Thankyou To All The Stores That Respect Open Carry

Far to often we focus on the negative and forget the positive. I want to thank all the stores that respect our right to carry. I thought we could make a list to help anyone new to OC and to show that most stores follow state law and don't have any problems with oc. I believe we should suport those who suport us. I have OC'ed at these places with no problem and they have earned my buisness.

Thank You
Walmart- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Viroqua and Prairie Du Chiene
Tractor Supply- Viroqua
Nelson Ag. Center- Viroqua
Kwik Trip- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Coon Valley and Viroqua
Fazolis- Onalaska
Shopko- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Home Depo- Onalaska
Gander Mt.- Onalaska
Panerra Bread- Onalaska
McDonalds- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Cabellas- Prairie Du Chiene
Culvers- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Marineland- Onalaska
Menards- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Payless Shoes- Onalaska
Starbucks- Onalaska

Please everybody feel free to add to this list. We need to show that stores that don't allow oc are in the minority.
Carry on and carry proud.

I must agree with you Johnny.
I would also add a thanks to Mills Fleet Farm (Germantown) the Menards on Browndeer Road in Milwaukee, and both my local Pick n Saves (Good Hope, and North Green Bay Road). It sure is nice to know that I am welcome as I am, at all of them.
I guess my real show of thanks is the cash I spend, time and time again, at the stores that show me basic respect. I get respect from them, they get money from me... It's a good deal.

And thank you to all the stores that exercise your legal right to choose whether you want armed civilians in your stores with perhaps little or no knowledge of the guns they carry. This is America and that is the law.

Frankly I have carried in so many stores in the LaCrosse area that it would take a whole page of posts to list them and have never once been asked to leave or even approached by a manager or employee except for one instance in an actual gun store lol.

Sometimes I wonder if it isn't kooks fooling around with their sidearms, looking shady, or being overtly aggressive that sets off a negative wave. I have even gone so far as to seek out store owners and managers that I know have seen me OC and introduce myself, give them literature and thank them for being pro-carry as was the recent case with the franchise owner of both McDonald's in LaCrosse.

johnny amish said:

Far to often we focus on the negative and forget the positive. I want to thank all the stores that respect our right to carry. I thought we could make a list to help anyone new to OC and to show that most stores follow state law and don't have any problems with oc. I believe we should suport those who suport us. I have OC'ed at these places with no problem and they have earned my buisness.

Thank You
Walmart- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Viroqua and Prairie Du Chiene
Tractor Supply- Viroqua
Nelson Ag. Center- Viroqua
Kwik Trip- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Coon Valley and Viroqua
Fazolis- Onalaska
Shopko- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Home Depo- Onalaska
Gander Mt.- Onalaska
Panerra Bread- Onalaska
McDonalds- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Cabellas- Prairie Du Chiene
Culvers- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Marineland- Onalaska
Menards- LaCrosse and Onalaska

Please everybody feel free to add to this list. We need to show that stores that don't allow oc are in the minority.
Carry on and carry proud.

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These are off the top of my head:

Dam Road Gun Shop - Delavan
Wal-Mart - Delavan
Starbucks - Delavan
Franks County Market - Elkhorn
Dunham's Sporting Goods - Delavan
Culvers - Elkhorn
Panera - Delavan

I'll think of more.

I agree with Spartacus, however, that the list will be very long. That is good!

We should put this on Blains fb wall !

Also thanks to :

Mills F&F Waupaca,Clintonville,Stevens Point,Appleton,Green Bay
Wal-Mart Plover,Appleton,New London
Cousins Subs Appleton,Wautoma,St.Francis
Menards Appleton,Plover
Sandbur Corners Iola
B bar 10 western wear Amhearst
Frontier restaurant Amhearst
Wolf River Drive In Fremont
Lowes Plover
Rick's Guns Iola
Jakes barber shop Iola
Shivers soft serve Iola

These are just a few I patronize

paul@paul-fisher.com said:

I agree with Spartacus, however, that the list will be very long. That is good!

