jmelvin
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A few weeks ago I was visiting my parents who are building a home in the Marysville area and did a little shopping for them at the local Home Depot. However, upon entering I noticed the Ohio "approved" No Firearms sign on the entrance door. Unfortunately because I had a time crunch I went ahead and made my purchase there and have now left the note below for their corporate office. Gun carriers take note of this Home Depot and take your business to someplace friendlier to you.
If I hear that this store has removed the sign I'll gladly post it here!
"On Sunday June 15, 2008 I visited the Home Depot in Marysville, OH to buy some painting supplies for my parents who are in the process of building a home nearby. As I entered the store I noticed a sign, which prohibited law abiding customers from legally carrying their firearms into the store. At the notice of this I was appalled as I regularly carry my own firearm in compliance with applicable laws, for my own protection and typically do not give my business to any store that would ask to have my money and ask that I leave my means to personal defense behind. However, this day I needed to pick up the supplies quickly and didn't know where to go instead since I was only visiting from Lynchburg, Virginia. I had previously been in this same store in December, 2007 when visiting my parents at Christmas time, but did not see any "No Firearm" postings at that time otherwise I'd not have returned this time.
Because "No Firearm" postings do nothing to prevent criminals from pursuing their criminal ways and only disarm those folks who only want to go peaceably and lawfully about their lives, I will not again give my business to this Home Depot, while this posting remains. Further, because I believe that this Home Depot's request creates an area where a criminal understands that people have been disarmed, it is thus a danger to me and also to my parents who would be more likely to shop there. Because of this belief I have encouraged my parents to spend the money for their new home at any of your competitors who do not willfully disarm their law abiding customers who would carry a firearm for their own defense. Not only have I encouraged them with words in this regard, but I have also offered to pay any difference in cost that they might incur from traveling to and purchasing items from a competitor's store. My safety and the safety of my parents is paramount to me and thus I am willing to incur any extra cost they may incur by shopping elsewhere.
Since my local Home Depot (Lynchburg, VA) does not make such a request of me I will gladly continue to give my business to my local Home Depot. However, I hope that the management of the Home Depot in Marysville, Ohio will reconsider the request that lawful firearm owners leave their means of self protection behind as it create a zone where potential crime victims have been willfully disarmed of their tools of self defense."
A few weeks ago I was visiting my parents who are building a home in the Marysville area and did a little shopping for them at the local Home Depot. However, upon entering I noticed the Ohio "approved" No Firearms sign on the entrance door. Unfortunately because I had a time crunch I went ahead and made my purchase there and have now left the note below for their corporate office. Gun carriers take note of this Home Depot and take your business to someplace friendlier to you.
If I hear that this store has removed the sign I'll gladly post it here!"On Sunday June 15, 2008 I visited the Home Depot in Marysville, OH to buy some painting supplies for my parents who are in the process of building a home nearby. As I entered the store I noticed a sign, which prohibited law abiding customers from legally carrying their firearms into the store. At the notice of this I was appalled as I regularly carry my own firearm in compliance with applicable laws, for my own protection and typically do not give my business to any store that would ask to have my money and ask that I leave my means to personal defense behind. However, this day I needed to pick up the supplies quickly and didn't know where to go instead since I was only visiting from Lynchburg, Virginia. I had previously been in this same store in December, 2007 when visiting my parents at Christmas time, but did not see any "No Firearm" postings at that time otherwise I'd not have returned this time.
Because "No Firearm" postings do nothing to prevent criminals from pursuing their criminal ways and only disarm those folks who only want to go peaceably and lawfully about their lives, I will not again give my business to this Home Depot, while this posting remains. Further, because I believe that this Home Depot's request creates an area where a criminal understands that people have been disarmed, it is thus a danger to me and also to my parents who would be more likely to shop there. Because of this belief I have encouraged my parents to spend the money for their new home at any of your competitors who do not willfully disarm their law abiding customers who would carry a firearm for their own defense. Not only have I encouraged them with words in this regard, but I have also offered to pay any difference in cost that they might incur from traveling to and purchasing items from a competitor's store. My safety and the safety of my parents is paramount to me and thus I am willing to incur any extra cost they may incur by shopping elsewhere.
Since my local Home Depot (Lynchburg, VA) does not make such a request of me I will gladly continue to give my business to my local Home Depot. However, I hope that the management of the Home Depot in Marysville, Ohio will reconsider the request that lawful firearm owners leave their means of self protection behind as it create a zone where potential crime victims have been willfully disarmed of their tools of self defense."
