Good morning, all. I've lurked around for quite some time but a recent experience at the Richland Mall in Mansfield, OH prompted me to post to get a few opinions on how I handled the situation.
On Tuesday (July 3rd?) I entered the Mall around 5:30 pm to make a trip to GameStop to pick up a game I had called about, and I also stopped to grab some pretzels. I got my food and headed to GS, getting looks as per usual while OCing. I purchased my game and BS'ed with the employees for 10 minutes or so and decided to head home. I walked back through the mall and returned to my vehicle. As I sat down in my vehicle and unholstered my firearm, I was approached by 4 mall cops. I was about to close my door, when their "leader" called out to me from across the entire parking lot. I waited patiently while the out-of-breath gentlemen approached me. They surrounded my vehicle in an aggressive stance, two of them had their mace drawn (They don't carry guns), and one of them told me that the Mall doesn't allow OC. I informed him that there were no signs posted on the doors I entered through, or any other doors for that matter. He told me it didn't matter because signs or not "we do not allow it".
He told me that they do allow CC, but not OC, and this incident would prompt signs to be put up on all entrances. I told him I had no way of knowing that I was breaking their rule, and I wouldn't OC in the mall in the future. After the conversation I closed my door and they all stepped back and watched me leave the parking lot. On a side note: I actually work at a store in the mall, and have seen several people OC on multiple occasions. I guess it's not that big of a deal but I feel the way it all played out was kind of BS.
Thoughts? :banghead:
On Tuesday (July 3rd?) I entered the Mall around 5:30 pm to make a trip to GameStop to pick up a game I had called about, and I also stopped to grab some pretzels. I got my food and headed to GS, getting looks as per usual while OCing. I purchased my game and BS'ed with the employees for 10 minutes or so and decided to head home. I walked back through the mall and returned to my vehicle. As I sat down in my vehicle and unholstered my firearm, I was approached by 4 mall cops. I was about to close my door, when their "leader" called out to me from across the entire parking lot. I waited patiently while the out-of-breath gentlemen approached me. They surrounded my vehicle in an aggressive stance, two of them had their mace drawn (They don't carry guns), and one of them told me that the Mall doesn't allow OC. I informed him that there were no signs posted on the doors I entered through, or any other doors for that matter. He told me it didn't matter because signs or not "we do not allow it".
He told me that they do allow CC, but not OC, and this incident would prompt signs to be put up on all entrances. I told him I had no way of knowing that I was breaking their rule, and I wouldn't OC in the mall in the future. After the conversation I closed my door and they all stepped back and watched me leave the parking lot. On a side note: I actually work at a store in the mall, and have seen several people OC on multiple occasions. I guess it's not that big of a deal but I feel the way it all played out was kind of BS.
Thoughts? :banghead: