Kicked out of Costco for open carry

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tdbarge wrote:

He is a member of costco (I assume) so, as pointed out in the previously mentioned thread, he has rights by law. If it was "we search you or you don't get to come in" they might be in the wrong. Just something to look into, be it with corporate or other. That is all.

Also pretty sure Terry v. OH doesn't cover private employees whether they are granting entry or not. Thats an entirely different subject.

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I believe his "costco member rights" would only apply civilly between him and costco and their contract. I'm sure they will have some clause that protects them in a situation like this. Small claims court only if they can prove they were in some way affected with some sort of injury (financial, mental, etc).

In my post, I did say that Constitutional rights don't apply (terry)... only used the phrase "terry pat" because that's in essence what they were trying to do, ha. I guess I should have used a different word to avoid confusion.

It's always interesting to see incidents involving private citizens or employees in search and seizure. Commonly, employees will search suspects, their friends, purses or bags, and at times, the cars of suspected shoplifters. After the officer arrives, all of that evidence is usable since the employee is not a government official. Makes me wonder why anyone would consent to such searches (but then again, criminals are dumb).

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Ugh, that Costco is just annoying. They seem to eyeball everyone for a firearm. Why cant they just be awesome like Manassas?

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rff21- Welcome to the board. Fun experience you had there. Some friendly advice to someone who is either new to the site, or has been browsing but not logged in as a member.

Try the search function -- BEFORE you go somewhere carrying, in the future. See if someone else has had a similar experience. It might save you some time. There is also a link (buried in the threads) for reporting OC friendly businesses in the USA. That way we know who likes us and who doesn't. That will save you from getting any flame responses from others. People here don't have problems helping you out as you will find, but it's nice if you have made an effort to look for information before you ask. The search button is up at the top of the page to the right of the banners.

Have fun.