Louisville is the only place in ky you will run into any issues open carrying. I live in Louisville and mostly conceal but Louisville is very blue in a red state.
Odd. I OC everywhere (except Costco) and have never had so much as a comment. Couple times in the Highlands folks ask me if "that's a real gun?"
Wow. You are making a huge deal of nothing and completely talking from ignorance.
I did INFORM the person that open carry was legal in ky. I also informed them that there was not a no firearms sign posted. I asked that she speak with her management to clarify the issue because she would lose a lot of business by doing what she was doing.
She makes minimum wage and deals with crappy customers all day. She seemed disinterested in what I had to say.
I have been in Thornton before and after open carrying without issue. So I chalked this one instance up to one ignorant person.
Pick your battles.
I am on your side and you are coming off very combative and rude.
I can just imagine how well you treat people not on your side.
My only point was that you are likely to see more no firearm signs in Louisville and likely to be questioned more.
You have some how devolved it into a fight.
Easy there bro. I hear where you're coming from. Not to derail and make this "private business X said Y and Z", a couple of comments from this handsome guy.
I've been to so many Thorntons and have never had an issue. This MAY be due to most of the folks I see regularly (i.e folks at the park, stores, etc) ASSUME I'm police/military due to my dress. What do I mean by that? I like durable clothes because I have a big dog. Basically heavy canvas cargo pants, usually 5.11, and a tucked in t-shirt. OR, formal wear with my student ID dangling at my belt. They just assume until weeks after knowing me they ask. You are probably not dressed as mall ninja as I am so folks ask rather than assume. Either way, they get used to it. Basically if you're asked to leave do so. But I found that acting cool and just going about my business, I've never been asked to leave (well except that one time at Highland Coffee Company).
Folks around here put up with a lot of rude anti-gun folks. Their straight-shooting old-school men from what I can tell. It's a type of rhetoric and dialogue from a little while before my time (age 27). I can see how it can come across as off-putting, but honestly everyone here means well.
How do we treat folks we don't agree with? No differently than anyone else. Folks can have their views, and believe me they are used to speaking with folks who are, unlike you from what I can tell, rude and stubborn (pardon me folks of this forum for speaking for you out of turn). I have come to learn they have the patience of saints.
As for No-Firearms signs, I don't see them as often as I thought I would. In fact, I make sure to put
here about all my experiences, good and bad, regarding firearms. I don't even see signs on places where I KNOW the company has a policy against them. That being said, a few places do prominently have them and these places haven't changed ANY of their doorway signs since the 90's (I'm thinking hospitals, universities, and the like). PM me places in Louisville (preferably Downtown, East End, and Highlands) that have these signs and I'll take a look, probably even talk to the proprieter. Honestly I'm just itching for a good discussion with the fine folks who manage/run the place about their signage. Speaking of which, Highland Coffee company is on my list as soon as I can find out who owns it.
Will edit this message as I continue reading your responses.