langzaiguy
Regular Member
Our 5/3 bank here in Georgetown had a "No Weapons" sticker on their front door provided, ironically, by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. Last year I emailed corporate about if this decision was made by the bank manager or if it was corporate policy. Their reply follows:
Thank you for choosing Fifth Third Bank. I would be happy to assist you. Fifth Third Bank is very concerned for the welfare of our customers and employees. Sometimes we are unable to completely comply with our customers’ requests as a result of Federal or State Laws. We are required to comply with the letter and spirit of the law. In conjunction with this we invest thousands of dollars annually to protect our Banking Centers, and we partner with the local law enforcement agencies throughout all of our affiliates, to operate in as safe and secure a method as possible.
They seemed to have danced around my question. I probably should have been more diligent about taking my business elsewhere but, nevertheless, I stayed with 5/3 while keeping an eye out for another place to bank. As of recently, however, they have taken down their "No Weapons" sign. I told my banker that I was happy to see it down that I had been looking elsewhere. He said he carried as well and was happy to see it go. He said that recently, an email from corporate went out to all the managers and told them that because of recent legislation, all signs must be taken down immediately. I'm assuming that they thought HB (SB?) 500 applied to them.
Thank you for choosing Fifth Third Bank. I would be happy to assist you. Fifth Third Bank is very concerned for the welfare of our customers and employees. Sometimes we are unable to completely comply with our customers’ requests as a result of Federal or State Laws. We are required to comply with the letter and spirit of the law. In conjunction with this we invest thousands of dollars annually to protect our Banking Centers, and we partner with the local law enforcement agencies throughout all of our affiliates, to operate in as safe and secure a method as possible.
They seemed to have danced around my question. I probably should have been more diligent about taking my business elsewhere but, nevertheless, I stayed with 5/3 while keeping an eye out for another place to bank. As of recently, however, they have taken down their "No Weapons" sign. I told my banker that I was happy to see it down that I had been looking elsewhere. He said he carried as well and was happy to see it go. He said that recently, an email from corporate went out to all the managers and told them that because of recent legislation, all signs must be taken down immediately. I'm assuming that they thought HB (SB?) 500 applied to them.