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I have never done business with Costco. Now I never will!
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This is a batle that wasn't worth fighting. By demanding that his groceries be returned to the shelves, this happy gun toting guy gained nothing and gave the image that all gun owners could be as anxious for an argment as he is.
If Mr. Gun Toter can't shop at Costco now, it is his loss, not Costco's ...
Whaddaya expect?? Costco is a completely liberal enterprise, and supports all the leftist/union agendas. And yet people here at FR bitch and moan about Wal-Mart, which mostly does not.
Well, then don't shop at Costco and the problem is solved. The checkout lines are too long already.
How did they know he was armed?
At our Costco stores, there is a sign before one enters which says no firearms allowed.
Bogus BS.
Kind of a confusing story. The guy was already rung up and heading out the door and then got asked to leave his gun outside? Seems to me that's exactly what he was doing anyway, leaving the store. The time to check your guns at the door would be before you enter.
I'm guessing he was CC but his concealment wasn't so good. Some places you can be fined for openly displaying a gun, even if your intent was to wear it concealed.
I like shopping at Costco and they dont know I have a gun when I go there :o)
Since Costco has a reputation for treating their employees well, I would still shop there in spite of their CCW policy.
A sane, sober, law abiding citizen with a carry permit has to leave his gun outside in his car where it can be stolen by an insane, drug addicted, criminal. Now just how is this supposed to make me feel safer?
Could someone explain why a person would feel the need to carry a concealed weapon into a Costco store?
I usta shop Costco regularly and NEVER saw the three feet by four feet signs required by South Caolina's SECTION 23-31-235. Sign requirements.
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any requirement of or allowance for the posting of signs prohibiting the carrying of a concealable weapon upon any premises shall only be satisfied by a sign expressing the prohibition in both written language interdict and universal sign language.
(B) All signs must be posted at each entrance into a building where a concealable weapon permit holder is prohibited from carrying a concealable weapon and must be:
(1) clearly visible from outside the building;
(2) eight inches wide by twelve inches tall in size;
(3) contain the words "NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED" in black one-inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(4) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle seven inches in diameter with a diagonal line that runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty-five degree angle from the horizontal;
(5) a diameter of a circle; and
(6) placed not less than forty inches and not more than sixty inches from the bottom of the building's entrance door.
(C) If the premises where concealable weapons are prohibited does not have doors, then the signs contained in subsection (A) must be:
(1) thirty-six inches wide by forty-eight inches tall in size;
(2) contain the words "NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED" in black three- inch tall uppercase type at the bottom of the sign and centered between the lateral edges of the sign;
(3) contain a black silhouette of a handgun inside a circle thirty-four inches in diameter with a diagonal line that is two inches wide and runs from the lower left to the upper right at a forty-five degree angle from the horizontal and must be a diameter of a circle whose circumference is two inches wide;
(4) placed not less than forty inches and not more than ninety-six inches above the ground;
(5) posted in sufficient quantities to be clearly visible from any point of entry onto the premises.
The major driver of this attitude with most large corporations is often some east coast lawyer who is afraid that they will be subject to a lawsuit if they fail to take a public stand that prohibits firearms.
What is needed is first a law from "shall issue" states that clearly places the liability on the store if they ban firearms and a person was attacked at the store, could have protected themselves with their firearm.
Until such a law is passed and tested by the courts, establishing clear liability on the company's part, we will continue to see this kind of reaction.
name a business that DOES allow firearms on its premises.
what kind of a nut walks into a public place carrying a loaded weapon?
I disagree with Costco but they have a right to set their policy. You should take your business elsewhere.
I quit Costco 2 years ago. Unless you're making meals for the Third Infantry, the shelf units are too big.
The fact that Costco noticed you had a weapon speaks volumes as to your ability to handle one.
This may have something to do with their insurance.