Brandon9mm
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Does anyone have any letters or emails from target on whether they allow or don't allow guns?
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Target stores
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eye95
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I was stopped by the police at the Target in Montgomery, AL. They tried to trespass me when they couldn't get me on a gun charge. The manager contacted corporate and was told in no uncertain terms NOT to trespass me. My gun and I were welcome.
The recording of the stop is on the Internet. There is a thread in the Alabama on the encounter and it has a link to the audio.
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The recording of the stop is on the Internet. There is a thread in the Alabama on the encounter and it has a link to the audio.
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KYKevin
Regular Member
I have had no issues with the one here in Kentucky when I go there. But I do not go there much. I use to have a friend who worked security there and he said they had no problem with it. It has been about 6 months though since I have been in there.
Grizz272
Regular Member
I was in the Target store in Fond Du Lac last week. There were no no gun signs in the entrance. I check everywhere I go and saw none.
Jack House
Regular Member
I currently work for Target, I can't remember what their policy was for customers carrying. But I remember the training material basically saying that if you see someone with a gun, don't approach them, run away and hide or something along those lines. Srsly.
Citizen
Founder's Club Member
We did confirm some years ago that Target had a no guns policy for customers. But, that was something on the order of 4-5 years ago. It may have changed.
I was asked to leave a Target a couple of years ago because of "mall policy". Since then, I've shopped at their stand-alone stores here in Virginia with no issues.
I wouldn't go asking if corporate policy has changed. If there's documentation showing corporate policy is to follow state laws, we don't want that to change.
I wouldn't go asking if corporate policy has changed. If there's documentation showing corporate policy is to follow state laws, we don't want that to change.
eye95
Well-known member
I don't know how to make this an any clearer answer to the OP's question.
1. I was stopped by the police for OC in a Target.
2. The police asked the store manager to trespass me.
3. The store manager called corporate.
4. Corporate's answer amounted to "Don't you dare!"*
It is absolutely clear that Target allows carry, even OC, where lawful. Period.
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On edit: *This is why I am convinced that corporate policy is to allow carry and that stores who do not allow carry are going against policy. The manager called corporate and had to tell the officers on the scene that he could not trespass me for openly carrying a firearm in the Target store.
1. I was stopped by the police for OC in a Target.
2. The police asked the store manager to trespass me.
3. The store manager called corporate.
4. Corporate's answer amounted to "Don't you dare!"*
It is absolutely clear that Target allows carry, even OC, where lawful. Period.
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On edit: *This is why I am convinced that corporate policy is to allow carry and that stores who do not allow carry are going against policy. The manager called corporate and had to tell the officers on the scene that he could not trespass me for openly carrying a firearm in the Target store.
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sudden valley gunner
Regular Member
You could make it clearer by posting evidence to back up your incident.
Brandon9mm
Regular Member
Thanks everyone for the updates. I appreciate the help.
carolina guy
Regular Member
eye95
Well-known member
I frankly don't care whether SVG believes me or not. He has long since been on my not-worth-reading (aka ignore) list.
However, for you and others who might be curious, I posted a thread when the incident happened. There is a partial summary of the recording in the thread. I have bumped it so it will be easy to find in the Alabama section and have added a link to the audio to the last post.
moonie
Regular Member
I carry in our local Target all the time, never been a problem, their security is well aware as I've seen them check me out a few times, but never an issue.
NoTolerance
Regular Member
I'll jump on the "me too" bandwagon: I OC at the Target stores in the Milwaukee area frequently and have never had an issue.
Deanimator
Regular Member
I don't open carry, but I've never seen one in NE Ohio that banned concealed carry.
I go to the one near my house armed all of the time.
So no, they don't have a blanket "no guns" policy.
I go to the one near my house armed all of the time.
So no, they don't have a blanket "no guns" policy.
carolina guy
Regular Member
Good recording...you handled it well. 
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eye95
Well-known member
I suspect that store is going against corporate policy. Have you contacted corporate regarding that store.
BTW, Alabama had a state-wide meeting in the Starbuck's inside the Target in Prattville, about a dozen folks, all OCing in that Target.
Citizen
Founder's Club Member
This is one of the reasons I think Eye is [incorrect in how he approaches these issues]
A few posts above he insults a few readers by saying "I don't know how to make this any clearer..." regarding a single store that didn't trespass him. Like some of us are stupid for not accepting his earlier report about his store as representing nationwide corporate policy.
And, in this post he suspects another store is going against corporate policy...
Meaning, he's never seen the nationwide corporate policy. And, has no documentation to back it up. We're supposed to take his word for it.
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OC for ME
Regular Member
I don't go to Target, I don't like red.
Citizen
Founder's Club Member
In the absence of written policy, we generally recommend "don't ask, don't tell." Just carry normally.
Regarding businesses with unknown policies, you do want to consider whether you want to risk being trespassed. Its pretty rare--most just ask you to leave. But, it does come up every once in a great while.
Regarding businesses with unknown policies, you do want to consider whether you want to risk being trespassed. Its pretty rare--most just ask you to leave. But, it does come up every once in a great while.