So I stop into the People's United Bank branch in Orono just about everyday. To make a deposit or withdrawal. When I opened my account in Connecticut, I OC'd into the bank which I had done when conducting personal business, I opened it as abusiness account for my gun company. The bank manager and associate had no problem with my exposed firearm and were actually interested in how to get a permit. I have literally OC'd into PUB branches over a hundred times with no issues.
Well today I wake up to a voicemail, its a PUB investigator asking me to call him back. So I do, thinking they picked up on some fraudulant charges. He asked me to verify my identity which I did. At this point he advised me that he knows I've been going to the Orono branch frequently. I said "ok and?" He told me that "he understands I may be a gun enthusiast as he is as well but that I cannot continue to carry into any PUB branches. This came as a total surprise. He told me that he knows its legal and he carries as well. I asked what brought this sudden change as I have never had a problem before. He told me a teller filed a complaint and said she felt uncomfortable. He gave me the option "when you do business with us you can either leave your gun in the car or use our drive through if you'd like to carry." I told him I'd take the third option of closing my acct as I don't do business with companies that don't allow me to carry, especially places where I deposit a couple thousand dollars a day. I asked him to send me an email or letter on PUB letterhead stating they didn't allow firearms, he told me "I'm not going to do that." I asked him fo contact info to a superior and he said he wasnt going to give that to me. I told him I had no way of knowing he worked for PUB and without a written notification his phone call meant nothing to me and had no legal holding. I closed my acct within an hour of hanging up. I have sent an email to PUB corporate asking for the banks policy. I informed them I have closed my acct pending this being fixed. I am planning to release the investigators work phone number if I do not hear back, so we can bombard his office with calls of disgust and dissatisfaction. Looks like Bo A vs. MacMillan all over again. I am working on this with a RichB from CT to see if this is PUB or just one moron that is abusing his power as an "investigator" because he couldn't make it as a LEO. Any suggestions in the mean time?
Rant over by the way.
Well today I wake up to a voicemail, its a PUB investigator asking me to call him back. So I do, thinking they picked up on some fraudulant charges. He asked me to verify my identity which I did. At this point he advised me that he knows I've been going to the Orono branch frequently. I said "ok and?" He told me that "he understands I may be a gun enthusiast as he is as well but that I cannot continue to carry into any PUB branches. This came as a total surprise. He told me that he knows its legal and he carries as well. I asked what brought this sudden change as I have never had a problem before. He told me a teller filed a complaint and said she felt uncomfortable. He gave me the option "when you do business with us you can either leave your gun in the car or use our drive through if you'd like to carry." I told him I'd take the third option of closing my acct as I don't do business with companies that don't allow me to carry, especially places where I deposit a couple thousand dollars a day. I asked him to send me an email or letter on PUB letterhead stating they didn't allow firearms, he told me "I'm not going to do that." I asked him fo contact info to a superior and he said he wasnt going to give that to me. I told him I had no way of knowing he worked for PUB and without a written notification his phone call meant nothing to me and had no legal holding. I closed my acct within an hour of hanging up. I have sent an email to PUB corporate asking for the banks policy. I informed them I have closed my acct pending this being fixed. I am planning to release the investigators work phone number if I do not hear back, so we can bombard his office with calls of disgust and dissatisfaction. Looks like Bo A vs. MacMillan all over again. I am working on this with a RichB from CT to see if this is PUB or just one moron that is abusing his power as an "investigator" because he couldn't make it as a LEO. Any suggestions in the mean time?
Rant over by the way.