Jonas, most of the discussion on FB has been fairly civil. I see no reason that won't continue here, esp. since Mr. Eulberg is trying to find a workable solution.
People who are rude will influence him to post his store.
People who can present calm, reasoned arguments about why what he's proposing is a bad idea (or at least, why it's not going to be good) have a better chance of persuading him to our pont of view.
Bret said:
to discuss this issue of us being "black listed."
On the FB page, there was reference to union / anti-union boycotts...
This isn't politically motivated. We're not boycotting you.
You announced a policy that says we shouldn't come in your store.
That's completely within your private property rights.
We spread the word about your policy.
I think you would be happy about having less potential conflict with someone who hadn't heard of the policy, yet tried to come to you to shop.
(Even if I didn't carry, or wasn't carrying at the time, I wouldn't go in a store that discriminates, but that's just my choice of where to spend my money.)
My goldsmith will be a concealed weapon carrier
Employees could carry concealed at work now, w/ your permission.
Could carry openly at work now unless you prohibit it.
that could escalate the situation to where we can't defuse it.
Now, if you didn't have your weapon, the situation never would have been escalated.
If your armed guards are handling the situation, my life probably isn't in danger from an armed robber & neither is anyone else, so why would I draw?
I might try to head for the back room, though...
I might have special hours for concealed weapons, and special hours for non concealed.
I appreciate that you're trying to find a compromise, but this feels like having separate water fountains & lunch counters.
(No, I'm not black, nor am I old enough to have lived through the black civil rights movement.)
Why don't you instead post a sign informing that the store has armed security and ask the customer to inform the store's security if they are are armed.
To what purpose? So they know who to tell "don't shoot!" if something happens?
I don't understand why this would benefit anyone. Try to enlighten me, please.