OC business sample letter. Please pass it around & make the necessary adjustments for your state.
Hello, my name is [name] and I heard about your shop. [business name] seems like a decent place and the kind of place that I would patronize except for one thing: you don't allow Open Carry (OC).
I recently read on OpenCarry.org (OCDO) (open carry thread link -if possible) that you have a policy prohibiting OC.
I am both amazed and offended that [your business] would have such a policy that discriminates against OC'ers. I'm sure you are aware that [insert state] is a traditional Open Carry state and enjoys complete state preemption of all city, county and municipal firearms laws. Concealed Carry is most certainly a privilege granted by the state (an infringement) and certainly not a right, while OC is a far sight closer to the actual right to "bear" arms as intended by our Founders. I would be very interested in hearing hear how you have determined that my OC firearm is more dangerous than any other CC firearm allowed in your store?
I have been trained with firearms time and time again, have been fingerprinted, and had my background investigated many times over. I do not need to "prove" my training or ability to be safe to any business or to any state any further than I already have.
As an American, I fully understand and respect that your private property rights overrule my RK&BA. As an avid Open Carrier, a Second Amendment Activist and consumer I will not go disarmed and therefore unfortunately cannot patronize your store, nor recommend it to my friends on OCDO as long as your policy against Open Carry is in effect. I would most certainly hate to see [business name] added to a list of "Businesses that Ban Guns" located at
http://www.friendorfoe.us
I invite you to come take a look at
http://www.OpenCarry.org and visit our discussion at [insert web location]. We have thousands of members across the nation, some international members as well and are quite involved in supporting all gun rights not only in [your local] state, but across the nation. You will find that many if not most OC'ers are in the same category as me and have been thoroughly trained and some are even more acutely aware of the current firearms laws than most CC instructors, LEO's and politicians.
OC provides us the opportunity to engage and educate the public on not just the legality of OC but the fact that not only LEO's or criminals carry guns, but average Americans going about their daily lives. It certainly helps counter the stereotypes of gun carriers that have permeated the liberally biased media as of late. OC is also more comfortable and has been shown to be quite the crime deterrent.
I sincerely hope that you will reconsider your anti-OC policy and open your doors to myself and the rapidly growing number of Open Carriers here in the [local] area. I am available should you be willing to discuss this matter further.
I look forward to hearing from you and look forward to the day when I and the other OC'ers in [local area] can patronize your store.
Most Sincerely,
[OC'er]
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