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I was on my way to a unit function on a military base and decided to pay my electric bill along the way [take note that unless I am on base or going to/from base I am by default armed]. On my way into the building to pay my bill, I see a poster that states that concealed firearms are prohibited in this building. Since I wasn't carrying at the time, it didn't apply to me; it did however get me thinking. I called the manager later and submitted a complaint. I told her that I found the poster disturbing b/c it keeps the average law abiding citizen from carrying in the building [in NC you can conceal unless the establishment posts a visible sign otherwise] but does nothing to keep BG's who don't care about laws from carrying in their establishment. She replied that it is illegial to carry in any place of business in NC and that I should know that being in the military. I then proceeded to inform her of NC law concerning concealed carry. I also told her that I had trouble supporting an establishment that was not concerned about the safety of the community's citezens and that I was considering canceling my electric service and purchasing a generator [this was just to get my point accross, but maybe not a bad idea afterall :cool:].
Anyway, I'd like to put some kind of public complaint in the local paper, but wanted some advice first [I'm sure someone else out there has written an article on a similar subject that wouldn't mind me plagerizing their work].
 
How did she handle being informed by you that her understanding of "the law" was utterly incorrect? She actually believed that although NC allows concealed carry, that it was not allowed inside any businesses?! :rolleyes:

Were you able to convince her that certainly, the law allows concealed carry inside businesses that do not forbid it?


Isn't such ignorance intolerable? :mad:


-azurefly
 
I don't think she was even aware that concealed carry was legal in the first place and I don't think she believed me after I explained it to her. It's a sad thing isn't it? Look how far we've come away from the 2nd ammendment in just over a couple hundred years!
 
I take the concealed means concealed view of such matters. If something were to happen there then the store policy can protect the employees and other customers because I am only going to act to protect myself.
 
go to www.grnc.org it is a state wide group for firearms. in fact the name is
Grass Roots of North Carolina for Firearm Education. This is a volunteer group that works to help make N.C. a firearm friendlier state and the main group to get the concealed carry laws passed.
 
Josh, is it possible that you could photocopy or print some literature about CCW and send it to this woman? Perhaps something right out of the NC statute books?

When people DEMAND to remain WILLFULLY IGNORANT, it makes it hard to see any reason to be gentle and use kid gloves on them. This woman needs her ignorance paraded out in front of her, and the truth jammed into her face. You tried the gentle approach, and for some unknown stupid reason she still doesn't believe the truth.

Think of the trouble for you that could have been caused in a hypothetical situation if this woman had been someone you encountered, who possibly detected your CCW pistol, and then called a cop on a "man with a gun," all because she remains ignorant that CCW is legal.


-azurefly
 
One would be wasting their time trying to 'convert' someone so anti-gun and ignorant. They still wouldn't get it if they were mugged the next day. They would be crying out for tougher gun laws and longer prison terms, which makes for a great story in the local paper.
 
Tony, thanks for the link.

Think of the trouble for you that could have been caused in a hypothetical situation if this woman had been someone you encountered, who possibly detected your CCW pistol, and then called a cop on a "man with a gun," all because she remains ignorant that CCW is legal.
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The problem is that in NC it is illegial to carry a concealed firearm into any establishment that has a sign posted that they don't want you carring there (such as the aforementioned electric company). I would actually be in the wrong if I carried there. Such is life in NC. I am planning on writiing a letter to the company asking them to revise their policy and to the local paper about the subject.
 
"She" was a clerk working for a power company and carrying out her company's policies. Buy a generator. You'll love it. Also, write a good letter to the company's president, who's actually somebody who has the authority to do something about the policy. The letter to the editor isn't a bad idea, either.
 
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