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I agree that Costco has the right to make rules concerning the conduct of customers on their premises, but it is also the right, and the responsibility, of citizens to inform management when a company's policy is wrong.

I hope you will reread the entire article and contact Costco. Their policy informs any half wit bank robber that Costco is a place where the bad guys can do as they please. A robber will not stop at the door because a sign says, "No Handguns Allowed." While Costco may not give a whit about the lives of its employees, the customers who have undergone the process to obtain a concealed weapon permit ought to be able to protect themselves from an armed attack while shopping there. Saying nothing will never change their policy, nor will it change the attitude of antigunners who think gun - free zones are a good idea.

[Non-Sequitur]

I agree that Costco has the right to make rules concerning the conduct of customers on their premises, but it is also the right, and the responsibility, of citizens to inform management when a company's policy is wrong.

You may disagree with Costco's policy, and you're free to tell them that. But it isn't your place to tell them their policy is wrong. That policy is legal under Minnesota law.

[mad_as_he$$]

I am reminded of the Luby's shooting in Texas. One woman, who lost her mother to the shooter, had left her weapon in the truck because it was Sunday and she didn't want to upset her mother. Now, we will never know if the outcome would have been different or not but this poor woman has to live with the fact that she was unarmed and it cost her her mother at a small moment in life.

There was an incident here in Reno two or so years ago at the University where a woman was accosted on campus by a known nut job, petty criminal. She pulled her weapon and terminated his approach to her. At the very least she was going to get mugged. It was ruled a clean shoot.

I like the second outcome better.

[tacticalogic]

Their policy informs any half wit bank robber that Costco is a place where the bad guys can do as they please. A robber will not stop at the door because a sign says, "No Handguns Allowed." While Costco may not give a whit about the lives of its employees, the customers who have undergone the process to obtain a concealed weapon permit ought to be able to protect themselves from an armed attack while shopping there.

Seems like most of the violent crimes that happen at shopping centers happen in the parking lot, on your way back to your car. The only way you'll have your gun with you on the way out is if you had it with you on your way in.