Kivuli
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I went to get a capo for my guitar today at the Greensboro Guitar Center and shortly after starting to look for them I was approached by the assistant manager who asked to see a badge or permit. I informed him that I didn't need either and he told me that I wasn't allowed to carry in the store. I asked him if that was store policy and he replied that it was. I requested either the actual manager or contact information for the same and he gave me his manager's name and the corporate number for Guitar Center.
There were no signs posted at the entrance and I have been trying to find on the Guitar Center website their policy regarding firearms. So far no luck. I intend to send a message to both the store manager and the corporate customer service center about it.
EDIT: Message sent was as follows-
To whom it may concern,
Today, July the 5th, I entered your Greensboro, NC store seeking to make a purchase. As I always do, I was carrying a handgun in a holster for my personal protection. A short while after entering the store I was approached by the assistant manager of the store and asked for either a badge or permit, neither of which is required in the state of NC to lawfully carry a handgun. I do have a valid NC concealed carry permit so I informed him of that fact. He then told me I was not allowed to carry in the store. I did not notice any notices or signs posted upon the entrance or premises disbarring such, so I asked him whether this was a store policy. He replied that it was. I then asked him for contact information for the general manager of his location, bid him a good day, and left the store.
I have been searching for a copy of your corporate policy regarding firearms but have not been able to find one on your website. As I mentioned, I found no notice upon the premises forbidding the lawful carry of firearms within. If it is not within Guitar Center's policy, I would ask that a notice be sent to this store informing it that it has overstepped its bounds. I do not wish to cease patronage of your stores, but I cannot in good conscience support a company that denies me the basic human right of self-defense.
I went to get a capo for my guitar today at the Greensboro Guitar Center and shortly after starting to look for them I was approached by the assistant manager who asked to see a badge or permit. I informed him that I didn't need either and he told me that I wasn't allowed to carry in the store. I asked him if that was store policy and he replied that it was. I requested either the actual manager or contact information for the same and he gave me his manager's name and the corporate number for Guitar Center.
There were no signs posted at the entrance and I have been trying to find on the Guitar Center website their policy regarding firearms. So far no luck. I intend to send a message to both the store manager and the corporate customer service center about it.
EDIT: Message sent was as follows-
To whom it may concern,
Today, July the 5th, I entered your Greensboro, NC store seeking to make a purchase. As I always do, I was carrying a handgun in a holster for my personal protection. A short while after entering the store I was approached by the assistant manager of the store and asked for either a badge or permit, neither of which is required in the state of NC to lawfully carry a handgun. I do have a valid NC concealed carry permit so I informed him of that fact. He then told me I was not allowed to carry in the store. I did not notice any notices or signs posted upon the entrance or premises disbarring such, so I asked him whether this was a store policy. He replied that it was. I then asked him for contact information for the general manager of his location, bid him a good day, and left the store.
I have been searching for a copy of your corporate policy regarding firearms but have not been able to find one on your website. As I mentioned, I found no notice upon the premises forbidding the lawful carry of firearms within. If it is not within Guitar Center's policy, I would ask that a notice be sent to this store informing it that it has overstepped its bounds. I do not wish to cease patronage of your stores, but I cannot in good conscience support a company that denies me the basic human right of self-defense.