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beemerb

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I just went into my bank(Bank One)in Prescott Valley ,AZ.They now have a "no firearms allowed"sign on there door.I promply complained and was told I would have to come back and talk to the manager.I don't think the talk will help so I will have to find a new bank.By the way bank one I am told is owned by wells fargo.So I guess I will be A ONE MAN embargo on the banking system.If anyone wants to join me they are welcome.I don't know if it will do any good but I have to try.Pass the word around please.

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beemerb
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world;
and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men
every day who don't know anything and can't read.
-Mark Twain
 
I go to the local bank one here in Indiana and I wear my gun out when I am at work which icludes making our deposit and sometimes bring back large sums of cash. Everyone in the bank knows I wear it including the vice president and tellers have told me that they feel safer when I come in. I think it might be a local thing, but any business that request a gun free establishment can do so.
 
They sure can and I have a CCW.I can allso not do business with a bank that has an anti-gun policy.What would you do if they stopped you from bringing your gun into the bank?Still do business there?
A PS-Every place that posts a no firearms sign is a assult on my rights to defend myself.One of the questions I will ask the bank manager is if he can guarentee my safety in writting when I am in the bank and allso guarentee against the lose of my handgun from my car.I expect nothing as I have been told this is new policy from Wells Fargo.I can only protest in my small way by removeing my account from the bank which I hate to do.I have been with the bank for about 13 years and like the staff.
If the trend here in AZ continues a CCW will be worthless because you will not be able to carry anyplace.Too many no-firearms allowed signs.
I hope this clarifies my thinking and my stand on the right to carry.

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beemerb
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world;
and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men
every day who don't know anything and can't read.
-Mark Twain

[This message has been edited by beemerb (edited May 05, 2000).]
 
They probably put it up because the AZ preemption law that the NRA supported and the GOA opposed allows private businesses to do exactly what you said among other things that the liberals jammed into the bill. The law goes into effect in July I think
 
I'm in Virginia, and I've yet to see a preemption sign on ANY business here... Not that it would stop me...

My former employer, and my current financial institution, Navy Federal Credit Union, has a "no firearms on premises" for employees, but not for members using the service center.

I always wondered if I came in on a Saturday to use the MSC, and something happened, what my situation would be...

We also had an employee bulletin board via e-mail for selling personal items. Bunch of people posted firearms on it, then one afternoon, all the ads were yanked. I complained, and got the standard "we have a no firearms on premises for employees" response. I left employ several weeks later, so never pushed it.

SUPPOSEDLY Navy Federal has no gun signs posted at the MSCs in Texas. Anyone know if that is true?
 
No signs on any Alaska business here yet, CCW law here says, you can't carry a gun into any financial institution.
 
Switch your accounts to another bank giving a written reason as to why.
When a company can see a dollar figure associated with such a policy - they'll change. K-Mart did.
 
In the little town of Sattler, Texas was the Canyon Lake Bank. It was a stand-alone bank in the ole Texas tradition.

You entered the bank through two sets of double doors. On the wall, between the two sets of doors, was a small sign that read something like this:

BANK ROBBERS WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
This bank will pay $5,000 for any and all bank robbers. ...

There was more and it all sure looked official.

Unfortunately, the little bank was sold to Norwest and they took down the sign. Now Norwest has been sold to Wells Fargo.

Great sounding name, Wells Fargo. Part of Western lore!

But the sign is long gone, as is the attitude that made me feel

"This is my bank!"

Them cold, calculatin' bean counters they now have may get my business, but they'll never get my loyalty.
 
Ummm, guys, there is no Wells-Fargo anymore. They merged with Loomis (more like they were bought out by Loomis) about 3-4 years ago. Now, it's Loomis-Fargo.

A good friend of mine works for them.

An interesting note - They have the contract to pick up the money here in the building where I work. I work in a state building, where it's illegal even for us CCW holders to carry, but they come in armed. The part that bugs me is that the guards never have the retention strap on their sidearms & it's usually tilted outwards in a quick-draw type fashion - if they had to bend over, I think their sidearm would fall out! Whenever I see it, all I can think is just how easy it would be for someone to snatch it right out their holster (especially in a confined space like the elevator)... Yet, I'm not allowed to be armed here. Go figure.
 
Florida law forbids buisnesses from enacting policy that overrides state law. There fore they can put all the signs they want up, but if its concealed, you do not have to comply and it has repeatedly stood up in court. I love Waffle House, all their stores have NO GUNS signs, I have spoken to the manager at a local store and he says he knows that the policy will not hold in court, but that the franchiser North Lake Foods requires they display it anyway. He said he never tells his boss about the 22Mag Derringer he has in his pocket either! ;)

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I thought I'd seen it all, until a 22WMR spun a bunny 2 1/4 times in the air!
 
Nope! No such federal law.

I changed banks earlier this year, based upon my old banks posting against concealed carry.
 
Ask 'em to sign a statement to the effect that they will assume full financial liability in case you are injured in a robbery. It will be worth it to see them go white.

No signature, go elsewhere.
 
Dave,
Interesting! Here in San Antonio and surrounding counties I've seen no mention of Loomis in the plethora of TV ads, the new signs on the bank buildings, or in the literature that came with my monthly statement.

Just checked my statement again. All emblems and names say only "Wells Fargo".

Could Loomis have merged only with a portion of Wells Fargo? :confused:

Perhaps Loomis is a truly "silent" partner? :)
 
If it's a myth, no problem. That's one law I didn't study in law school. If time permits, I may do some research. I would still be a bit nervous to carry a weapon in a bank. Talk about scaring the sheeple if it were to be spotted!
 
It is indeed a myth. Some states have laws pertaining to banks, but there is no federal statute that says it is illegal to carry a legally-carried gun into a bank. And I am not nervous at all about carrying my concealed handgun with me into the bank.
 
Done it many times, who cares. no sign, no detector = carry on.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by buzz_knox:
I thought it was a violation of federal law to carry a firearm onto bank property.[/quote]

I was told the same thing by an LEO I know (who is RKBA). He said that because banks are federally regulated that they fall under FBI jurisdiction as well as having other federal laws apply to them, such as no CCW.
 
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