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so yesterday, sat 12th, oc'd in overland walmart... and you guess it, i got grief. Was nothing I couldnt handle though. Was eye balled by an associate til she decided to call a manager. They came and looked for me, found me, verified, walked away. I knew it wasnt over. Went to sporting goods,I guess they found a manager that had the (thinking of a nice way to say this, not working, guess ill spit it out) BALLS to come and confront me. And i do mean confront. He comes up to me looks me up and down, starts asking if I have a badge, and I said what? He asks If I am a cop, and I said no. Is that a real gun, Well yes sir it is. Well you cant have it in here. (and this is where the gloves come off and the fun stops) I said " why not?" and he starts to tell me something about store policy, at which time I cut him off and say, why are you different from Nampa and Caldwell Walmart? And he asks me, oh uh they allow that, and I said Well Walmart official policy is to follow ( at this point he says oh i need to call so and so, gets on his radio asking for a number) state law. He has to go somewhere else to get his call. I keep looking at the gun cabinet, flat out ask the associate if i am bothering him, he says no, but that he wouldnt sell me any ammo, if he had it. I asked him why not, Mine is already loaded, dont need his ammo. to which he just said well I still wouldnt, I then told him he would be violating state law by refusing to sell to me by discrimating, and he told me walmart policy said he could. ( walmart is above the state/ federal law?) but we then started talking about the youth guns and had a nice conversation. The manager comes back, says well you are right but if we get 1 complaint, you will have to go. and i asked him why, he says well that is part of the policy too. ( and i knew this part, but it is also discretionary on the management too.) I said ok to this, I then asked him that if he got any complaints to tell them I was legally and lawfully carrying in there store and that should allay any fears. I was not contacted again, but was followed throughout the store and had no less then 2 employees walk within 10-20 ft of me the rest of the trip, not to mention the plain clothes loss prevention that was around. It did allow me to meet some national guardsmen and educate them of the laws in Idaho. The first one was from Cali and was amazed, he will hopefully be on here in the next couple weeks and be a part of the group.