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A long list is what we need. We can show any new commers to this forum and any anti's lurking in the shadows that oc is very well respected in this state.

Paddock Lake Sports
Antique / Furniture Store in same building / entrance as above...

How about making this a sticky...????

Outdoorsman

Mechanics LTD. - Racine
Wal-Mart - Sturtevant
Woodman's - Kenosha
Gander Mountain - Kenosha, Franklin
Lizzy's Green Cafe - Kansasville

Thanks to the stores listed below, I'll add more when I can:

Wal-Mart - Menomonie, WI
Culvers - Menomonie, WI
Mill's Fleet Farm - Menomonie, WI

Updated list via cut and paste from here into word then cut and paste all back here...

Walmart- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Viroqua and Prairie Du Chiene
Tractor Supply- Viroqua
Nelson Ag. Center- Viroqua
Kwik Trip- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Coon Valley and Viroqua
Fazolis- Onalaska
Shopko- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Home Depo- Onalaska
Gander Mt.- Onalaska
Panerra Bread- Onalaska
McDonalds- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Cabellas- Prairie Du Chiene
Culvers- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Marineland- Onalaska
Menards- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Dam Road Gun Shop - Delavan
Wal-Mart - Delavan
Starbucks - Delavan
Franks County Market - Elkhorn
Dunham's Sporting Goods - Delavan
Culvers - Elkhorn
Panera – Delavan
Mills F&F Waupaca,Clintonville,Stevens Point,Appleton,Green Bay
Wal-Mart Plover,Appleton,New London
Cousins Subs Appleton,Wautoma,St.Francis
Menards Appleton,Plover
Sandbur Corners Iola
B bar 10 western wear Amhearst
Frontier restaurant Amhearst
Wolf River Drive In Fremont
Lowes Plover
Rick's Guns Iola
Jakes barber shop Iola
Shivers soft serve Iola
Paddock Lake Sports – Paddock Lake WI. Kenosha County
Antique / Furniture Store in same building same entrance as above...
Mechanics LTD. - Racine
Wal-Mart - Sturtevant
Woodman's - Kenosha
Gander Mountain - Kenosha

Saved in my computer as a word document...will keep updating accordingly...

Outdoorsman.

Edited to add ... Maybe we (I) could catagorize the list by geographical area..???

There's a website called Friend or Foe that keeps track of stores support/nonsupport of our rights, but it's pretty empty right now. The tool is there, but we need to add businesses to the database, and so it's largely up to us if we want to use it to make it an awesome tool or a sub-par one like it is now. I entered Menomonie, WI and the only thing it pulled up was Oakwood Mall in Eau Claire. It's also mentioned in the stickied thread for the WI forum, "Stores that infringe upon our rights".

johnny amish said:

Far to often we focus on the negative and forget the positive. I want to thank all the stores that respect our right to carry. I thought we could make a list to help anyone new to OC and to show that most stores follow state law and don't have any problems with oc. I believe we should suport those who suport us. I have OC'ed at these places with no problem and they have earned my buisness.

Thank You
Walmart- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Viroqua and Prairie Du Chiene
Tractor Supply- Viroqua
Nelson Ag. Center- Viroqua
Kwik Trip- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Coon Valley and Viroqua
Fazolis- Onalaska
Shopko- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Home Depo- Onalaska
Gander Mt.- Onalaska
Panerra Bread- Onalaska
McDonalds- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Cabellas- Prairie Du Chiene
Culvers- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Marineland- Onalaska
Menards- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Payless Shoes- Onalaska
Starbucks- Onalaska

Please everybody feel free to add to this list. We need to show that stores that don't allow oc are in the minority.
Carry on and carry proud.

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Menards - City Baraboo
Pierces - West Baraboo
Sears - West Baraboo
Shoebox - West Baraboo
Walmart - West Baraboo
Whitetail crossing - Delton
Culvers - Lake Delton
Tanager Outlet Mall Lake Delton ???????? Not a problem yet

Updated and started to sort by region...

