Polite Posture
Regular Member
I was recently asked to not come into a Pizza Hut with my firearm. I had been there the whole time waiting for my pizza (even the manager came to the front saw me and said nothing and then walked back to her office) It wasn't until I came back and asked for paper plates that the cashier told me that next time to not come back because I might make the other customers feel uneasy.
One of the employees saw me and motioned for me to cover my weapon with my shirt. When I came back and encountered their concerns, I told them that asking me to conceal my firearm was basically asking me to break the law since I'm still waiting on my CCW. I was then told that it makes the customers fearful and was told to not come into the store next time with my firearm.
The manager told me that she doesn't want it in her store. I then asked for the number to corporate and was given the district managers # and the franchise owners #. It was the first time I was asked to do so and would like to know what I should do other than how I handled myself in this situation. I want to respect their rights as well as mine, and would like to know if there was anything else I could have done better. (Avoid having to explain myself, my rights and just walk away etc)
I spoke with the District Manager and after conversing with him, he gave me a call back and told me that I will still be allowed into the store and that he didn't know why she handled the situation in that manner (Store manager told me she didn't say anything to me when she saw me because there was a customer in the store and she didn't want to provoke me) This statement made me feel angry inside because I felt like she had just labeled me as a bad person... I would mainly like advice on how to deal with the initial contact because the employees had no problem, it seemed like it was just their manager who did.
I also live in a "safe" neighborhood so I also want your take on encounters with "sheeple" I've seen folks who just freeze and get nervous at just the sight of a non law enforcement officer with a firearm.
Concerned Law Abiding Citizen
P.S. I'd like to become a Law Enforcement Officer/Detective and understanding the mindsets of others would help a lot in my opinion.
One of the employees saw me and motioned for me to cover my weapon with my shirt. When I came back and encountered their concerns, I told them that asking me to conceal my firearm was basically asking me to break the law since I'm still waiting on my CCW. I was then told that it makes the customers fearful and was told to not come into the store next time with my firearm.
The manager told me that she doesn't want it in her store. I then asked for the number to corporate and was given the district managers # and the franchise owners #. It was the first time I was asked to do so and would like to know what I should do other than how I handled myself in this situation. I want to respect their rights as well as mine, and would like to know if there was anything else I could have done better. (Avoid having to explain myself, my rights and just walk away etc)
I spoke with the District Manager and after conversing with him, he gave me a call back and told me that I will still be allowed into the store and that he didn't know why she handled the situation in that manner (Store manager told me she didn't say anything to me when she saw me because there was a customer in the store and she didn't want to provoke me) This statement made me feel angry inside because I felt like she had just labeled me as a bad person... I would mainly like advice on how to deal with the initial contact because the employees had no problem, it seemed like it was just their manager who did.
I also live in a "safe" neighborhood so I also want your take on encounters with "sheeple" I've seen folks who just freeze and get nervous at just the sight of a non law enforcement officer with a firearm.
Concerned Law Abiding Citizen
P.S. I'd like to become a Law Enforcement Officer/Detective and understanding the mindsets of others would help a lot in my opinion.