Luther1517
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Tonight I spent over an hour in the Kernersville Wal-Mart shopping while OC'ing without incident. I carry a Kimber Crimson Carry 3" .45 (1911), tonight I had it in my IWB, nice and discrete. I went across the street to Harris Teeter and was in the store no more than 20 mins, when I noticed a store employee walking directly toward me from behind. I turned to face him and he says "I have to ask you to take your gun and lock it up in your car". I ask "Why, do you folks have a store policy prohibiting firearms in your store?" He replies, "No, but several customers have said that you are making them nervous." "By doing what, shopping?", I asked."No, its your gun", the asst. manager states annoyingly. "Well, what's problem. I am in full compliance with North Carolin law. Open Cary of a fire arm is protected under the NC and US constitutions" I say. Now he gets really mad..."Look, I am not going to debate gun laws with you. I know my rights as a store owner. If I ask you to put it in your car, you have to comply". "Oh really, since when do you have the right to disarm a citizen"." Tell you what, I spend over $600 a month here, take my half-full cart and stick it. You'll never see me back in this store again." And I start to walk off. Then he says "Hey..Wait a minute. I have a concealed carry permit myself. I think everybody should carry a gun, but I have got deal with these customers, man. I 'm in a bad spot, you know". I say, "That's cool, but just ask me to cover my weapon. I would be glad to untuck my shirt and cover it. But don't ask me to disarm myself because some anti-gun nut get nervous."
After that exchange, he took me in to the back of the store and wanted to see my Kimber and talk guns for 45 mins. Turned out to be a nice guy, but lacking in the guts dept when it comes to informing customers about NC gun laws. He did ask me to carry concealed next time I visited Harris Teeter in K-ville.
Tonight I spent over an hour in the Kernersville Wal-Mart shopping while OC'ing without incident. I carry a Kimber Crimson Carry 3" .45 (1911), tonight I had it in my IWB, nice and discrete. I went across the street to Harris Teeter and was in the store no more than 20 mins, when I noticed a store employee walking directly toward me from behind. I turned to face him and he says "I have to ask you to take your gun and lock it up in your car". I ask "Why, do you folks have a store policy prohibiting firearms in your store?" He replies, "No, but several customers have said that you are making them nervous." "By doing what, shopping?", I asked."No, its your gun", the asst. manager states annoyingly. "Well, what's problem. I am in full compliance with North Carolin law. Open Cary of a fire arm is protected under the NC and US constitutions" I say. Now he gets really mad..."Look, I am not going to debate gun laws with you. I know my rights as a store owner. If I ask you to put it in your car, you have to comply". "Oh really, since when do you have the right to disarm a citizen"." Tell you what, I spend over $600 a month here, take my half-full cart and stick it. You'll never see me back in this store again." And I start to walk off. Then he says "Hey..Wait a minute. I have a concealed carry permit myself. I think everybody should carry a gun, but I have got deal with these customers, man. I 'm in a bad spot, you know". I say, "That's cool, but just ask me to cover my weapon. I would be glad to untuck my shirt and cover it. But don't ask me to disarm myself because some anti-gun nut get nervous."
After that exchange, he took me in to the back of the store and wanted to see my Kimber and talk guns for 45 mins. Turned out to be a nice guy, but lacking in the guts dept when it comes to informing customers about NC gun laws. He did ask me to carry concealed next time I visited Harris Teeter in K-ville.