Re: Home Depot gun policy

On 2 Dec 2003 13:18:03 -0700, Melissa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Just did a search and found this:
>http://tinyurl.com/xez2
>
>I'm not sure how it relates to licensed concealed carry though. They 
>obviously aren't searching everyone who enters, so I imagine if it was 
>concealed, the issue would just never come up.
>
>But if they put up signs saying no firearms, on their doors, then concealed 
>carry might become an issue in will-issue states, because for someone to 
>comply, they'd have to leave the gun in their car ( not a good thing ) or 
>at home ( not able to protect themselves - Victim Disarmament Zone ).

  Blockbuster did this a couple of years ago, a few polite letters to
the legal department convinced them that if they refused customers the
ability to protect themselves as provided by state law they might be
legally responsible for any harm that came to those same customers.
The signs came down almost immediately.

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