Gun/Hunting Store doesn't allow guns.

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My favorite Pawn/Gun shop has a sign on door, "NO LOADED GUNS ALLOWED" . I was in the store one day when a couple guys came in that made the hair on my neck start to stand up. After they left I mentioned to the owner how I had felt, and he also had that 6th sense. I pulled my jacket back to show an empty holster, and told him it was in the car. His only response was that the sign was not meant for everyone and anytime I come in just ignore it. I am not obsessed about carrying my weapon but if I leave the house other than going to the Post Office one of my handguns will be on me somewhere. Too darn old to get my butt whupped, or anything in that line. If I can't carry I don't go, simple rules I live by.
 
I was at Sportsman Warehouse looking at nylon holsters for my LCR-22. I had the gun in my pocket, unloaded, but they didn't know that. I took it out of my pocket to see how it fit in a holster I was looking at... the store did not like that at all.

So the rule is that you can carry concealed, but you can not unholster it inside the store unless it is checked.

One store employee told me that they figure about 2 out of 3 men who come into the store are packing (legally of course).
 
rduchateau2954 said:
Went to a new hunting/gun store in Depere WI. Joe Hunter.

Right on the door is a sign that states "All guns must be checked at counter"

Add that to the mediocre selection, high prices, and a snooty gun salesman and I definitely won't be going back.

A perfect example of how a company can profit from 2a without having to support it.
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One of the last Gun Shows I went to had a similar sign by the door. It was so the gun could be checked to make sure it was unloaded and then a cable tie was used to keep the action open. Didn't see anything anti 2nd Amendment in it at all, just keepin' others safe from the Dumb Azzes. From my experience, most gun salesmen in big box stores are snooty. I generally ignore them unless I need one to take a handgun outta the case, and just look at the price tags. I leave the conversations to those that don't know what they are lookin' for.
 
My local Cabelas only requires firearms to be unloaded and checked at the counter if you're bringing it in to sell or trade it. However, one time not too long ago one of the greeters challenged my man purse (Maxpedition) with "Got anything in there I need to know about?" I said no, glancing at the store police sign next to us to see if it had changed, and went about my visit.

I'm not sure if she was just making sure I wasn't there to sell or trade something, or if she was unfamiliar with her own store policy, but that was the end of it so I didn't push it.
 
royal barnes said:
I went to visit a new(to me) gunstore with an indoor range about an hour east of where I live. I was told it had a large inventory of my favorite types of firearms. Posted on both sides of the entrance were signs in big letters stating,

NO LOADED FIREARMS IN THE STORE
FIREARMS BROUGHT INTO THE STORE MUST BE UNLOADED AND CASED
THIS INCLUDES LEGAL CCW HOLDERS

It is any business's right to forbid ccw carry in their establishment and I will not violate that rule. I got back in my truck and went about my business because they obviously don't need or want it.
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I would not shop there and I would tell them so. I would also tell them I am going to tell everyone I know not to shop there. A business making a living selling handguns to be carried then not allowing them to be carried is insane. I would also get everyone I know to send them a letter.
 
22-rimfire said:
I was at Sportsman Warehouse looking at nylon holsters for my LCR-22. I had the gun in my pocket, unloaded, but they didn't know that. I took it out of my pocket to see how it fit in a holster I was looking at... the store did not like that at all.

So the rule is that you can carry concealed, but you can not unholster it inside the store unless it is checked.

One store employee told me that they figure about 2 out of 3 men who come into the store are packing (legally of course).
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You should have had the courtesy to tell them you were going to try holsters out. Let them check the weapon. Then allow you to proceed. Pulling out your gun and checking holsters without telling them first is improper gun handling. IMO. If a gun comes out of a holster you must tell someone prior to doing so at a gun shop. They will tell you protocol. Same rules apply to gun in case. Also if you want it handled it a specific way you should instruct as well. IE: please do not dry fire my gun or even cycle the action on a revolver with no cylinder track.
 
I agree with Russ. Loaded guns stay holstered unless you need them or you're going to properly clear them to check fit. My local shop (Stockers', I've said a lot of good things about them here) has a simple policy. CCW is fine. Whipping it out isn't. When I wanted to check holster fit several times over the last few years, I tell them, they tell me to clear and leave the mag and round on the counter. Check fit, reload and buy (or not) holster.

The reason to clear is simple. Many people carry Glock, XD, M&P, etc. with no manual safery. Many people have ZERO trigger discipline.
 
One of the last Gun Shows I went to had a similar sign by the door. It was so the gun could be checked to make sure it was unloaded and then a cable tie was used to keep the action open.
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There's basically only one organization that does gun shows around here. A few years ago they instituted a "no guns" policy at the door, probably to deal with the guys who would come in with ten guns strapped to their body and clank around trying to sell them, avoiding the cost of renting a table.

Last year they put up big "NO CCW" signs. I don't even *have* a CCW, but when I saw the sign I got out of line, went back to the car, and drove away.
 
No loaded firearm rules are usually the result of one person screwing it up for everyone else.

When I worked at a indoor shooting range we had a rule that all customers guns must be unloaded when off the range. Well on a shooting league night with a store full of shooters and customers one bonehead had a n.d. in the retail store.

It is amazing how quiet a store can get...

Oh I seen some n.d. at gun shows also. One bonehead managed to shoot a flare off inside the building. It wasn't pretty watching that flare bouncing around in the rafters.

It is even more amazing how quiet a building full of several hundred people can get...
 
I've seen a variety of signs at different shops I've visited over the years. They include things such as:

1) "All firearms must be unloaded and cased, except for legally carried concealed weapons"

2) "Absolutely NO outside firearms in the store. This includes CCW holders!"

3) "No loaded/uncased firearms in the store. No exceptions."

The first type of store I will visit, the other two I generally don't. I'm typically carrying concealed, and I'm not going to leave my gun in the car to visit a gun store. I'm not going to say that I haven't carried into such places before, but signs carry no force of law out here in CO. Generally I just try to respect their wishes, and take my business somewhere where my carry habits won't offend anyone.

Anyway, gun shows are a classic example of gun-related businesses where guns are often checked at the door. I've been to shows in the past where they screen you through a metal detector, and all other firearms that go into the show are zip-tied before entering. Given the way people act at gun shows, I guess it makes sense there. But, I haven't been to a gun show in probably 8 years now, so I don't know how they're handling things these days.
 
Really?! And (obviously) some people actually put up with that? I find that truly amazing.

I would never see the inside of that store.
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They are very popular. Namely because any other gun store within an hour drive "didn't get their lease renewed" and had to move out of town. I do not visit that store anymore. Any store that threatens customers, demeans customers, lies to customers, overcharges, and breaks federal law to cut costs doesn't deserve business. The door pat down searches are done by uniformed police who always "just happen" to be there.

When I do holster fit checks in stores, they are usually spur of the moment and I don't intend on doing it in the store. But when I have done it, I find an employee and let them know what I want to do then excuse myself to the restroom to clear my weapon without alarming other customers or employees. From there I do holster checks.
 
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