Proper Gun Shop Etiquette

[solareclipse]

i ignore those signs. if you are carrying well it will be loaded.

i would say it pertains more to unloading all guns when coming from the range... if there is no range, it's a legal coverage type sign. never seen it abided by or enforced.

 

[mmike87]

Seriously, I think most shop do this to satisfy insurance requirements. If your gun is truly concealed and is properly and safely holstered most folks don't care. In fact, many shop owners who are casually questioned about their policies will tell you just that if you take the time to ask them.

I was visiting a shop out of state once that had such a sign ... I peeked my head in and asked the clerk if CCW was OK in spite of the "no loaded guns" sign and the reply was "I don't see a gun on you. Come on in."

If someone does have a ND in their shop, their can thow their hands up and "we had a sign, and they chose to ignore it" - hopefully providing them some protection.

Gun shops ARE a little different from say, Food Lion. People are often tempted to handle their guns in shop - say while trying to fit a holster, etc. Most people don't unholster their guns in the frozen food aisle. Thus, a ND is MORE likely in a gun shop than in most retail locations. Same goes for gun shows. I was in close proximity to a ND at a gunshow a few months ago. Scary stuff.

I think it's reasonable for a shop to state that CCW is OK but if for any reason other than self defense the gun needs to leave it's holster, it needs to be unloaded before it enters the store. That is for everyone's protection.

That said I will not shop anywhere that truly prohibits CCW, gun shop or not.

 

[Manedwolf]

Regarding reply to my previous post.

We see a "cop" here breaking several gun safety rules, then pulling an "I'm a cop, I'm BETTER than you civilians" attitude bit.

Ok, you are the safety god. You weren't there and have no idea where the gun was in relation to me, but you think that being a hard-on about safety makes you automatically correct. Whatever, think what you want. How many years were you in the military, or law enforcement? Any? Or are you one of the guys I see at the range that most people just laugh at?

So, you can be "too safe" with guns. Gotcha. Gun was loaded, someone was able to pick it up, therefore it was out of your control. And I'd guess YOU are one of the cops who I see at the range that has an ND because they think they're too cool for rules.

Not going to say anything else, since it'd definitely not be High Road.

But this is why I feel LESS safe around cops, a sentiment that's only been becoming more pronounced.

 

[Wes Janson]

Personally, it sounds to me like ThatGunGuy did everything correctly. Randomly confiscating other people's weapon in order to fuss over it, and then doing so unsafely, is poor manners in my book.

 

[smince]

A friend and I work part-time in a local (very rural) gun shop. He and I rotate Saturday's helping. We don't have a sign like this, but perhaps we need one. The stories I could tell...

I was in one day when my friend was working. He and I were talking, and the owner was helping another customer. I had my back to the door when I heard it open. My friend, who I was facing, suddenly went white and his hand dropped to his Commander on his hip. I moved to my right, out of the line of fire. I vaguely remember the owner yelling something or at someone. A "customer" had came through the door (rather quickly) with a .38Super held about mid chest level in a firing grip (and yes, we found out later it was loaded) and his finger on the trigger. Customer got mad and left. He never did "get" what all the fuss was about.

 

[gezzer]

Thatgunguy,

Hey you were wrong, Try and remember 1-5 or so officers are shot with there own gun.

1st mistake you left the loaded gun out as someone grabbed it.

2nd mistake you did not stop it from happening.

3rd mistake you canot admit you screwed up.
The cure for that would have been you getting shot with your own weapon.

Wake up and try to learn from your mistakes or your carrer can come to an abupt halt.

You lucked out this time next time mayby not.

Former peace officer lending advice.

 

[Stainless Chili]

A counter-person in the shop in Strasbourg PA recently kept pointing the gun at me while demonstrating, including showing me the decocker.

How he did not notice me continually moving out of the line of fire is odd.

 

[smince]

Lying a loaded firearm in front of me, literally five inches from my person, isn't a lapse in gun safety.

Maybe not. But letting someone get close enough to grab it up is some kind of lapse.

 

[D-Man]

Stainless Chile - Do you mean Stroudsburg, PA? And by chance are you talking about Dunkleburgers?

That's the shop I go to - in fact, was just there this afternoon. I've always thought the people working there have been very professional in handling their guns, but it only takes one bad time to make a mistake, or bad impression for you.

 

[The_Antibubba]

WhichGunGuy?

Does the fact that I cannot see these posts indicate that Mr. Fife is no longer welcome at THR?

 

[American_Pit_Bull]

Does the fact that I cannot see these posts indicate that Mr. Fife is no longer welcome at THR?

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