xnetc9
Regular Member
This time I UOC to home depot on beach/chapman and got kicked out by the store manager "DOUG". Unfortunately I forgot my voice recorder this time...
I came in the store and greeted the workers. they smiled and seemed ok. As I was shopping for stuff, the store manager DOUG came up to me with probably loss prevention and pointed at my hip
doug: What is that?
me: what do you think it is? (being tired that people can't recognize a gun when they see one)
doug: is it a gun?
me: yes.
doug: sorry, you can't have guns here. our store policy states so.
me: are you sure? i checked and home depot has no policy stating it. plus it is perfectly legal for citizens to open carry. what's your name?
doug: my name is doug, you can call home depot corp and complain all you want but store policy states no gun on premises. I have never seen anyone carrying a gun except law enforcement.
me: no, home depot supports constitutional rights and i haven't seen a policy saying so. go check your policy hand book. can i buy these things then i'll leave?
doug: yes. i'll go call up corp.
So i continued to shop and talk to some home depot workers. they state that no one ever see a citizen walking around UOC... ever and this is their first time seeing anything like this! I try to educate them that UOC is perfectly legal and i was amazed that not a single worker knew!
doug comes back 3 minutes later.
doug: no, you have to leave. I just called corp and they said no guns. put down all your stuff and leave.
so i left and they went out and watched me go to my car. i almost for got to write down his first and last name so i went back to get it.
me: can you give me your first and last name so i can reference you to corp?
doug: my name is doug. i am the general manager. leave this premises, or do you want me to call the cops? you are on my property.
me: fine go ahead, but your last name please?
doug: ok i'll go call the cops...
doug walks back in and before he hits the phone, he look back and say "so do you want me to call the cops?"
me: nah, i'll just leave.
i'll contact home depot about this and if it is true, then i am going to shop at lowes instead since i UOC there often and nothing like that has happened yet. Actually, home depot on macaurther/fairview gave me no problems as well.
this got me thinking, some of these uneducated citizens are just astounding. i can see DOUG almost shaking as he approached me watching my gun as if my gun was going to jump out of the holster, load a magazine, then shoot him.
I came in the store and greeted the workers. they smiled and seemed ok. As I was shopping for stuff, the store manager DOUG came up to me with probably loss prevention and pointed at my hip
doug: What is that?
me: what do you think it is? (being tired that people can't recognize a gun when they see one)
doug: is it a gun?
me: yes.
doug: sorry, you can't have guns here. our store policy states so.
me: are you sure? i checked and home depot has no policy stating it. plus it is perfectly legal for citizens to open carry. what's your name?
doug: my name is doug, you can call home depot corp and complain all you want but store policy states no gun on premises. I have never seen anyone carrying a gun except law enforcement.
me: no, home depot supports constitutional rights and i haven't seen a policy saying so. go check your policy hand book. can i buy these things then i'll leave?
doug: yes. i'll go call up corp.
So i continued to shop and talk to some home depot workers. they state that no one ever see a citizen walking around UOC... ever and this is their first time seeing anything like this! I try to educate them that UOC is perfectly legal and i was amazed that not a single worker knew!
doug comes back 3 minutes later.
doug: no, you have to leave. I just called corp and they said no guns. put down all your stuff and leave.
so i left and they went out and watched me go to my car. i almost for got to write down his first and last name so i went back to get it.
me: can you give me your first and last name so i can reference you to corp?
doug: my name is doug. i am the general manager. leave this premises, or do you want me to call the cops? you are on my property.
me: fine go ahead, but your last name please?
doug: ok i'll go call the cops...
doug walks back in and before he hits the phone, he look back and say "so do you want me to call the cops?"
me: nah, i'll just leave.
i'll contact home depot about this and if it is true, then i am going to shop at lowes instead since i UOC there often and nothing like that has happened yet. Actually, home depot on macaurther/fairview gave me no problems as well.
this got me thinking, some of these uneducated citizens are just astounding. i can see DOUG almost shaking as he approached me watching my gun as if my gun was going to jump out of the holster, load a magazine, then shoot him.