Costco as mentioned before is not worth the fight, They train their employees to "freak" at the sight of a gun their are stories in this site that reflect the same hostility that the OP spoke of. I had on audio the actual 911 call and deleted it a couple of months ago, but here is a taste... anyone with some googl;e skills can get them,
ERIK SCOTT COSTCO SHOOTING DISPATCH TRANSCRIPT (UNOFFICIAL)
Below is an unofficial partial transcript of the Dispatcher recording of radio transmissions during the Erik Scott Costco Shooting.
It raises questions about what the Costco manager who called 911 told police.The dispatcher tells responders Erik was "acting erratic, throwing merchandise around, possibly high on unknown type of" narcotics."
As of August 12, 2010 no video or 911 recordings have been released to verify those claims, and no "damaged merchandise" has been presented. No independent witness statements indicate "erratic behavior" to date, either. Costco shoud have video of the aisle where Erik was reportedly "acting fidgety," and "possibly stealing merchandise."
The dispatcher says the manager has requested a crisis intervention team and that Erik appeared to be emotionally delirious. The dispatcher says Erik argued with a Costco manager and refused to leave. Dispatcher reports Costco manager said Erik claimed to be a Green Beret with a permit to carry a weapon.
Police relied on a Costco manager, on the telephone with a 911 operator to in the parking lot to describe Erik's activities in the store and to point out Erik to police as he exited.
It also seems to show that officers first had a visual sighting of Erik in Costco, behaving normally, walking with his girlfriend down the aisle calmly with other customers, and that officers knew his weapon was in his waistband. Less than a minute after an officer first broadcasts the location of Erik in the middle of the store, three officers reported shots fired.
Costco surveillance video and recordings of 911 callers have not been released, and they are critical to understanding what prompted Costco to request police support. Will the video show Erik Scott with his gun in its holster in his waistband? Will the video show Erik shopping like any other customer, unaware of what was about to happen? Without all the tapes, the truth cannot be known.
POLICE RADIO CODES
413 Gun or man with gun
414A Petty theft
446 narcotics
CIT Crisis Intervention Team
ED Emotionally Delirious or Disturbed
WC Watch Commander
IC Incident Command
CP Command Post
I came away from the recording wondering what promted the MCU (Mobile command unit) to be at the scene prior to the police even making contact. After seeing the way this affected my community I will never set a foot in a Costco again.