Text for an e-mail to Von Maur Dept Stores--

[jfh]

Here's a copy of the text of an e-mail I just sent to Von Maur:

Please forward this to the appropriate policy-makers in your company.

The outcomes from the three shooting incidents this week--the one at your store in Omaha and the two in Colorado--are strikingly different.

At New Life Church, an armed security guard intervened, and ended a tragedy quickly. At your store, relying on a "no weapons" policy and unarmed guards, eight died before the perpetrator committed suicide.

Clearly, the conventional wisdom offered by your security policy makers is of no value for deterrence or for resolution: Criminals will not obey the law, much less signs, and your customers are further prevented effective self-defense by your no weapons policy.

You have some reflection to do about your store policies--and even more importantly, about the assumptions made about the need to prevent law-abiding citizens with a 'carry permit' from being armed on your premises.

jfh ​

Feel free to use this as a guideline for any such e-mail you may wish to send, but do not just COPY and Paste.

jfh

 

[Zundfolge]

Keep in mind that the "No Guns" policy is NOT Von Maur's, but is instead the policy of Simon, the company that owns the mall.

Von Maur couldn't remove the signs if they wanted to and Simon is run by a bunch of anti gun Canadians that will NEVER take their signs down.

 

[jfh]

OK, I stand corrected. Meanwhile, here is the e-mail address for Simon PLG:

Simon PLG contact us

I sent Simon a revised version of that text.

I note that it is based in Indianapolis--are you saying it managed by Canadians, or owned by them?

Jim H.

 

[Oana]

I think we need some clarification on the mall's ownership. I've read here that Simon Property Group owns Westroads, but the link I find on the Westroads Mall site is to General Growth Properties. Simon doesn't have a Westroads mall. Is there some connection to Simon - which I don't find on Simon's site? If not, double-check who you're sending letters to.

 

[jfh]

Thanks for doing the sleuthing

both zundfolge and I should have done. Once I got past the GGP's nauseatingly ironic introduction, I found press release about reopening the mall.

On that page is the e-mail address for the originator of the press release--the Director of Corporate Communications, David Keating. Here's that address--

[email protected]

Jim H.

 

[jfh]

Here's a revised text for use to GGP--

Please forward this to the appropriate policy-makers in your company.

The outcomes from the three shooting incidents last week--the one at your mall in Omaha and the two in Colorado--are strikingly different.

At New Life Church, an armed security guard--in essence, a volunteer with a carry permit--intervened, and ended a tragedy quickly. At your location, relying on a "no weapons" policy and unarmed guards, eight died before the perpetrator committed suicide.

Clearly, the conventional wisdom offered by your security policy makers is of no value for deterrence or for resolution: Criminals will not obey the law, much less signs, and your customers are further prevented effective self-defense by your no weapons policy.

You have some reflection to do about your corporate policies--and even more importantly, about the assumptions made about the need to prevent law-abiding citizens with a 'carry permit' from being armed on your premises.

From your site FAQs page, I note that the Header to that page proudly proclaims that "Since 1993, GGP has provided shareholders with an average total return exceeding 20% annually." I'd like to believe some of that return could be invested in education for your policy makers about the human cost of pursuing gun-control agendas promoting "no weapons" policies.

jfh
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[PatriotAr15]

As a person who used to work at a GGP Mall(And now finds himself more at liberty to talk) can say that Westroads IS owned by GGP.

ALL GGP Malls nationwide, have an anti-gun policy. They may not always post it (especially in areas notoriously populated by NRA/GOA/JPFO members), but that policy is there.

Also, GGP doesn't even hire armed security in light of recent events. Two mall shootings in the past year, and not one policy change. Ridiculous. Even after an armed run of the mill citizen was able to stop Matthew Muray from taking more lives at New Life Church in Colorado Springs.