i carry legally and am insured to up to 5 million if something bad happens. I don't always carry but if i want to i can..The novelty wore off years ago.. i know someone that is also licensed to carry but he keeps bear mace in his car and says that is better than anything lol
Looks like I'll be doing more shopping at Walmart
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Target didn't distinguish between open carry and concealed carry, they simply "asked" that you refrain from bringing guns into their stores. I posted the below message to their facebook page...
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I (used to) shop at Target every Saturday for my weekly shopping. I added up my Target purchases on my red card for the last year. They totaled $11,673, spent in the last 12 months, in your stores. As long as this new no guns policy is in effect, I will vow to never spend another red cent in your stores.
I live in Florida, a state with a population of 20 million people. Currently, Florida has issued 1.3 million permits. Not including those under 21 that can’t legally carry a concealed firearm and felons, that means that about one in fourteen adults in Florida has a concealed weapons permit. ONE IN FOURTEEN!! One in Fourteen of your adult shoppers, at any given time, are potentially carrying a concealed firearm in your stores, in Florida. There have been absolutely zero issues with concealed carry in your Florida stores, despite the large number of citizens legally carrying firearms in your stores.
You just alienated a huge portion of your customer base. This was a VERY stupid decision on your part. You would have been much smarter to just ignore the issue altogether and remain neutral.
I imagine you will see a 5-15% drop in revenue in the coming weeks/months. Better come up with a creative way to combat that. Your shareholders (and customers) deserve more.
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I (used to) shop at Target every Saturday for my weekly shopping. I added up my Target purchases on my red card for the last year. They totaled $11,673, spent in the last 12 months, in your stores. As long as this new no guns policy is in effect, I will vow to never spend another red cent in your stores.
I live in Florida, a state with a population of 20 million people. Currently, Florida has issued 1.3 million permits. Not including those under 21 that can’t legally carry a concealed firearm and felons, that means that about one in fourteen adults in Florida has a concealed weapons permit. ONE IN FOURTEEN!! One in Fourteen of your adult shoppers, at any given time, are potentially carrying a concealed firearm in your stores, in Florida. There have been absolutely zero issues with concealed carry in your Florida stores, despite the large number of citizens legally carrying firearms in your stores.
You just alienated a huge portion of your customer base. This was a VERY stupid decision on your part. You would have been much smarter to just ignore the issue altogether and remain neutral.
I imagine you will see a 5-15% drop in revenue in the coming weeks/months. Better come up with a creative way to combat that. Your shareholders (and customers) deserve more.
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Target didn't distinguish between open carry and concealed carry, they simply "asked" that you refrain from bringing guns into their stores. I posted the below message to their facebook page...
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I (used to) shop at Target every Saturday for my weekly shopping. I added up my Target purchases on my red card for the last year. They totaled $11,673, spent in the last 12 months, in your stores. As long as this new no guns policy is in effect, I will vow to never spend another red cent in your stores.
I live in Florida, a state with a population of 20 million people. Currently, Florida has issued 1.3 million permits. Not including those under 21 that can’t legally carry a concealed firearm and felons, that means that about one in fourteen adults in Florida has a concealed weapons permit. ONE IN FOURTEEN!! One in Fourteen of your adult shoppers, at any given time, are potentially carrying a concealed firearm in your stores, in Florida. There have been absolutely zero issues with concealed carry in your Florida stores, despite the large number of citizens legally carrying firearms in your stores.
You just alienated a huge portion of your customer base. This was a VERY stupid decision on your part. You would have been much smarter to just ignore the issue altogether and remain neutral.
I imagine you will see a 5-15% drop in revenue in the coming weeks/months. Better come up with a creative way to combat that. Your shareholders (and customers) deserve more.
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Target didn't distinguish between open carry and concealed carry, they simply "asked" that you refrain from bringing guns into their stores. I posted the below message to their facebook page...
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I (used to) shop at Target every Saturday for my weekly shopping. I added up my Target purchases on my red card for the last year. They totaled $11,673, spent in the last 12 months, in your stores. As long as this new no guns policy is in effect, I will vow to never spend another red cent in your stores.
