Mahan0331
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I had an incident at the Bank of America off of Willow Creek Rd up in Prescott a while back. I went in to withdrawal some money, wearing my sidearm, and the little hippie chick (blond girl, don't recall her name) told me it was Illegal to carry a gun into a bank because it is federally regulated, and therefore is the same as a federal building. And that if I returned I would be asked to leave. As Iwalked out I did not see a No Firearms sign.
I went back to school (Yavapai College - Gunsmithing) and got the 'word' from my Sheriff bud, a few retired LEO's, and some instructors - and of course everyone agreed that this was bullshit. I called the branch and talked to the branch manager, a gal named Sharon Vaunais, who told me the same 'story' that the teller had. I explained that I had talked to my Sheriff bud and how he disagreed with what she was saying, and she responded by telling me "the Sheriff's Dept wont know these laws, only the Prescott Police Dept would know". Really chick??:banghead:
So I call the Prescott Police and was transferred to a guy, explained the situation and he put me on hold while he did a little law research. After about 10 mins or so he got back on the line, telling me that he and his LT found no such law, State or Federal, regarding firearms being prohibited in banks. The only gun anything he found was that it is ok to place a firearm inside a safety deposit box - good to know I guess.
So thinking this was a Bank of America thing, I called around - the other B of A's in the Prescott area, as well the one I frequent on the west side. They all agreed that firearms are not a problem - and that this branch manager was forcing her own agenda.
I filed a complaint with B of A - not sure if it did anything.
However I asked my wife (Banker with Wells Fargo) to ask around and see what her co workers had officially heard regarding firearms - the only thinggun related was that I guess one of them had been reprimanded before when asking a gun dude to leave (pro gun company I guess)....so lets hope I get the same with this.
I am going to call theRegional Manager tomorrow and see if I am going to be given a hard time again- as I need to conduct business there soon. Lets see what happens.......
I had an incident at the Bank of America off of Willow Creek Rd up in Prescott a while back. I went in to withdrawal some money, wearing my sidearm, and the little hippie chick (blond girl, don't recall her name) told me it was Illegal to carry a gun into a bank because it is federally regulated, and therefore is the same as a federal building. And that if I returned I would be asked to leave. As Iwalked out I did not see a No Firearms sign.
I went back to school (Yavapai College - Gunsmithing) and got the 'word' from my Sheriff bud, a few retired LEO's, and some instructors - and of course everyone agreed that this was bullshit. I called the branch and talked to the branch manager, a gal named Sharon Vaunais, who told me the same 'story' that the teller had. I explained that I had talked to my Sheriff bud and how he disagreed with what she was saying, and she responded by telling me "the Sheriff's Dept wont know these laws, only the Prescott Police Dept would know". Really chick??:banghead:
So I call the Prescott Police and was transferred to a guy, explained the situation and he put me on hold while he did a little law research. After about 10 mins or so he got back on the line, telling me that he and his LT found no such law, State or Federal, regarding firearms being prohibited in banks. The only gun anything he found was that it is ok to place a firearm inside a safety deposit box - good to know I guess.
So thinking this was a Bank of America thing, I called around - the other B of A's in the Prescott area, as well the one I frequent on the west side. They all agreed that firearms are not a problem - and that this branch manager was forcing her own agenda.
I filed a complaint with B of A - not sure if it did anything.
However I asked my wife (Banker with Wells Fargo) to ask around and see what her co workers had officially heard regarding firearms - the only thinggun related was that I guess one of them had been reprimanded before when asking a gun dude to leave (pro gun company I guess)....so lets hope I get the same with this.
I am going to call theRegional Manager tomorrow and see if I am going to be given a hard time again- as I need to conduct business there soon. Lets see what happens.......