b18turboef
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Ok tonight me and my family went to see Santa Claus 3. I was dressed very professionally and was open carrying. Here in NV you cannot get a ccw until you are 21 which is 3 months away for me. So I obey the law and open carry.
As we were standing in the snack bar line the register lady says "I dont think you can have that here" so I politely informed her of the legalities, and funny enough one of her own employee's steps in and says "hes right, my mom carries". So she seemed like she had learned some new information and that was all.
Well we start the movie and about 40mn into it I see 3 employees walk in and start looking around, like there gonna see a glock in a movie theater lol. So they leave after not finding me and I continue to watch the movie. My mother goes to the bathroom and they see her and tell her she and her family must leave immediately because the "manager is uncomfortable". The manager is about 20 years old and his "sidekick" is 18 at best. So my mom gets me and I go to talk to them about it. They were very rude an quite confrontational about the situation and I did my best to inform them of the legality of whatI was doing. They acted as though they were going to try and "force" me to leave because they were "afraid" of guns. (might I add if I was afraid of guns the last thing I would do is start an arguement with a man carrying one).
So I kindly said, show me the corporate policy that prohibits guns in your building and I will gladly obide by that. I also informed them that they did not have any signs displayed against guns etc.
So I left and called the local police station to file a complaint, I don't know what else I can do at this point. They said they had been contacted by the movie theater and told the manager it was fine to kick me out because it is private property.
Now I do understand that a company can ask anyone to leave BUT is it not harrassment to make me leave for something that is a right of all americans? I feel that is in NO way different than asking a black man and his family to leave immediately because they felt uncomfortable with black people. Not only is that wrong but it is a violation of any law abiding citizens civil rights.
I went to the police station to speak with the detective who was spreading that information and to understand what he was using to come to those conclusions (I wanted to see the law). The front desk lady was VERY unhelpful and basically made me out to be a bad guy. "in this day and age a gun is very scarry" "i would feel very uncomfortable" etc etc. So I got nowhere with her and apparently the detective was gone. So I left them my number and will soon be speaking with them. I'd like to come as prepared as possible. If in fact they can make me leave for carrying a gun then so be it. I just ask that they show me the law that gives them the right to overturn federal laws.
I've gone through this twice before with Home Depot and Wal-mart, both of which offered there sincierest (spelling) appoligies from the corporate office's when they indeed knew it was against the law (considered harrassment I believe).
The thing that most bugs me is that our own police officers don't know the law, they use what they feel is correct based on their own perception of what makes them comfortable and doesn't. I don't carry a gun to make people comfortable, I carry it to protect the lives of me and my family, and for that matter anyone around me. I feel that it is a disgrace that our own police who are there to "uphold the law" don't know the law. So if anyone could help with information for me to present to the detective I would appreciate that. Anything from court decisions to NRS code. I want to make it perfectly clear I am within the law. Thanks and sorry for the long message.
Ok tonight me and my family went to see Santa Claus 3. I was dressed very professionally and was open carrying. Here in NV you cannot get a ccw until you are 21 which is 3 months away for me. So I obey the law and open carry.
As we were standing in the snack bar line the register lady says "I dont think you can have that here" so I politely informed her of the legalities, and funny enough one of her own employee's steps in and says "hes right, my mom carries". So she seemed like she had learned some new information and that was all.
Well we start the movie and about 40mn into it I see 3 employees walk in and start looking around, like there gonna see a glock in a movie theater lol. So they leave after not finding me and I continue to watch the movie. My mother goes to the bathroom and they see her and tell her she and her family must leave immediately because the "manager is uncomfortable". The manager is about 20 years old and his "sidekick" is 18 at best. So my mom gets me and I go to talk to them about it. They were very rude an quite confrontational about the situation and I did my best to inform them of the legality of whatI was doing. They acted as though they were going to try and "force" me to leave because they were "afraid" of guns. (might I add if I was afraid of guns the last thing I would do is start an arguement with a man carrying one).
So I kindly said, show me the corporate policy that prohibits guns in your building and I will gladly obide by that. I also informed them that they did not have any signs displayed against guns etc.
So I left and called the local police station to file a complaint, I don't know what else I can do at this point. They said they had been contacted by the movie theater and told the manager it was fine to kick me out because it is private property.
Now I do understand that a company can ask anyone to leave BUT is it not harrassment to make me leave for something that is a right of all americans? I feel that is in NO way different than asking a black man and his family to leave immediately because they felt uncomfortable with black people. Not only is that wrong but it is a violation of any law abiding citizens civil rights.
I went to the police station to speak with the detective who was spreading that information and to understand what he was using to come to those conclusions (I wanted to see the law). The front desk lady was VERY unhelpful and basically made me out to be a bad guy. "in this day and age a gun is very scarry" "i would feel very uncomfortable" etc etc. So I got nowhere with her and apparently the detective was gone. So I left them my number and will soon be speaking with them. I'd like to come as prepared as possible. If in fact they can make me leave for carrying a gun then so be it. I just ask that they show me the law that gives them the right to overturn federal laws.
I've gone through this twice before with Home Depot and Wal-mart, both of which offered there sincierest (spelling) appoligies from the corporate office's when they indeed knew it was against the law (considered harrassment I believe).
The thing that most bugs me is that our own police officers don't know the law, they use what they feel is correct based on their own perception of what makes them comfortable and doesn't. I don't carry a gun to make people comfortable, I carry it to protect the lives of me and my family, and for that matter anyone around me. I feel that it is a disgrace that our own police who are there to "uphold the law" don't know the law. So if anyone could help with information for me to present to the detective I would appreciate that. Anything from court decisions to NRS code. I want to make it perfectly clear I am within the law. Thanks and sorry for the long message.