I live in Florida, a state with a population of 20 million people. Currently, Florida has issued 1.3 million permits. Not including those under 21 that can’t legally carry a concealed firearm and felons, that means that about one in fourteen adults in Florida has a concealed weapons permit. ONE IN FOURTEEN!! One in Fourteen of your adult shoppers, at any given time, are potentially carrying a concealed firearm in your stores, in Florida. There have been absolutely zero issues with concealed carry in your Florida stores, despite the large number of citizens legally carrying firearms in your stores.
You just alienated a huge portion of your customer base. This was a VERY stupid decision on your part. You would have been much smarter to just ignore the issue altogether and remain neutral.
I imagine you will see a 5-15% drop in revenue in the coming weeks/months. Better come up with a creative way to combat that. Your shareholders (and customers) deserve more.
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
Wow, are things that bad in Ohio now?
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
Wow, are things that bad in Ohio now?
Originally Posted By: jeepman3071
I'd like to know what kind of shooter would see a sign in front of the store that says "no guns allowed" and decide not to go in and shoot it up like he planned. Criminals don't follow laws/rules.
I believe it is to prevent other shoppers from being uncomfortable / scared and leaving the store.
I'd like to know what kind of shooter would see a sign in front of the store that says "no guns allowed" and decide not to go in and shoot it up like he planned. Criminals don't follow laws/rules.
I believe it is to prevent other shoppers from being uncomfortable / scared and leaving the store.
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Target has said they wont be posting no guns signs. Even if they did, they don't carry the weight of law in Florida. ANY corporation that installs metal detectors and frisk customers at the doors would be out of business within two weeks. Argument invalid...
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Target has said they wont be posting no guns signs. Even if they did, they don't carry the weight of law in Florida. ANY corporation that installs metal detectors and frisk customers at the doors would be out of business within two weeks. Argument invalid...
Originally Posted By: bubbatime
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Target has said they wont be posting no guns signs. Even if they did, they don't carry the weight of law in Florida. ANY corporation that installs metal detectors and frisk customers at the doors would be out of business within two weeks. Argument invalid...
Florida is not the whole of the U.S.A.
Argument Invalid...(Was there an Argument?)
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
you just gave them incentive to install metal detectors and frisk you at the door....
Which probably would gain them millions of soccermoms as new customers.
Bravo, Fellow Gun owner.
Target has said they wont be posting no guns signs. Even if they did, they don't carry the weight of law in Florida. ANY corporation that installs metal detectors and frisk customers at the doors would be out of business within two weeks. Argument invalid...
Florida is not the whole of the U.S.A.
Argument Invalid...(Was there an Argument?)
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Originally Posted By: simple_gifts
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I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders
Yup. It is already demonstrated by their actions that 'in your face' is their natural disposition.
My confidence that 100% are exercising their rights safely is 0%.
Best to make your shopping decisions on price, else you might look irrational.
I agree 100%. The in your face argument for something, even if the people are right, is as obnoxious as anything else.
What I don't get is that they seemingly "respectfully request" this, but will they enforce it? Will the rent-a-cop in the front of the store escort the person out the door?
Target, while a public company, is still private property, and it's within their rights to make and enforce this request, just like it's any of our right to not shop there.
I can't say I've ever spent more than a few dollars in a Target store. I think the only thing I have ever bought there was some Mobil ATF. I will write them a letter of complaint anyway. This is sad, though the other folks walking through with rifles rubs me the wrong way, even if they are in the right.
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I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders
Yup. It is already demonstrated by their actions that 'in your face' is their natural disposition.
My confidence that 100% are exercising their rights safely is 0%.
Best to make your shopping decisions on price, else you might look irrational.
I agree 100%. The in your face argument for something, even if the people are right, is as obnoxious as anything else.
What I don't get is that they seemingly "respectfully request" this, but will they enforce it? Will the rent-a-cop in the front of the store escort the person out the door?
