've been with the same bank for about 20 years. All the sudden they decided o put up no gun signs. I called and talked to the district regional manager and did the no guns no business thing. He hemmed and hawed about really meaning open carry but the fact remains, they're bowing to current pc bs, even though he denied it. I'm sure it's trickling down from on high.

So my question is, who do you guys bank with and do they have the signs. I've checked the credit unions around here and even they have the no gun signs. Where I live, the signs have no criminal penalty behind them, it's just the idea. What's a guy to do when most all banks have these darn things and you feel strong about not doing business with these businesses?

John
 
Get over it. Concealed is concealed. Especially if the signs carry no weight of the law.
 
I've never seen these signs in Michigan. Are they really that popular around the US?
 
^ This. Plus, I bank with a local institution, not a chain bank or one of the "small local banks" actually owned by a national chain bank. They are very responsive to the community that supports them, and trying to abrogate the legal rights of their clients could hurt them BADLY. "No guns, no money" MEANS something to them. If you bank with a company that obviously does not respect your rights, your opinions, or your safety, maybe you should rethink giving them your money.
 
Chances are it was the corporate lawyers that insisted on puting up the signs. That what happened at the bank I work for. The local managers didn't want them but the sharks insisted. So, at my branch, the local manager placed it in as inconspicuous location as possible to defend. The sign is not a legal sign and corporate only sent one sign and State law requires one at each entrance or they aren't enforceable. The local manager knew this and didn't bother alerting corporate. He knows we have customers who carry for a reason and he isn't about to tell them they can't carry. The ones that have complained are pulled aside and told to ignore the sign because it isn't legally enforceable. So don't punish the entire institution just because the corporate snakes send down an edict.

And by the way, one of our branches, with the same sign displayed, is holding a CWP class on premises after hours next week. Does that clarify the local opinion versus the lawyers?
 
I've been dealing with the same local bank for 46 years.
There's not a chance they would do anything "Anti Gun" but if they did, I would tell them I WILL BE carrying my gun in the bank same as always. If they don't like that I'd go elsewhere.

Most of the time I go inside the bank the employees and I end up talking about guns.
A couple days ago a female employee asked if I'd teach her and her husband to shoot?
Course I will.:)
 
I never go into a bank unarmed.
I ignore the signs because I know that the bank robbers will also ignore them.
Do the bank managers really think these signs will make their bank a safer enviorment?
 
My bank in Pa has a sign in the door. "Remove your hat or hood and sunglasses before entering."
 
My bank put up a "no hats" sign a couple of years ago. I ignore it. If they ever say a word about it, I'll continue to a teller and close my business and personal accounts.
 
Do the bank managers really think these signs will make their bank a safer enviorment?
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For the most part, no the mangers don't think the signs will make for a safer environment but the corporate attorneys do and Senior Management will follow the advice of the attorneys every time.
 
My bank just put up "lock out" door locks. Unless they buzz you in you stay outside. Have never been searched in a bank---yet. When they do I will be going elsewhere to do business. One bank in Charlotte (Albemarle Rd branch) has a foyer with metal detector between the doors. If it goes off you may end up locked inside. They have since shut it down because they still got robbed numerous times.
 
My bank had a sign posted for a short time. It was quite a few years ago, back when I was a teenager. I think it was around the time they made it legal for us to carry here, I could be wrong though. Anyway, Its been gone for years.

The only other one I have seen that meets the legal requirements (size, font, color and whatnot) was outside of a pawn shop. There is a quite large, busy gun shop right around the corner. Maybe that has something to do with their decision.
 
Wells Fargo took over the Wachovia banks here (Virginia) a few years ago. Wachovia had "no guns" signs, but Wells Fargo took them down. I was in one yesterday with my gun.

Pretty good for a California-based company!
 
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For the most part, no the mangers don't think the signs will make for a safer environment but the corporate attorneys do and Senior Management will follow the advice of the attorneys every time.
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It's not about keeping the bank safe. It is all about the fear of a lawsuit arising from a shooting. We desperately need major tort reform in this country.
 
My bank put up a "no hats" sign a couple of years ago. I ignore it. If they ever say a word about it, I'll continue to a teller and close my business and personal accounts.
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I'd be glad to fill out the close out tickets for you. I work on the platform at a bank and if you saw the difference on the camera between a person with a hat on and without, it makes our jobs much easier when there is fraud or a robbery to have a decent picture. Now, that being said, most of the time, we don't bother normal customers about it unless our Area Ops manager is in the branch. But you better believe non-customers (check cashers) get asked to remove their hat, sunglasses, hoods, or anything else covering their face.

And no, the bank managers don't think these no guns signs do a thing...but they have to put up what corporate says to put up.
 
Walked into a Wells Fargo in Forest Lake, MN and there was a line of folks at a couple windows and no one in line at the lower desk at the end of the row. The lady teller motioned me over. I told her I'd like to make a deposit of a couple checks into my business checking account and reached for my wallet, brushing past the holster on my belt, and paused for just a moment, and looked at the teller. She asked if there was something wrong, but her eyes were fixed on the gun and holster. I told her that I didn't there was anything wrong, and got the wallet, did my business, and shee thanked me, also indicating not to worry in a Wells Fargo bank. Carry, open or concealed, was within state law and "we're happy to see it".

And I'm happy to bank at Wells Fargo.
 
You're right John, time to find a better bank. I've used USAA Federal Savings Bank since the 80s. Back then it was bank-by-mail but the internet has made it much faster. Direct deposit of paychecks, some of the lowest fees in the industry, and online account access. I hit an ATM once every month or so for pocket money and they pay me back for other bank's ATM fees.

www.usaa.com
 
My credit union has one, and I'm looking for an alternative. If they weren't otherwise so good, I'd have been gone a long time ago.
 
I work at/own a small community bank in Oklahoma. Oklahoma law allows us to put up a no guns allowed sign, but I'm not dumb enough to think it will make a difference. We will never restrict guns.
 
I talked to one of my bank managers about it and he candidly stated that he couldn't care less about CCW with a capital and effective C.

He didn't like his people having to bind up their kiesters every time a honcho strolls in OCin'.

Look at the mind blowing statistics on the occurrence of bank robberies - both successful and failed and you'll get the idea.
 
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