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Tonight I stopped off at the Rite Aid at Factoria Mall in Bellevue, WA.
I was open carrying my FNP45 on my belt. At the checkout, I was approached by the store manager 'Dan', who asked me if I was law enforcement.
I responded, 'no, I own a gunstore in Bellevue called Lowpriceguns.com'.
He then said, 'we don't allow guns in our stores'.
I then asked, 'is this your decision as a manager, or a corporate policy?'
He responded, 'yes, it's a corporate policy.'
I then asked, 'is this posted anywhere?'
He responded, 'no, because we don't post anything that may give the impression that it's an unsafe environment. It makes people uncomfortable.'
I then asked, 'have you had an issue with people feeling uncomfortable about open carry?'
He responded, 'no, not here, but there was an issue at the Safeway next door where someone felt uncomfortable and complained about it.'
I responded, 'I'll post a sign up in my store informing customers that Rite Aid doesn't allow 'guns' inside their stores as company policy.'
He responded, 'well, next time let's just pretend you are law enforcement.... you look the part.'
(I would say I do look the part. I'm 41, clean cut, 6'2", and have an athletic build. I was wearing a fitted black t-shirt, jeans, and black Oakley combat boots. The gun is black and was in a black leather belt holster on my right side.)
He made it clear that this was 'company policy' and not an individual management decision, stating that he personally didn't have an issue with open carry.
Has anyone else had an incident at any other Rite Aid? I did a web search and didn't come up with anything.
Jason - Owner www.Lowpriceguns.com
I was open carrying my FNP45 on my belt. At the checkout, I was approached by the store manager 'Dan', who asked me if I was law enforcement.
I responded, 'no, I own a gunstore in Bellevue called Lowpriceguns.com'.
He then said, 'we don't allow guns in our stores'.
I then asked, 'is this your decision as a manager, or a corporate policy?'
He responded, 'yes, it's a corporate policy.'
I then asked, 'is this posted anywhere?'
He responded, 'no, because we don't post anything that may give the impression that it's an unsafe environment. It makes people uncomfortable.'
I then asked, 'have you had an issue with people feeling uncomfortable about open carry?'
He responded, 'no, not here, but there was an issue at the Safeway next door where someone felt uncomfortable and complained about it.'
I responded, 'I'll post a sign up in my store informing customers that Rite Aid doesn't allow 'guns' inside their stores as company policy.'
He responded, 'well, next time let's just pretend you are law enforcement.... you look the part.'
(I would say I do look the part. I'm 41, clean cut, 6'2", and have an athletic build. I was wearing a fitted black t-shirt, jeans, and black Oakley combat boots. The gun is black and was in a black leather belt holster on my right side.)
He made it clear that this was 'company policy' and not an individual management decision, stating that he personally didn't have an issue with open carry.
Has anyone else had an incident at any other Rite Aid? I did a web search and didn't come up with anything.
Jason - Owner www.Lowpriceguns.com