Target, while a public company, is still private property, and it's within their rights to make and enforce this request, just like it's any of our right to not shop there.
I can't say I've ever spent more than a few dollars in a Target store. I think the only thing I have ever bought there was some Mobil ATF. I will write them a letter of complaint anyway. This is sad, though the other folks walking through with rifles rubs me the wrong way, even if they are in the right.
Isn't Starbucks also anti guns ?
I saw a YouTube video where a cop stops some young adults with AR-15 walking down the street. Cop was super cool about the situation.
I saw a YouTube video where a cop stops some young adults with AR-15 walking down the street. Cop was super cool about the situation.
People who want to take my right to own operate and carry a gun really going my gears. I open carry often and never have an issue. Target has the right to say don't bring them in and we have the right to say screw you we will not patronize your business. If a man openly carrying a firearm scares you or makes you feel anything negative then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. Not the person or the firearm.
Originally Posted By: johnachak
Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
Wow, are things that bad in Ohio now?
They probably aren't because people like him carry guns. Alot less crime happens when there is immediate enforcement on site. Most places with stricter gun laws have more crime coincidence I think not.
Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
Wow, are things that bad in Ohio now?
They probably aren't because people like him carry guns. Alot less crime happens when there is immediate enforcement on site. Most places with stricter gun laws have more crime coincidence I think not.
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Originally Posted By: GutsyGecko
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
I REALLY wish Texas would become open carry!!
I open carry handgun all the time in ohio... I never really have a problem... Most people don't even notice.
I REALLY wish Texas would become open carry!!
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Originally Posted By: Nayov
"People of Walmart" syndrome.
That is what makes Walmart one of my fave places to "people watch". Gf and I will be in Walmart honestly laughing out loud!! It`s like a free carnival! Depending on which Walmart you visit,it can be like watching Deliverance or Wrong Turn,haha!!
"People of Walmart" syndrome.
That is what makes Walmart one of my fave places to "people watch". Gf and I will be in Walmart honestly laughing out loud!! It`s like a free carnival! Depending on which Walmart you visit,it can be like watching Deliverance or Wrong Turn,haha!!
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But in all seriousness,I never shop at Target because they`re WAY too proud! It`s freakin Target for crying out loud,and they think they`re Macy`s or Dillards with their prices!.
The things people find to get worked up about.
Their store is not public property. They are fully within their rights to request their customers do this or that. You as a customer are free to shop elsewhere if you don't like it.
I often find the people who are the most vocal about their "right" to carry are often the ones most vocal about their "rights" on their own private property.
Anyone else see the irony in a private property owner making a request and people claiming it infringes on their right?
Their store is not public property. They are fully within their rights to request their customers do this or that. You as a customer are free to shop elsewhere if you don't like it.
I often find the people who are the most vocal about their "right" to carry are often the ones most vocal about their "rights" on their own private property.
Anyone else see the irony in a private property owner making a request and people claiming it infringes on their right?
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders.
Moronic.
Absolute MORONS! Why do adults have to act like children? What is wrong with people today.
I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders.
Moronic.
Absolute MORONS! Why do adults have to act like children? What is wrong with people today.
I love where I live(NH). We are an open carry state yet no does it often nor anyone cares really. Occasionally they import some people for the shock factor to walk around but reality is no one cares here one way or the other.
If the law keeps the nut jobs out and riff raff fine. Target is 5 mins from home instead of 12 minutes so I shop Target.
If the law keeps the nut jobs out and riff raff fine. Target is 5 mins from home instead of 12 minutes so I shop Target.
Originally Posted By: gregk24
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders.
Moronic.
Absolute MORONS! Why do adults have to act like children? What is wrong with people today.
Your first two words are the answer.
Originally Posted By: 123Saab
I'd rather not shop anywhere where idiots are openly carrying rifles just to make a point.
This garbage will eventually turn even more of the public against us law abiding gun owners/CCW holders.
Moronic.
Absolute MORONS! Why do adults have to act like children? What is wrong with people today.
Your first two words are the answer.
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