WABBIT i would love to protest that.
i went to the NCECU today to deposit a check. it was early and a large check so i went inside ( which case i have done several times) while i walked in, there was a lady watering the plants outside as i came to the door she was walking out with a second container of water.
i said, maybe they should put water hoses in those so you don't have to water them
she said, "yes they should". thought it was strange that she came right in after me, without watering the plants
i went in and and since i was the first in line the lady called me up and with a brief friendly word exchange she started processing my account. then another lady came up to me ;
she said , "i 'm sorry we don't allow that in here ( pointing at my side)
i said, " yes you do you go by state law, which is..."
she said," oh there is even a sign on the front"
i ," yes ma'am the sign says "no concealed carry" as you see i am openly carrying, but of course the laws has change as of DEC 1 2011, and concealed carry is now allowed in banks
she, " really"
i, " yes ma'am that is HB 650 ( which she wrote down, i assume so she can look it up)
she, " well you can see our concern...
I, "no ma'am absolutely not. someone whom is openly carrying in a holster is the least person you have to worry about. it is the person trying to hide it is the one you should be worried about. as a matter of fact you and she (indicating the teller) are safer then you would be if i wasn't armed. if someone seen me they would walk away.
both she and the teller laughed and she said something about OK then, and about that time the teller was finishing my order. so i said i have to go, "you have a good day" and we left it at that
as a hind thought, i wished i had told the teller to hold on while we had talked and i would have withdrawn all of my money and closed my accounts there. the lady seemed friendly, and i would hate to ban the credit union, but there are lots of other banks that has no problem with me carrying to worry about one that won't let me self-defense. trying to decide if i should push the issue and go in there and challenge her weather or not i will be allowed to carry there