sraacke
Regular Member
For years we have been told that Walmart follows local and state laws when it comes to carrying in their stores. We were told that individual managers could ask someone to leave IF there was a problem caused by the person carrying in the store. We were told that if we were told to not shop in our local Walmart while armed we should leave and contact corporate HQ and have the situation corrected.
Lately I've been seeing numerous reports of Open Carriers being asked to leave Louisiana Walmarts. One OCer refused to leave when asked (yes, I know, stupid move) and was eventually arrested by police. There is even a thread in the popular BayouShooter forum discussing OCers being asked to leave the Walmart in Hammond, La and how there has been a policy change at the Corporate level. Thread is at- http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?105723-Walmart-OC .
What are you hearing in your areas? Are OCers being told to leave Walmart stores? Has there been a policy change? What the heck is going on? Are we loosing the battle to win hearts and minds and normalize the carrying of handguns in public?
Lately I've been seeing numerous reports of Open Carriers being asked to leave Louisiana Walmarts. One OCer refused to leave when asked (yes, I know, stupid move) and was eventually arrested by police. There is even a thread in the popular BayouShooter forum discussing OCers being asked to leave the Walmart in Hammond, La and how there has been a policy change at the Corporate level. Thread is at- http://www.bayoushooter.com/forums/showthread.php?105723-Walmart-OC .
What are you hearing in your areas? Are OCers being told to leave Walmart stores? Has there been a policy change? What the heck is going on? Are we loosing the battle to win hearts and minds and normalize the carrying of handguns in public?