Does Costco have the right to control access to their property?
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I'm not sure how that works. Costco is private property, maybe they have the right to demand no weapons be brought inside?
Don't know, just asking. I'm from Ca. The most ridiculous state in the nation about this, so Need info.
I understand your feelings but I also believe that a business owner should be able to ban smoking, drinking, concealed weapons, dress code, etc.. on their property.
BTW. I smoke, drink, carry, and dress crappy.
Well, there are three freedoms operating here:
1. Costco, as a private enterprise, has every right in the world to ban firearms from their premises.
2. As a consumer and citizen, you have every right to refuse to shop at Costco and to advise others not to shop there.
3. Every person has the right to either avoid Costco, or to shop there, as he/she chooses.
It is concealed carry for a reason.
Returned my Costco card and and now shop at Sam's Club.
As a Costco Employee, I'd just as soon NOT see anyone bringing a gun into my warehouse. I am ALL for gun rights, but why in the world would you feel a need to bring a firearm into a Costco building? If you forget and it's concealed anyway... who's gonna know or care? There's no reason to flaunt your firearm anyway.
They aren't worth my business either. Neither is Walmart for that matter.
They have the right to ban guns on their property.
I have the right to only do business with sane people.
Costco already lost my business when they gave millions to the Kerry campaign and MoveOn.
Businesses that have signs out saying something like "Concealed Handgun Licensee's Welcome" will likely have ZERO problems with armed robbery.
Pretty sure the Costco near here doesn't. I don't think you can prohibit CCW holders from carrying, with a sign, like that, in GA.
I really should wean myself from them, but they are really close, and have a great product selection. Love their steaks.
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Why would you shop there anyway?
The CEO is a major lefty and huge donor to the Kerry campaign and others.
Vote with your feet.
Interesting I go the one where there HQ is located. Ill look for a sign
A Free man or woman is under no legal or moral obligation to obey their illegitimate edicts.
In fact, as Americans we have an obligation to resist all forms of tyranny, regardless of the source.
And "big business" is becoming quite tyrannical these days. Much of the statist agenda has been implemented via big korporations. Despite this agenda being rejected at the ballot box, the statist politicians are enacting it through the back door, since their policies favor big business.
There's been several of these "private property vs. gun rights" threads in the last few weeks, so I'm not going to rehash all the arguements here.
I will simply making the following observation: it is clear to me is that there are a lot of posters on this forum that 1) don't understand the basic nature of our Rights (one even stated that the right to self-defense was non-existent since it was enumerated in the Constitution), and 2) simply don't like us peasants carrying guns.
Many so-called "conservatives" here oppose CCW. They oppose open carry. And in those states that do have CCW, they are always defending the onerous restrictions in those states which do nothing except hassle honest citizens. Some of their rhetoric resembles something Sarah Brady or her ilk would say.
This entire issue isn't about "private property". It's about the Rights of an individual to self-defense and the means of self-defense.
I've butted heads with many posters on this thread before, and I can promise you that they are among the first to cheer when the JBTs knock the door of Joe Six Pack for playing his music too loud, or not paying taxes on his "private property".
It's a concealed weapon for God's sake. How will they know if a person is carrying if the weapon is concealed? It's like a sign prohibiting people from bringing their seeing eye dogs into the premises.