Jericho941
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My experience at Wal-Mart
Tried opening carrying for the first time at my local Wal-Mart. It went well the whole time through the store right up until the end. I was with my wife and my 8 month old daughter, she got a little fussy so I ended up carrying her in my arms almost the whole time as well. My firearm, an IMI Jericho 941, was on my right hip in a Blackhawk OWB holster the whole time.
No one said anything or even seemed to notice it right up until I got in line at the checkout. I was approached by a women in a white collared shirt and a tall man. The women appeared to be an employee of Wal-Mart as she had a name tag and a headset device, the man was in standard clothes and didn't appear to have any affiliation with them never speaking a word the whole time.
The women said that my firearm was making some of her associates uncomfortable and asked me to remove it from the store. I told her that it wouldn't be a problem but that I'd heard Wal-Mart supported the laws of its particular state. She told me Wal-Mart only supports Concealed Carry and repeated that it made her associates uncomfortable to see a firearm openly carried. I complied with her request and returned my firearm to my car, returning into the store to pay for my items.
Afterwards I sent a letter to Wal-Mart via their Customer support, They responded saying they have "no policy against customers carrying their handgun in our stores as long as he/she is legally permitted by their state to carry the handgun." They also have no sign posted at the door regarding firearms.
So I called the store and requested the manager. He seemed completely clueless on the issue although was quite polite discussing it with me. At the end of the conversation told me firearms are not permitted at all unless concealed, but not because it was permitted, only because they couldn't know you were carrying. He claimed there should be a sign on the door saying no firearms and that he would check to be sure there was one, despite me telling him about the letter from their Customer Care.
I'm not sure what to do about this issue at this point, other than to un-tuck my shirt and wear an IWB holster. It has been a few weeks now and there is still no sign posted at the door. Any thoughts or Ideas?
Tried opening carrying for the first time at my local Wal-Mart. It went well the whole time through the store right up until the end. I was with my wife and my 8 month old daughter, she got a little fussy so I ended up carrying her in my arms almost the whole time as well. My firearm, an IMI Jericho 941, was on my right hip in a Blackhawk OWB holster the whole time.
No one said anything or even seemed to notice it right up until I got in line at the checkout. I was approached by a women in a white collared shirt and a tall man. The women appeared to be an employee of Wal-Mart as she had a name tag and a headset device, the man was in standard clothes and didn't appear to have any affiliation with them never speaking a word the whole time.
The women said that my firearm was making some of her associates uncomfortable and asked me to remove it from the store. I told her that it wouldn't be a problem but that I'd heard Wal-Mart supported the laws of its particular state. She told me Wal-Mart only supports Concealed Carry and repeated that it made her associates uncomfortable to see a firearm openly carried. I complied with her request and returned my firearm to my car, returning into the store to pay for my items.
Afterwards I sent a letter to Wal-Mart via their Customer support, They responded saying they have "no policy against customers carrying their handgun in our stores as long as he/she is legally permitted by their state to carry the handgun." They also have no sign posted at the door regarding firearms.
So I called the store and requested the manager. He seemed completely clueless on the issue although was quite polite discussing it with me. At the end of the conversation told me firearms are not permitted at all unless concealed, but not because it was permitted, only because they couldn't know you were carrying. He claimed there should be a sign on the door saying no firearms and that he would check to be sure there was one, despite me telling him about the letter from their Customer Care.
I'm not sure what to do about this issue at this point, other than to un-tuck my shirt and wear an IWB holster. It has been a few weeks now and there is still no sign posted at the door. Any thoughts or Ideas?