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Sears is anti-gun now

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Better make sure he can read.

"Cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample your pearls underfoot and turn to gore you."

I, myself, wonder why Sears is still in business. I haven't been inside one for years and years, possibly decades. They were pretty good up until about 1964 or so. Then they started sliding downhill. Anything they sell now, I think can get better quality and value either at the Dollar General or off the Internet. Here's another good reason to stay away.
 
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wrearick

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I don't know that mall. GENERALLY, the stores lease space in the mall - Sears, Macy's, JCPenney, etc. often being "anchor" tenants - in which case the mall ownership sets the policy. The tenant may or may not strongly enforce that policy, but it is the mall's policy. (I was asked to leave Target in Springfield Mall, though I frequently shop at other Target stores with impunity. In that case, Springfield Mall is a Simon-managed property, and Simon malls are anti.)

Sears does not have a corporate policy that I am aware of. I have worked there for almost 5 years (virginia beach/Pembroke) and have been told we follow state laws. Now I will caveat that with the location I work at, the building is OWNED by Sears Holding Corp. The Mall was build up around it. The Mall has a code of conduct that prohibits fire arms and others have posted being approached in the mall common areas but the mall policy does not apply to Sears. I routinely serve members who are open carrying and ocassionally detect some who are concealed carrying. I thank those who open carry for exercising our 2nd ammendment rights (Sears does prohibit employees from carrying weapons while at work or even having them in the cars in the parking lot - mostly for the protection of the managers who I am convinced are management school dropouts). Those who are CCing I watch they actions to determine if they represent a threat or are LACs. About 6 months ago there were two young men who went into the movie theaters on Columbus and pulled on masks. They were arrested, and one was found to have a knife that qualified as a concealed weapon as well as illegal substances. I had earlier in the evening had them evicted from Sears based upon their behavior and they went across the street to carry on their stupidity.
 

mpguy

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"Cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample your pearls underfoot and turn to gore you."

I, myself, wonder why Sears is still in business. I haven't been inside one for years and years, possibly decades. They were pretty good up until about 1964 or so. Then they started sliding downhill. Anything they sell now, I think can get better quality and value either at the Dollar General or off the Internet. Here's another good reason to stay away.

Craftsman tool comes to mind.

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WalkingWolf

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"Cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample your pearls underfoot and turn to gore you."

I, myself, wonder why Sears is still in business. I haven't been inside one for years and years, possibly decades. They were pretty good up until about 1964 or so. Then they started sliding downhill. Anything they sell now, I think can get better quality and value either at the Dollar General or off the Internet. Here's another good reason to stay away.
We haven't been in a Sears in 15 years, I miss the days when Sears catered to common people like farmers.
 
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