I'll try to explain further, then, rest assured, this will be my last words in this thread, as my intention was never to incite anyone. Unfortunately, as I said before, often people go looking for a fight when there is none there. Gun forums seem to excel in this skill, a fact I constantly have to keep in mind apparently.
My stance gets its foundation from what I have observed over several years to be a common thread among some gun enthusiasts to ignore private property rights. For example, how often do we see threads similar to this one when XYZ business won't allow weapons inside their stores? And, then, how often do we see people who want to pound on the 2nd Amendment believing that the 2nd overrules private property rights in some manner? It doesn't, and , (gasp!) it shouldn't. Anyone who believes differently hasn't thought it through very far.
I get weary of seeing folks who wish to trample on one right so they can enjoy another.
THEN, I have observed, many times the same posters, turn a 180 degree about-face when it comes to the laws forcing them one way or another regarding their OWN private property rights. For example, in Florida, a property owner cannot give permission to a guest to openly carry. I cannot give you permission to break the law in other words. That is a fact of life that really bunches up a lot of shorts here in Florida.
Basically, I get weary of seeing the hypocrisy. In other words, it's not very intelligent to argue a cause that would limit or lesson the freedoms or rights for another (business or private property) only to turn around and argue for more rights or freedoms for your own property in the next breath. It really doesn't do us much good either in fighting the negative public perceptions either.
Thus is the basis of my comments. NOT anything more or less. Now, yes, as many have pointed out, no one has argued such specifics here in this thread. But, the discussion teeters on the edge of that kind of hypocrisy none the less.
In the end, I'm not debating who makes the policy and who doesn't. My point is very simple. Please, don't read anything more or less by looking for something you only want to see here. If WalMart chooses to refuse to sell you ammo at 4:00AM, that's their choice. It's their store. If corporate says one thing and a manger says another, that's between WalMart and manager. We are certainly within our own right to lodge a complaint, but, in the end, we are not the ruling committee of WalMart or their managers. It's not up to us. That simple. Get over it and go back during their hours, or find somewhere else to shop.
