AtackDuck
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At the Ferry Farm Walmart, Stafford, VA. just east of Fredericksburg.
I guess it’s now becoming a rite of passage for us to have encounters at Walmart. Mine was this afternoon. I had just finished shopping and coincidentally, picked up batteries for the new recorder and moved up to the checkout. My better half was with me and leading the way, when an associate approached. Very cordially, she asked if I was police. Thinking, “here it comes, :uhoh:stay calm.” I answered: no, just a regular citizen. So, she asked me not to carry the gun in the store next time I shopped. I asked to see the store manager. She called an assistant manager on the radio (only manager available). While we waited, she then told me that they had several others who had OCed and they too, had been asked to not return with the guns. I gave her the abbreviated version on Walmart's corporate policy, CCW and OC in VA. She genuinely thanked me for the brief education.:celebrate
After about 5 minutes the asst. manager came over and I introduced myself and shook her hand. She said it was policy not to let guns be carried in the store. I asked if it was the store’s policy to not follow corporate policy. I then informed her (politely) that corporate policy is to conform to the state laws. In this case, because OC is legal in VA, OC is fine in their stores. She asked if I minded if she looked it up. I asked her to please do and I followed her to a terminal. While she searched, she remarked that no one had asked me to leave. I agreed, but did say that the contacting associate asked me not bring the gun next time. She actually had the “deer in the headlights :shock:” look, though very briefly. She found the policy on employees, then she was paged to the phone. She talked to a general manager from one of the local stores, who informed her of “the policy”. She returned and said that I was correct, but (no, no, not a but!:banghead there are customers >with children< who do not feel comfortable with another customer carrying a gun.:what: My reply: “Yes, they need to be educated on the difference between a real threat to their children and a person who would act to protect them. Bad guys don’t open carry.” You could see the light:idea: come on over her head and several of the gaggle of associates who had gathered around, were grinning.
I thanked her for her efforts and the professional way she handle the situation and offered to bring a copy of the corporate policy, next time in. She thanked me, shook my hand and wished me a fine evening.
At no time was I asked to leave and the asst. manager handled it quite well, even if her heart wasn’t quite in it. We‘ll see what happens next week when I return. I just wonder who are the others that were invited to disarm “next time”.
At the Ferry Farm Walmart, Stafford, VA. just east of Fredericksburg.
I guess it’s now becoming a rite of passage for us to have encounters at Walmart. Mine was this afternoon. I had just finished shopping and coincidentally, picked up batteries for the new recorder and moved up to the checkout. My better half was with me and leading the way, when an associate approached. Very cordially, she asked if I was police. Thinking, “here it comes, :uhoh:stay calm.” I answered: no, just a regular citizen. So, she asked me not to carry the gun in the store next time I shopped. I asked to see the store manager. She called an assistant manager on the radio (only manager available). While we waited, she then told me that they had several others who had OCed and they too, had been asked to not return with the guns. I gave her the abbreviated version on Walmart's corporate policy, CCW and OC in VA. She genuinely thanked me for the brief education.:celebrate
After about 5 minutes the asst. manager came over and I introduced myself and shook her hand. She said it was policy not to let guns be carried in the store. I asked if it was the store’s policy to not follow corporate policy. I then informed her (politely) that corporate policy is to conform to the state laws. In this case, because OC is legal in VA, OC is fine in their stores. She asked if I minded if she looked it up. I asked her to please do and I followed her to a terminal. While she searched, she remarked that no one had asked me to leave. I agreed, but did say that the contacting associate asked me not bring the gun next time. She actually had the “deer in the headlights :shock:” look, though very briefly. She found the policy on employees, then she was paged to the phone. She talked to a general manager from one of the local stores, who informed her of “the policy”. She returned and said that I was correct, but (no, no, not a but!:banghead there are customers >with children< who do not feel comfortable with another customer carrying a gun.:what: My reply: “Yes, they need to be educated on the difference between a real threat to their children and a person who would act to protect them. Bad guys don’t open carry.” You could see the light:idea: come on over her head and several of the gaggle of associates who had gathered around, were grinning.
I thanked her for her efforts and the professional way she handle the situation and offered to bring a copy of the corporate policy, next time in. She thanked me, shook my hand and wished me a fine evening.
At no time was I asked to leave and the asst. manager handled it quite well, even if her heart wasn’t quite in it. We‘ll see what happens next week when I return. I just wonder who are the others that were invited to disarm “next time”.