Agent 47
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So Itookthe tripupto the BurlingtonSportsmans Warehouse today onmy motorcycle to pick up some new duck decoys and see the place having never been in one before. Imade my way over to the gun counter to see what they had and after talking to a couple employees and looking at a couple guns I was approached by a "manager type" who asked if I had checked my gun before I came in ( this was kind of a confusing question becauseof course I had, I check to make sure it's loaded and operational every morning before donning it ) I asked "what do you mean, check it?" He said all guns must be checked in at customer service to make sure they are unloaded before they can becarried in the store.I asked "Whatis the point of carrying an unloaded gun?" He said "well you can't have a loaded gun in here you will need to go out to your car and unload it and leave the ammo in the car before coming in. I tried to explain that I had ridden a motorcycle and had no place to leave the ammo and he just insisted that I"cannot be in here with that." I decided to leave buton my way out the door I asked an employee if the general manager was in, she replied that he was out untilTuesday but gave me his office phone number to leave a message which I did upon reaching the parking lot.
My message was
"Hello,myname isAaron. Ivisited your store today,Sunday,to shop for some new decoys. I work at Sam's gun shop, which as you may know is the largest gun shop and shooting range in Snohomish county where I have referred dozens of customers to your establishment as I was underthe impression you offer a good selection at decent priceswith good customer service. I am sorry tosay I have been proven wrong on this notion as I was just ejected from your store formy carrying of a handgun in a safe and legal manner. Ifit is indeed your policyto prevent customers legally carrying firearms on your premises I would find that extremely unfortunate. As we are in similar businesses I understand how such an anti-gun policycan be detrimental tosales as it would alienate an enormous percentage ofyour clientele. If you wish to discuss the matter with me or clear up any confusion please call me at ------------ I hope sincerely that this isnot truly your policy as it was not posted at your entrance in accordance with state lawit may be simply one of your employees acting erroneously and I look forward to hearing from you on the matter.
So Itookthe tripupto the BurlingtonSportsmans Warehouse today onmy motorcycle to pick up some new duck decoys and see the place having never been in one before. Imade my way over to the gun counter to see what they had and after talking to a couple employees and looking at a couple guns I was approached by a "manager type" who asked if I had checked my gun before I came in ( this was kind of a confusing question becauseof course I had, I check to make sure it's loaded and operational every morning before donning it ) I asked "what do you mean, check it?" He said all guns must be checked in at customer service to make sure they are unloaded before they can becarried in the store.I asked "Whatis the point of carrying an unloaded gun?" He said "well you can't have a loaded gun in here you will need to go out to your car and unload it and leave the ammo in the car before coming in. I tried to explain that I had ridden a motorcycle and had no place to leave the ammo and he just insisted that I"cannot be in here with that." I decided to leave buton my way out the door I asked an employee if the general manager was in, she replied that he was out untilTuesday but gave me his office phone number to leave a message which I did upon reaching the parking lot.
My message was
"Hello,myname isAaron. Ivisited your store today,Sunday,to shop for some new decoys. I work at Sam's gun shop, which as you may know is the largest gun shop and shooting range in Snohomish county where I have referred dozens of customers to your establishment as I was underthe impression you offer a good selection at decent priceswith good customer service. I am sorry tosay I have been proven wrong on this notion as I was just ejected from your store formy carrying of a handgun in a safe and legal manner. Ifit is indeed your policyto prevent customers legally carrying firearms on your premises I would find that extremely unfortunate. As we are in similar businesses I understand how such an anti-gun policycan be detrimental tosales as it would alienate an enormous percentage ofyour clientele. If you wish to discuss the matter with me or clear up any confusion please call me at ------------ I hope sincerely that this isnot truly your policy as it was not posted at your entrance in accordance with state lawit may be simply one of your employees acting erroneously and I look forward to hearing from you on the matter.