Superlite27
Regular Member
The other day, I was perusing a thread in which a fellow OC'er was asked to leave a business due to his firearm. Many of us have faced the exact same scenario, and many of us have posted here about our actions, or intended actions, and have received input and advice on what to do about it and proper (and often, improper) reactions.
Often, the term "boycott" is bandied about, and sometimes others pipe in with replies such as, "Well, I've carried there for years without a problem. I'm not boycotting.".
Which isn't very effective, as a boycott only works if a business 1) experiences noticeable economic impact, 2) IS AWARE OF THE REASON FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, and finally, 3) actually alters their policy, or corrects the unwanted behavior because of it.
Therefore, "They aren't getting my money." may have a significant "feel good" effect, and legitimately express your principles, it isn't significantly effective unless 1) a large number of people also participate, or 2) they're extremely sensitive to bad PR.
Therefore, I have a suggestion that can very well be an effective method (in ADDITION to others, not as a replacement.) of activism and protest against anti-firearm attitudes of businesses we frequent:
In ADDITION to getting the manager's name who kicked you out, writing a letter to corporate, not spending your money there (boycotting) and informing everyone who will listen why.....
Don't forget to REVIEW THE BUSINESS!
I often Google businesses (mostly restaurants) that I am unfamiliar with on order to gather information before I give them my business. Maybe I'm out of town looking for a place to eat. Maybe I need a new item and search in order to find businesses geared toward that genre. In the majority of cases, there are tons of REVIEW SITES that offer to provide information.....but when I click on them, they're almost always unreviewed and simply offer a rote statement describing the business and the contact info.
If a manager kicks you out of a business because of your firearm, GO ONLINE! REVIEW THE BUSINESS ON THESE REVIEW SITES AND LET OTHERS KNOW WHY YOU AREN'T SPENDING YOUR MONEY THERE! This helps to "get the word out", not only helping your principled cause of not financially supporting a business that disregards your rights, it also LET'S THEM KNOW, in a not so subtle manner, how devastating trampling on your rights can be.
HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS! Not just in their wallet....but where everyone who Google's them can SEE IT!
Often, the term "boycott" is bandied about, and sometimes others pipe in with replies such as, "Well, I've carried there for years without a problem. I'm not boycotting.".
Which isn't very effective, as a boycott only works if a business 1) experiences noticeable economic impact, 2) IS AWARE OF THE REASON FOR THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, and finally, 3) actually alters their policy, or corrects the unwanted behavior because of it.
Therefore, "They aren't getting my money." may have a significant "feel good" effect, and legitimately express your principles, it isn't significantly effective unless 1) a large number of people also participate, or 2) they're extremely sensitive to bad PR.
Therefore, I have a suggestion that can very well be an effective method (in ADDITION to others, not as a replacement.) of activism and protest against anti-firearm attitudes of businesses we frequent:
In ADDITION to getting the manager's name who kicked you out, writing a letter to corporate, not spending your money there (boycotting) and informing everyone who will listen why.....
Don't forget to REVIEW THE BUSINESS!
I often Google businesses (mostly restaurants) that I am unfamiliar with on order to gather information before I give them my business. Maybe I'm out of town looking for a place to eat. Maybe I need a new item and search in order to find businesses geared toward that genre. In the majority of cases, there are tons of REVIEW SITES that offer to provide information.....but when I click on them, they're almost always unreviewed and simply offer a rote statement describing the business and the contact info.
If a manager kicks you out of a business because of your firearm, GO ONLINE! REVIEW THE BUSINESS ON THESE REVIEW SITES AND LET OTHERS KNOW WHY YOU AREN'T SPENDING YOUR MONEY THERE! This helps to "get the word out", not only helping your principled cause of not financially supporting a business that disregards your rights, it also LET'S THEM KNOW, in a not so subtle manner, how devastating trampling on your rights can be.
HIT THEM WHERE IT HURTS! Not just in their wallet....but where everyone who Google's them can SEE IT!