Agent 47
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So today I got to talk with a security guard from the Alderwood mall, He has worked at the Alderwood mall for a couple months and worked for the Everett mall for a couple years before that.
Our conversation centered around open carry as I asked him if there were any policies in place either at the Everett or Alderwood malls. He kind of avoided this as a direct question throughout our entire conversation but related a story from a few weeks ago that a large man OC'ing a small framed Glock had been in the Alderwood mall and they had called the police on him as it is against their policy to confront anyone with a weapon. They saw the police approach the individual and thought the evildoer was getting what he deserved until several minutes later that criminal went walking right past my buddy the security guard still happily carrying his Glock and continuing to enjoy his shopping experience, completely unmolested. Well mr. mall ninja made a beeline to the police officers who promptly informed him that the man was breaking no laws he was well within his rights and to please not call them again unless it was a real emergency. Well now (as mr. mall ninja proudly told me ) The mall director is having a meeting with the Lynwood Chief of police today to determine what the mall can legally do to prevent people being able to openly carry inside the mall.
This part concerns me, He said that with the holiday season approaching the idea of the panic that an OC'er would cause in a crowded mall is simply to much for the directors ( and security staff ) to deal with and they are trying their very best to put an end to this heinous practice. It was about this time that I informed him that I am one of those crazy nut jobs that he was referring to and the conversation kind of died out reel quick. I think ( If indeed the Alderwood mall is a privately owned mall like he said and the possibility of whomever being able to implement a mall-wide ban of guns is a real possibility ) that someone should convey to them that their individual store owners may not like being painted with that brush as it will lead to several law abiding, money spending citizens to boycott all stores within the mall and given the 13% +- population in this state of CPL holding shoppers that would constitute a dramatic loss in business.
So today I got to talk with a security guard from the Alderwood mall, He has worked at the Alderwood mall for a couple months and worked for the Everett mall for a couple years before that.
Our conversation centered around open carry as I asked him if there were any policies in place either at the Everett or Alderwood malls. He kind of avoided this as a direct question throughout our entire conversation but related a story from a few weeks ago that a large man OC'ing a small framed Glock had been in the Alderwood mall and they had called the police on him as it is against their policy to confront anyone with a weapon. They saw the police approach the individual and thought the evildoer was getting what he deserved until several minutes later that criminal went walking right past my buddy the security guard still happily carrying his Glock and continuing to enjoy his shopping experience, completely unmolested. Well mr. mall ninja made a beeline to the police officers who promptly informed him that the man was breaking no laws he was well within his rights and to please not call them again unless it was a real emergency. Well now (as mr. mall ninja proudly told me ) The mall director is having a meeting with the Lynwood Chief of police today to determine what the mall can legally do to prevent people being able to openly carry inside the mall.
This part concerns me, He said that with the holiday season approaching the idea of the panic that an OC'er would cause in a crowded mall is simply to much for the directors ( and security staff ) to deal with and they are trying their very best to put an end to this heinous practice. It was about this time that I informed him that I am one of those crazy nut jobs that he was referring to and the conversation kind of died out reel quick. I think ( If indeed the Alderwood mall is a privately owned mall like he said and the possibility of whomever being able to implement a mall-wide ban of guns is a real possibility ) that someone should convey to them that their individual store owners may not like being painted with that brush as it will lead to several law abiding, money spending citizens to boycott all stores within the mall and given the 13% +- population in this state of CPL holding shoppers that would constitute a dramatic loss in business.