ZackL
Regular Member
Well, first off, I've been gone for about six months (life can get in the way and I am sorry) I've been trying to keep up with everything. Anyway, I was out to my annual birthday dinner with my family and we went to Golden Corral (on Woodmen and Powers) and after getting completely through our meal and mostly through dessert, the Manager came up to me and asked me if I had a concealed carry permit. Having not really paid attention to the man beforehand because he was wearing a Golden Corral uniform, I didn't catch it the first time and had to ask him what he meant. He repeated himself and I asked him when there was a shift in the management's position. He said that according to his higher ups that it had always been their policy to allow open carry, but only with a concealed carry permit. He then said he didn't need to see it, just for me to affirm that I had one. I admitted that I didn't and he said I would have to take the gun outside. I told him that that was fine and that I wouldn't be back... Okay, so I overreacted a bit...
I went outside, waiting for everyone to finish up their desserts and meals and what-have-you, and had a cigarette. This gave me time to contemplate what to do next. Come home and cry about it, or go back and talk to him and try to figure out why. So I locked my gun the truck and went back in. He was on his way out for the night when I got back inside. From there he told me that he wouldn't have approached me if there hadn't been a complaint from another patron. I told him that I understand and that when you get down to it, businesses are in a lose lose situation there. They get to lose the complaining party's business, or the other party's business. He said that he was going to check with CSPD about the laws regarding open carry and that he would also talk to his superiors and see what they should do about it beings it is legal.
Anyway, in the end I have to call him tomorrow and find out what he's got for me and see what they are going to do from here on out about open carry.
I went outside, waiting for everyone to finish up their desserts and meals and what-have-you, and had a cigarette. This gave me time to contemplate what to do next. Come home and cry about it, or go back and talk to him and try to figure out why. So I locked my gun the truck and went back in. He was on his way out for the night when I got back inside. From there he told me that he wouldn't have approached me if there hadn't been a complaint from another patron. I told him that I understand and that when you get down to it, businesses are in a lose lose situation there. They get to lose the complaining party's business, or the other party's business. He said that he was going to check with CSPD about the laws regarding open carry and that he would also talk to his superiors and see what they should do about it beings it is legal.
Anyway, in the end I have to call him tomorrow and find out what he's got for me and see what they are going to do from here on out about open carry.