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Hello All,
OK, I have incorporated a majority of the suggested edits and am now providing the "Final Draft" for your preview. I searched google and carmax regarding a gun policy and was unable to find anything regarding such an animal. If such a policy actually does exist, I believe it will be internal. I suspect and agree with the thread that the policy, again if there is one, is for employees ONLY and they miss interpreted it. I guess we will find out when the replies, come in.. So here it is, last chance for suggestions:
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Dear _________________,
Good Morning. You do not know me, but I have been given your name and email address from an associate after he heard about the negative experience I had at two of your dealerships. I believe some background would be beneficial prior to me addressing the experiences with your dealerships.
I am a retired and disabled US Marine (USMC). I served twenty years and fought on several different fronts during my tenure, with Iraq / Desert Storm (1991) being the last. While serving in Desert Storm, I was wounded by enemy small arms fire. While serving with the USMC, my primary duty for the bulk of my career was Law Enforcement, achieving the position of Chief Detective, within the Criminal Investigations Division (CID). For over twenty years, I have had a weapon on my person both concealed carry and Open Carry. Additionally, I have acquired years of training with hand guns and long guns and was an expert shooter with both for twenty consecutive years, which is quite a feat. I now reside in Richmond Virginia, which is an “Open Carry” State, which means in the abbreviated context (I will not get into all of the parameters and criteria in this letter as it is too in depth), if qualified, you can carry a hand gun in the open on your person in an approved method of carry. After meeting and exceeding the requirements, I was granted a permit by the Commonwealth of Virginia to “Carry Concealed Firearms”.
I will now fast forward to the present. On Oct 10th at approximately 7:30 pm, I was at the CarMax Dealership on W Broad Street in Richmond. While there I was in Open Carry (Mode) and spoke to several people. After about 45 minutes, the salesman I had been with the entire time I guess noticed I was in Open Carry (Mode). He abruptly said that CarMax has a NO gun policy. I advised the salesman that Virginia is an Open Carry state and he said the decision had come down from Corporate, No Guns on CarMax property. He then asked me to lock the hand gun in my car so we could continue. I stated that would not be necessary as I will leave the lot and shop elsewhere.
On Oct 11th at approximately 2:30 pm, I was at the CarMax Dealership on Midlothian Trpk in Midlothian. While there I was in Open Carry (Mode) and spoke to numerous people. After about 15 minutes, the salesman I had been speaking to abruptly said that CarMax has a NO gun policy. I advised the salesman that Virginia is an Open Carry state and he said the decision had come down from Corporate, No Guns on CarMax property, adding it was a policy he did not agree with. He then asked me to lock the hand gun in my car. I told him it would not be necessary as I will take my business elsewhere.
Later that afternoon I went to several NEW Car dealerships and had no negative experiences, and subsequently purchased a new car.
I hope the salesmen were incorrect in their statements, and if so maybe the Corporate they referred to can in fact correct them on CarMax’s stance regarding Open and Concealed Handgun Carry. Either way, I thought you may like to know when a prospective customer has a negative experience on your properties. I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
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Yada Yada Gunny
Hello All,
OK, I have incorporated a majority of the suggested edits and am now providing the "Final Draft" for your preview. I searched google and carmax regarding a gun policy and was unable to find anything regarding such an animal. If such a policy actually does exist, I believe it will be internal. I suspect and agree with the thread that the policy, again if there is one, is for employees ONLY and they miss interpreted it. I guess we will find out when the replies, come in.. So here it is, last chance for suggestions:
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Dear _________________,
Good Morning. You do not know me, but I have been given your name and email address from an associate after he heard about the negative experience I had at two of your dealerships. I believe some background would be beneficial prior to me addressing the experiences with your dealerships.
I am a retired and disabled US Marine (USMC). I served twenty years and fought on several different fronts during my tenure, with Iraq / Desert Storm (1991) being the last. While serving in Desert Storm, I was wounded by enemy small arms fire. While serving with the USMC, my primary duty for the bulk of my career was Law Enforcement, achieving the position of Chief Detective, within the Criminal Investigations Division (CID). For over twenty years, I have had a weapon on my person both concealed carry and Open Carry. Additionally, I have acquired years of training with hand guns and long guns and was an expert shooter with both for twenty consecutive years, which is quite a feat. I now reside in Richmond Virginia, which is an “Open Carry” State, which means in the abbreviated context (I will not get into all of the parameters and criteria in this letter as it is too in depth), if qualified, you can carry a hand gun in the open on your person in an approved method of carry. After meeting and exceeding the requirements, I was granted a permit by the Commonwealth of Virginia to “Carry Concealed Firearms”.
I will now fast forward to the present. On Oct 10th at approximately 7:30 pm, I was at the CarMax Dealership on W Broad Street in Richmond. While there I was in Open Carry (Mode) and spoke to several people. After about 45 minutes, the salesman I had been with the entire time I guess noticed I was in Open Carry (Mode). He abruptly said that CarMax has a NO gun policy. I advised the salesman that Virginia is an Open Carry state and he said the decision had come down from Corporate, No Guns on CarMax property. He then asked me to lock the hand gun in my car so we could continue. I stated that would not be necessary as I will leave the lot and shop elsewhere.
On Oct 11th at approximately 2:30 pm, I was at the CarMax Dealership on Midlothian Trpk in Midlothian. While there I was in Open Carry (Mode) and spoke to numerous people. After about 15 minutes, the salesman I had been speaking to abruptly said that CarMax has a NO gun policy. I advised the salesman that Virginia is an Open Carry state and he said the decision had come down from Corporate, No Guns on CarMax property, adding it was a policy he did not agree with. He then asked me to lock the hand gun in my car. I told him it would not be necessary as I will take my business elsewhere.
Later that afternoon I went to several NEW Car dealerships and had no negative experiences, and subsequently purchased a new car.
I hope the salesmen were incorrect in their statements, and if so maybe the Corporate they referred to can in fact correct them on CarMax’s stance regarding Open and Concealed Handgun Carry. Either way, I thought you may like to know when a prospective customer has a negative experience on your properties. I look forward to your reply.
Sincerely,
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Yada Yada Gunny
