Richard6218
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I just got off the phone with Jim Estes, security manager for Brown & Cole Stores, who operate Cost Cutter. I outlined my discussion with the guy at the Ferndale store without saying which store. He said he himself owns a gun and has a CCW license but he doesn't carry in their stores. As to customers OC'ing he said he defends his manager's action in telling me no OC. So Cost Cutter stores are off-limits to OC. I didn't ask him what would happen if I did it anyway, but I think I know: it's inviting an LEO confrontation. Somebody else with more gonies than I have can carry this from here. I don't want that kind of trouble. Gun-haters win.
I think Cost Cutter should be put on the Do_Not-Patronize list. Estes said that doesn't intimidate him in the least. His business is selling groceries and he doesn't want to lose the 75-year-old LOL who's there buying her cat food. I guess he doesn't want gunowners in his store, period.
I haven't made contact with Haggen's guy yet. I'm not optimistic that will turn out much better.
I just got off the phone with Jim Estes, security manager for Brown & Cole Stores, who operate Cost Cutter. I outlined my discussion with the guy at the Ferndale store without saying which store. He said he himself owns a gun and has a CCW license but he doesn't carry in their stores. As to customers OC'ing he said he defends his manager's action in telling me no OC. So Cost Cutter stores are off-limits to OC. I didn't ask him what would happen if I did it anyway, but I think I know: it's inviting an LEO confrontation. Somebody else with more gonies than I have can carry this from here. I don't want that kind of trouble. Gun-haters win.
I think Cost Cutter should be put on the Do_Not-Patronize list. Estes said that doesn't intimidate him in the least. His business is selling groceries and he doesn't want to lose the 75-year-old LOL who's there buying her cat food. I guess he doesn't want gunowners in his store, period.
I haven't made contact with Haggen's guy yet. I'm not optimistic that will turn out much better.