Statesman
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I read this in the Arizona forum from Brian D. This may prove to be very effective, as it provides concrete evidence of losses to any business that decides to put up "no gun" signs.
Come back a few months later, and drop the receipts on their counter, and politely tell them you stopped doing business at their store, because of their new "no gun" policy. When they see the losses associated with the sign, they will begin to think dollar signs equating to the removal of the no gun signs.
A couple of additional points of interest to the store owner/manager:
* Gun owners are actively getting together, and boycotting your store. We intend to resume our business here once the signs are removed.
* Gun owners are more likely to shop somewhere else, than to support a business that does not allow people to defend themselves against armed criminals.
* Many gun owners may already be boycotting your store, and you are not aware of it, because they are not communicating their intent to you.
* I actually prefer shopping at your store, because it's (insert your reason here). However, I'll go elsewhere where I am allowed to excercise my rights.
Multiply this technique with other gun owners, and the manager/owner will get the message when he runs his/her profit and loss statements!
This is exciting! If we work together to target (no pun intended) stores that have the signs, this may actually work. :celebrate
I read this in the Arizona forum from Brian D. This may prove to be very effective, as it provides concrete evidence of losses to any business that decides to put up "no gun" signs.
Eat or shop. Either way, stop doing business with the anti-gun business owner, and save all your receipts from the other "gun friendly" stores you choose to shop at, when the boycotted store puts up the no gun signs. Just keep in mind that the type of store receipts should match the one you're boycotting.
Come back a few months later, and drop the receipts on their counter, and politely tell them you stopped doing business at their store, because of their new "no gun" policy. When they see the losses associated with the sign, they will begin to think dollar signs equating to the removal of the no gun signs.
A couple of additional points of interest to the store owner/manager:
* Gun owners are actively getting together, and boycotting your store. We intend to resume our business here once the signs are removed.
* Gun owners are more likely to shop somewhere else, than to support a business that does not allow people to defend themselves against armed criminals.
* Many gun owners may already be boycotting your store, and you are not aware of it, because they are not communicating their intent to you.
* I actually prefer shopping at your store, because it's (insert your reason here). However, I'll go elsewhere where I am allowed to excercise my rights.
Multiply this technique with other gun owners, and the manager/owner will get the message when he runs his/her profit and loss statements!
This is exciting! If we work together to target (no pun intended) stores that have the signs, this may actually work. :celebrate
I'm flattered that you want to take thisplan and run with it. In fairness it wasn't my idea originally. We at OFCC did it last year after an open carry event at a gun-unfriendly town near Toledo. Couldn't stick around to see the pile of receipts taken over to the restaurant that didn't want the lunchtime business that 50 or so of us gave to the Big Boy down the street instead, but I'm told the reaction was quite noticeable.