I could not ever imagine endeavoring to work in a convenience store and not be armed to the teeth, --especially in "urban" neighborhoods. This was Florida. The worker could have armed himself quite easily.
The companies will fire employees caught with a pocket knife. There are a lot of people who will take a chance however. I worked 2nd shift for 6 1/2 years with an S&W M-59 under my shirt. I figured it was better to get fired than carried out feet first. The cops and the area bums knew I was packing, the cops were all for it and the bums stayed really polite.
lets just face the facts that we are no longer free in this country because we have low intellect animals roaming free......
they can't talk right, they can't walk right, they can't even dress themselves.....God forbide if we ask them to acutally work for a living....