higabyte
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Has anyone else had an issue open carrying here?
I just moved here yesterday (my third tour here) and today I ran up to Home Depot with my Mother in Law and Sister in Law and the older guy gathering carts in the parking lot stops me on my way in and tells me I need to secure my firearm prior to going inside.
I asked him if it was a store policy or a corporate policy because I've carried in several other Home Depots with no issue. He stated it was a corporate policy and he also stated that "if I'm not in uniform we have no way to tell who you are". I asked what kind of sense that made but just walked off cause I felt myself getting pissed off and was in a hurry and didn't feel like dealing with it having my in-laws waiting on me.
Walking in the doors, I checked for signage stating that weapons were prohibited and I saw none.
I haven't decided how to proceed just yet. I'm either going to call and speak with the store manager and find out what the deal is or what I will most likely do is just start OC'ing there on a regular basis to condition them. For all I know right now, it was an isolated incident.
Anyone else have any similar issues at this Home Depot?
I just moved here yesterday (my third tour here) and today I ran up to Home Depot with my Mother in Law and Sister in Law and the older guy gathering carts in the parking lot stops me on my way in and tells me I need to secure my firearm prior to going inside.
I asked him if it was a store policy or a corporate policy because I've carried in several other Home Depots with no issue. He stated it was a corporate policy and he also stated that "if I'm not in uniform we have no way to tell who you are". I asked what kind of sense that made but just walked off cause I felt myself getting pissed off and was in a hurry and didn't feel like dealing with it having my in-laws waiting on me.
Walking in the doors, I checked for signage stating that weapons were prohibited and I saw none.
I haven't decided how to proceed just yet. I'm either going to call and speak with the store manager and find out what the deal is or what I will most likely do is just start OC'ing there on a regular basis to condition them. For all I know right now, it was an isolated incident.
Anyone else have any similar issues at this Home Depot?