Polynikes
Regular Member
Encountered a "No Firearms" sign while taking the kids to a Chuck E Cheese tonight (google seems to confirm that this is a company wide policy) and wrote the following letter to corporate as soon as I got home. Let me know what you think.
"On the evening of June 29th, my family visited your location in Colorado Springs on 5156 N. Academy Blvd. Our group consisted of me, my wife and our two young children. With us was my mother-in-law, who had offered to take us all out as a treat for the kids. Had it not been for her offer and my desire not to disappoint my children, I would not have given your business my patronage. Let me explain why. As I approached the doors to your business I was greeted by a large posted sign that read: "No Firearms, Violators will be treated as trespassers." My wife and I are both Concealed Carry Permit holders, meaning that we are verified law-abiding citizens. We have submitted fingerprints and passed extensive background checks as well as successfully completed firearms training and safety classes, meaning that we both know proper and safe weapons handling and all relevant state laws pertaining to the carry and use of firearms. We are clearly law-abiding citizens and have made the conscious decision to both protect our family and exercise our 2nd Amendment Constitutional rights.
By prohibiting all weapons, you have disarmed and made helpless anyone who enters your store—except for criminals, who won’t follow your policy anyway. In essence, you’ve made your store more dangerous for patrons who carry legally...and safer for criminals. If a true emergency situation were to arise, I would not be comfortable trusting the lives of my wife and children to the young people who comprise your staff.
Please consider changing your policy. You have chosen to ban firearms in your store and violate a Constitutional right belonging to the citizens of this country. I would assume that your policy is not to discriminate against customers based on religion or infringe upon their freedom of speech, so I am confused as to why your company has decided it is appropriate to deprive law-abiding citizens of the ability to protect themselves and their families. As such, my family and I have chosen to take our guns, and our money, to your competitors and spread the word about your corporate policies to the numerous groups we are members of, both in person and online, until such time as you choose to allow law-abiding armed citizens in your establishment."
"On the evening of June 29th, my family visited your location in Colorado Springs on 5156 N. Academy Blvd. Our group consisted of me, my wife and our two young children. With us was my mother-in-law, who had offered to take us all out as a treat for the kids. Had it not been for her offer and my desire not to disappoint my children, I would not have given your business my patronage. Let me explain why. As I approached the doors to your business I was greeted by a large posted sign that read: "No Firearms, Violators will be treated as trespassers." My wife and I are both Concealed Carry Permit holders, meaning that we are verified law-abiding citizens. We have submitted fingerprints and passed extensive background checks as well as successfully completed firearms training and safety classes, meaning that we both know proper and safe weapons handling and all relevant state laws pertaining to the carry and use of firearms. We are clearly law-abiding citizens and have made the conscious decision to both protect our family and exercise our 2nd Amendment Constitutional rights.
By prohibiting all weapons, you have disarmed and made helpless anyone who enters your store—except for criminals, who won’t follow your policy anyway. In essence, you’ve made your store more dangerous for patrons who carry legally...and safer for criminals. If a true emergency situation were to arise, I would not be comfortable trusting the lives of my wife and children to the young people who comprise your staff.
Please consider changing your policy. You have chosen to ban firearms in your store and violate a Constitutional right belonging to the citizens of this country. I would assume that your policy is not to discriminate against customers based on religion or infringe upon their freedom of speech, so I am confused as to why your company has decided it is appropriate to deprive law-abiding citizens of the ability to protect themselves and their families. As such, my family and I have chosen to take our guns, and our money, to your competitors and spread the word about your corporate policies to the numerous groups we are members of, both in person and online, until such time as you choose to allow law-abiding armed citizens in your establishment."