Let me just add one thing that someone brought to my attention in the last group of posts. In NYC, it's illegal to leave a handgun in your car unattended. It also used to be illegal to enter a bank with one. Opposite of FL law. "things may have changed since I left in early 90's" But my point is that you couldn't leave your gun in the car even if you chose to follow that store owners policy, Your car had a life expectancy of an hour in some areas, "nice cars",, of being broken into, or stolen. I will say I never saw such a sign in any store in NYC, mainly because permits to carry are so hard to get that it really isn't a problem there.
But as the gentleman and I and many of you mentioned, no one is intentionally going out to break laws or piss off the store owner. But if it's 100 degrees outside and I am with a group of people who decide, lets stop here for lunch or a beer, or to browse some womans stuff at a store by the beach. I will explain that I need to sit at a table, because of my back, "that always works" if they want to stand at the bar and wait, I will wait outside, but there are times when it's inconvienient and you are with others "who may not even know you carry" and why the need to expose that situation in a public place. Do you want to have that conversation in the street someware, or just go in with the rest of your friends to a shop, and browse at "whatever" and leave.
There are situational incidents that make it very sticky to adhere to the wishes of another and out youself in the process. Especially if you didn't come with your car. You will look pretty weird standing in 100 plus temperatures in FL while everyone else is is a store buying tee shirts or whatever they sellAnd I reiterate, when you least expect something bad to happen, that's when it does, so the aw shucks nothings going to happen mentality, dosen't work ever. No one who got shot or killed in a 7-11, or anyware else, thought they were in danger, when they went in to get a bag of chips.
But as the gentleman and I and many of you mentioned, no one is intentionally going out to break laws or piss off the store owner. But if it's 100 degrees outside and I am with a group of people who decide, lets stop here for lunch or a beer, or to browse some womans stuff at a store by the beach. I will explain that I need to sit at a table, because of my back, "that always works" if they want to stand at the bar and wait, I will wait outside, but there are times when it's inconvienient and you are with others "who may not even know you carry" and why the need to expose that situation in a public place. Do you want to have that conversation in the street someware, or just go in with the rest of your friends to a shop, and browse at "whatever" and leave.
There are situational incidents that make it very sticky to adhere to the wishes of another and out youself in the process. Especially if you didn't come with your car. You will look pretty weird standing in 100 plus temperatures in FL while everyone else is is a store buying tee shirts or whatever they sellAnd I reiterate, when you least expect something bad to happen, that's when it does, so the aw shucks nothings going to happen mentality, dosen't work ever. No one who got shot or killed in a 7-11, or anyware else, thought they were in danger, when they went in to get a bag of chips.