Richard6218
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It was in the thread about Businesses that Ban Guns that I described an OC incident at Key Bank in Ferndale, and over several days how that played out. If you want the details, you can look at that thread. FWIW, the outcome was positive for the guns, and Key Bank and the Ferndale PD came out winners. I was a really happy camper.
Tonight I went to the Haggen store, also in Ferndale, as I do almost daily. I had been in the store about ten minutes when the general manager approached me and very politely informed me that he had seen me in the store several times (I've been OC'ing every day now for about 3 weeks). He said he had received complaints from customers almost on a daily basis. I asked him if his basis for stopping me was a written company policy. He dodged the question; likely he didn't know. He was very courteous the whole time, but he explained that as a businessman he does not want to lose customers, referring to the people who complained to him. I explained about the RCW, but that didn't seem to matter, though he didn't try to dispute me. This is strictly a business issue for him. He was suggesting (and it was a suggestion, not a direct request) that I not OC in his store. The matter was left unresolved.
After two incidents in less than a week, I am now questioning whether OC is worth the hassle. Frankly, in my entire life I have never been confronted with a situation where I would have needed a gun, except once about 45 years ago in a dispute over a parking place when a guy brandished a tire iron at me. Even though the Key Bank incident ended positively for gunowners it was stressful; the incident at Haggen only two days after the bank incident is just too much. I am seriously considering quitting OC. Is there something I am missing here?
It was in the thread about Businesses that Ban Guns that I described an OC incident at Key Bank in Ferndale, and over several days how that played out. If you want the details, you can look at that thread. FWIW, the outcome was positive for the guns, and Key Bank and the Ferndale PD came out winners. I was a really happy camper.
Tonight I went to the Haggen store, also in Ferndale, as I do almost daily. I had been in the store about ten minutes when the general manager approached me and very politely informed me that he had seen me in the store several times (I've been OC'ing every day now for about 3 weeks). He said he had received complaints from customers almost on a daily basis. I asked him if his basis for stopping me was a written company policy. He dodged the question; likely he didn't know. He was very courteous the whole time, but he explained that as a businessman he does not want to lose customers, referring to the people who complained to him. I explained about the RCW, but that didn't seem to matter, though he didn't try to dispute me. This is strictly a business issue for him. He was suggesting (and it was a suggestion, not a direct request) that I not OC in his store. The matter was left unresolved.
After two incidents in less than a week, I am now questioning whether OC is worth the hassle. Frankly, in my entire life I have never been confronted with a situation where I would have needed a gun, except once about 45 years ago in a dispute over a parking place when a guy brandished a tire iron at me. Even though the Key Bank incident ended positively for gunowners it was stressful; the incident at Haggen only two days after the bank incident is just too much. I am seriously considering quitting OC. Is there something I am missing here?