Tractor Supply- Viroqua
Nelson Ag. Center- Viroqua
McDonalds- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Culvers- LaCrosse and Viroqua
Cabellas- Prairie Du Chiene
Walmart- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Viroqua and Prairie Du Chiene
Kwik Trip- LaCrosse, Onalaska, Coon Valley and Viroqua
Shopko- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Menards- LaCrosse and Onalaska
Fazolis- Onalaska
Home Depo- Onalaska
Gander Mt.- Onalaska
Panerra Bread- Onalaska
Marineland- Onalaska
Mills F&F Waupaca,Clintonville,Stevens Point,Appleton,Green Bay
Wal-Mart Plover,Appleton,New London
Cousins Subs Appleton,Wautoma,St.Francis
Menards Appleton,Plover
Sandbur Corners Iola
Menards - City Baraboo
Pierces - West Baraboo
Sears - West Baraboo
Shoebox - West Baraboo
Walmart - West Baraboo
B bar 10 western wear Amhearst
Frontier restaurant Amhearst
Wolf River Drive In Fremont
Lowes Plover
Rick's Guns Iola
Jakes barber shop Iola
Shivers soft serve Iola
Subway in Greenfield
Greenfield News and Hobby
Dam Road Gun Shop - Delavan
Dunham's Sporting Goods - Delavan
Wal-Mart - Delavan
Starbucks - Delavan
Panera – Delavan
Franks County Market - Elkhorn
Culvers - Elkhorn
Lizzy's Green Fish Cafe - Kansasville Racine County
Paddock Lake Sports – Paddock Lake WI. Kenosha County
Antique / Furniture Store in same building same entrance as above...
Mechanics LTD. - Racine
Wal-Mart - Sturtevant
Woodman's - Kenosha
Gander Mountain - Kenosha
Whitetail crossing - Delton
Culvers - Lake Delton
Tanager Outlet Mall Lake Delton ???????? Not a problem yet

Outdoorsman

And nobody has added Lizzy's green fish cafe? Even though they have hosted multiple O-C dinners? Geez guys.

Nutczak said:

And nobody has added Lizzy's green fish cafe? Even though they have hosted multiple O-C dinners? Geez guys.

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I added Lizzy's to my initial post.

I just added Lizzy's to the most current list... rather than repost the entire list...

Thanks for bring that to my attention as I have attended OC meets there and did not even realize they were not on the list...

Outdoorsman

This is an excellent list.
If we get the chance we should try to thank a manager/owner next time we visit one of these places. It doesn't take to much time to say thanks and spread our message, it won't be forgotten.

I'd add to the list, but realistically it's just simpler to add to the stores that infringe on our rights thread. Right before I joined we had threads detailing stores that allowed open carry and it was even grouped into city's and stuff. I'd look for it but my search-foo is not strong.

We have made such progress in the last couple of years that now instead of being happy of where we can carry, we only get excited about where we can't :lol:. It seemed not to long ago I'd do a quick search to see if a store I was going to was visited by another carrier and get concerned that I might be the first to test it out but after time I realized it's not a big deal, nobody says anything, rarely are there any signs posted and people just don't care.

The only places I won't carry into even though they are not posted are Marcus theaters (I still go but they are anti-gun and I don't want to be the one they post signs for), Farm & Fleet (anti-gun, Just don't shop there), Gun Stores (Most seem anti-carry, I'd ask first) and gas stations (I don't want to freak out an attendant while I load my gun!). Everyplace else I just treat like I wasn't carrying and go about my business and I haven't had a negative encounter yet. The only place that gave me a weird feeling was Kohls department store because it was full of woman and they definitely noticed but looking back I had just gotten off of work and I was dirty and stinky as hell, they probably would have given me dirty looks firearm or not .

I've carried at the Subway in Greenfield on 76th and Layton and Greenfield News and Hobby on 68th and Layton. The owner/manager at GNH is a gun supporter.

Updated current list (a few posts back)....

Outdoorsman