Grainger Industrial Supply

[TimSr]

Seems that Grainger nation wide is now NO FIREARMS Allowed on their property.

Did you verify this information or are you staging a boycott based on a competitor counter person's comments?

I am waiting fro a reply from their corporate office

Verified by visiting the local store seeing the sign and by talking to the employee's at the counter.

You have concluded that this was a nationwide policy because you saw a sign in the local store window, and some guys in a competitor hardware store told you it was national? I'm finding it difficult to have confidence in your information.




As for disallowing guns on private property open to the public, IN OHIO the law is clear and the property owner only needs to post the no guns signs at the entrance to the building, and at the entrance to his PARKING LOT if he chooses. My employer does it, but most businesses dealing with the public walking in are not stupid enough to tell gunowners they need to park down the street if they want to do business there, which would assure them of losing the business, even if they were willing to disarm before entering. It carries penalty of law for non-compliance.

 

[Librarian]

At Calguns, I have reports of three distinct California Grainger locations with the no-guns stickers on the entry doors. (In CA, such signs in themselves have no legal force or consequences.)

Poking around the Grainger web site I am unable to find a link that includes such a policy statement.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

There are somewhat different rules for businesses serving the public.
It it really "private property" when you let anyone walk in off the street?

Yes, it is still private property, and the property owner can still prohibit certain activities on the part of customers.

Every shopping mall I've ever been in has had a sign near the main entrances prohibiting the carry of weapons. It's usually about the sixth or seventh item on a list of prohibited activities, and it's usually on a small sign in fine print that most people won't even notice as they walk in -- but in my state there is no "official" sign size or language, so it's a legal sign.

How about restaurants (and some stores) that have signs on the front door reading, "No shirt, no shoes / No service"?

 

[45_auto]

It it really "private property" when you let anyone walk in off the street?

Yes.

 

[Armed_Chicagoan]

Some news relevant to this thread. A poster at Illinois Carry has been communicating with Grainger about this issue, and apparently his efforts have paid off in a big way! Previously they had a "no guns" policy, that has now changed. From a letter he received:

I’ve been out on vacation but I see you’ve noticed the “No Weapons” signs have been removed from Grainger’s front doors. I did bubble up your comments and concerns to the senior leadership team. That sparked a nationwide survey to get customer feedback and it was determined that in the best interests of our customers, Grainger has rescinded the policy.



Hope to see you in the future.



We do appreciate your business.



(signed store manager)

 

[Don P]

You had no business posting this without getting the truth first. I'm getting tired of seeing all this stuff on here from people too lazy to check anything out before posting. What if you're wrong? They fire journalists all the time for being this irresponsible. If it's true and you can provide a reliable link that's a different story. The mods on here should be deleting this stuff if it's unsupported rumors

post # 25 proved the info I received from the local store was correct after all. My what a revalation