Gander Mountain & Open Carry

[hadmanysons]

So I was walking into Gander Mountain the other day when I saw this:



Didn't pay much attention to it, as i've read that sign a number of times, but then I realized it was different and went back to re-read it (and take a photo)

Is this going on any place else, a "major" corporation acknowledging open carry and saying it is A-OK?

I thought that was great. I don't like their prices but I do like their upper management.

 

[BK]

Cool. Haven't noticed it here yet.
I'll try and head to GM tomorrow and see if the sign is up.

 

[SigP229R]

I saw that several months ago at my local Gm. pretty good.

 

[danprkr]

I don't have a GM near me, but next time I'm near one I'll stop in and check it out. I do like the attitude.

 

[Zumet]

same up here. cant get my head around wanting to trade a firearm and having to have it cased,but if I wanted to trade my sidearm, then its ok to pull it out . same with buying a gun there. I can hold it when i'm buying it, but when all the paperwork is done it is carried out to the door then handed to me. I can carry the 28 boxes of ammo for the mini -30 load all the extra mags I bought there and go back in and kill everybody, and the store is in the clear????

 

[Lone_Gunman]

Its a private business, and if they want to let people with guns in that is fine, but if they dont let people with guns in thats fine too.

 

[Zoidberg523]

I can carry the 28 boxes of ammo for the mini -30 load all the extra mags I bought there and go back in and kill everybody, and the store is in the clear????

I don't quite get what you are saying here...

 

[KarenTOC]

I think he's saying that having the store clerk carry the purchase to his car is pointless. If a purchaser wanted to use the new gun to shoot up the store, all he has to do is turn around and walk back in.

 

[Zumet]

^^^^^^^
right you are!!!

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

I saw that same sign at GM last year.A big plus for them. Now if they would lower prices I'd be a regular customer there.

 

[hiram2005]

I've bought a few guns at the one in Indy on the north side. The last was an HK USP about 2 weeks ago. I've never had any carried out for me. They always handed them to me at the gun counter and said thank-you.

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

Most stores when you buy a firearm walk you to the door. I'm not talking a regular gunshop.I don't see the logic in it. I have one on my side LOL. I know BassPro has walked me to the door a few times and our local friendly Wally World.

 

[MedWheeler]

That's been just inside the door of the GM in Palm Beach Gardens, some distance south of me, since it opened in 2007, I believe.
Never bought a long gun from them, so I don't know if they walk them to the door or not. They do not walk handguns to the door.
Funny,I was thinking along this line of thought the other night at Wal-Mart, having remembered some here saying that WM managers walk long guns to the door. I was thinking that it would be kind of funny that they would do that for me, despite the fact that I would be carrying a loaded concealed firearm on myself anyway. Maybe places that do that are simply trying to avoid raised eyebrows from other customers.. I dunno..

 

[wishin]

"For Your Safety"

It's probably just me, but why is an unloaded gun going there for repair safer than a loaded CCW?

 

[Ruger Redhawk]

I know BassPro will walk you to the door if it's a long gun or handgun. I do know buying any firearm at BP is a Royal PIA. They don't let you abbreviate anything. Everything has to be spelled out. Then the salesman checks the paperwork out,then he has to call the manager to check it. If they have to do a call in they go in the back room and take the gun with them. A 5 or 10 minute purchase is dragged out.

 

[Echo9]

Cabela's has no problem with concealed or open carry.

 

[jl1966]

The Gander Mt. here has had that sign for a long time, I think it is great. They do not walk you out with the gun you purchase, but are very anal and slow about the processing of your purchase, better have a lot of time.

 

[AWorthyOpponent]

...Maybe places that do that are simply trying to avoid raised eyebrows from other customers...

That would be my guess...other than that, its just store policy. They are obviously okay with you carrying, just want to cover themselves...as we all know, its not the 100,000 that did the right thing that gets all the attention, its the 1 that didn't..

 

[Blue Line]

Bought a new rifle for my son at Gander last nite, transaction was in the back of the store, when finished the guy handed me the box and we walked back to the front and out the door, no perp walk.

