Tosta Dojen
Regular Member
A while back, I had to transact some business with Wells Fargo, so I headed to the Wachovia branch on Electric Road in Roanoke. I was openly carrying my Para-Ordnance, as usual, when I was approached by the store manager, Steven English. We had the following exchange:
At that point, he escorted me to the door, where he pointed out their sign:
Apparantly unwilling to converse with me any further, he disappeared back inside.
Disturbed by the fact that an employee of my bank is telling me that I'm violating the law when that's not the case, I called the corporate phone number and lodged a complaint. The agent promised I'd receive a return call, which never came. Some time later, I sent a letter to the CEO of Wells Fargo, Wachovia's parent company:
I received a reply:
The reply completely missed the point of my complaint. I expressed my dissatisfaction:
To date, I've not received any further reply.
Code:
English: "You can't bring a firearm in a bank."
Stevenson: "I beg your pardon?"
English: "You cannot bring a firearm in a bank. It's against the law."
Stevenson: "No sir, it is not."
English: "Yes, it is. You are not allowed to bring a firearm in a bank. Only law enforcement."
Stevenson: "And which law is that, sir? I am very familiar with Virginia firearms law."
English: "You are not able to bring a firearm in a bank. There's a sign on the door."
Stevenson: "I don't recall seeing a sign when I came in."
English: "There is. I can point it out to you, but we need to finish your transaction. I'm serious, you cannot bring a firearm in a bank."
Stevenson: "Mr. English? I believe you're misinformed, Mr. English."
English: "Uh, I'm not."
Stevenson: "Is this a federal law that you're aware of, or a state law?"
English: "I believe it's a federal law. The FBI will not allow you to bring a firearm in a bank unless you're law enforcement."
Stevenson: "The FBI?"
English: "Yes. Are you law enforcement?"
Stevenson: "I am not."
At that point, he escorted me to the door, where he pointed out their sign:
Code:
English: "I don't know which law it is, but you are not able to bring a firearm in a bank."
Stevenson: "I see. Well, if that's your company policy, then I'll be glad to abide by that, but you are misinformed, sir, about it being the law."
English: "OK."
Apparantly unwilling to converse with me any further, he disappeared back inside.
Disturbed by the fact that an employee of my bank is telling me that I'm violating the law when that's not the case, I called the corporate phone number and lodged a complaint. The agent promised I'd receive a return call, which never came. Some time later, I sent a letter to the CEO of Wells Fargo, Wachovia's parent company:
I received a reply:
The reply completely missed the point of my complaint. I expressed my dissatisfaction:
To date, I've not received any further reply.