 

[Old Shooter]

I wonder how much of that "walking you to the door" is an insurance company policy or requirement?

It probably also does help to keep the "non-gun" customers a bit easier seeing a gun sale going on rather than just a man with a gun in the store.

Also, some people would probably put their new 870 in the cart and then go to the grocery section for a while, drawing stares and causing concerns amongst the non-gun customers.

The stores do have to try to keep everybody happy.

 

[TexasBill]

Our local GM has the same sign and has had it for quite some time. Having bought several guns there (they will do a little dickering if you do it right and I have had no trouble with a competitive price match), they process the paperwork as quickly as possible, hand you the gun and say, "Have a nice day!"

The Academy across the highway is an entirely different situation. Their prices are lower, but I feel like I am buying plutonium or something. You fill out paperwork, clerk checks paperwork, clerk calls NICS, if cleared, clerk then calls manager who checks paperwork again, then does some stuff on the terminal which seems to involve a great deal of high-level decision-making. Finally, having been blessed from top to bottom, you are allowed to pay for your purchase which is then handed to the clerk who will walk you to the front door.

I have an acquaintance who works at that Academy and I'd love to give him my business but I have taken to finding what I want at GM, running over to Academy to see if they have it in stock and at a better price, then running back over to GM to get the price match and less paranoia.

 

[pikid89]

manager of walmart walked me and my new rem 700 all the way to the far side of the parking lot where i was parked

 

[Rokman]

Now if they would lower prices I'd be a regular customer there.

That is great about their sign and policy, but their prices are painful. I also agree that it takes forever to purchase a firearm from them. You might want to bring a sack lunch.

 

[KarenTOC]

They don't let you abbreviate anything. Everything has to be spelled out

Last time I bought a gun (local gun store, not a chain) the clerk handed me back my 4473 and said "you gotta spell out your city - they don't like abbreviations." Luckily, my city's abbreviation is its first few letters, so I just had to add a few. The clerk also made sure I used the same pen as before. I don't know if he was right or wrong, but he has a lot more experience with the procedures than I do, so I'll do as he says.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

I can hold it when i'm buying it, but when all the paperwork is done it is carried out to the door then handed to me. I can carry the 28 boxes of ammo for the mini -30 load all the extra mags I bought there and go back in and kill everybody, and the store is in the clear????

It has nothing to do with you loading it up in the store and going on a rampage. I can only wonder how many more times this has to be pointed out before it sticks, but it appears the answer is perpetually, "A few more times."

I'm just going to paste this from another thread bring up the same thing about Cabela's.

It's for loss prevention. It's really simple. Guns going out the front door accompanied by an employee have been paid for. Guns going out the front door without an employee are a red flag for the door guys and loss prevention agents. They aren't worried about you shooting someone, they are worried about people stealing guns and all the headaches that go with it.

The Cabela's store here has over a hundred guns between the used racks and the library that anyone can just walk up to and pick up. They have tons of gun cases too. What's to stop someone from putting a gun in one of those cases and walking out, flashing the receipt for candied almonds and fudge or reaching behind the counter and grabbing a box at the gun checkout with a receipt already taped to it when the employees look the other way? That's right. A simple policy of having an employee carry the gun to the door so everyone knows it has been paid for.

It's the store protecting their interest. It's the same reason that small high dollar items are in cases instead of just out on the shelves. Plenty of stores escort high dollar items out. Go to WalMart and buy a big screen TV and listen to the overhead speakers. They will mention a big ticket item is leaving. Do you think they are afraid someone is going to watch TV on their way out or do you think maybe they'd rather not have people walking out with free TVs?​

It's probably just me, but why is an unloaded gun going there for repair safer than a loaded CCW?

Because loaded CCWs stay in the holster and aren't waved around in the gunsmith's face while some guy says, "This is what happens when I pull the trigger." Read a few of the ND/AD story threads and note how many of them involve guns in holsters and how many involve guns being fiddled with.