Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walgreens-boots-guncontrol-idUSKCN1VQ2C7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Well, they don't mention concealed and IF I could carry here in Canada, I would carry concealed. I mean, think of it: Some thug decides to get frisky and a CCW holder pulls out his SURPRISE! Too bad that will never happen here in Canada for legal firearms owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 So I guess those dudes down in Texas who used to think they could walk into stores with AR-15s slung over their shoulder are no longer welcome? Even the NRA told them not to do that once, and they got chewed out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Open carry is just plain stupid anyways . Its just looking for attention . ( in a Bad Way ) But I stopped shopping at Walgreens 15 years ago . When they thought is was a good idea to stop selling beer. I switched to Rite aid across the street and never went back . I know that backfired on them and they started selling beer again . But whats the point in switching back . Im happy at Rite aid . Just sayin . Rooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: Open carry is just plain stupid anyways . Its just looking for attention . ( in a Bad Way ) But I stopped shopping at Walgreens 15 years ago . When they thought is was a good idea to stop selling beer. I switched to Rite aid across the street and never went back . I know that backfired on them and they started selling beer again . But whats the point in switching back . Im happy at Rite aid . Just sayin . Rooster Walgreens in California sells booze. I found that out when I visited my sister last year. Depends on State laws of course. Not in Colorado. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704515704575282370477702814 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Walgreens bought half the rite aids, including ours, but open carry is not the way to go, concealed is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Just because something is legal doesn’t make it a good idea.Why antagonize people. To me the only reason for open carry is to call attention to yourself. Hey look at me I have a gun aren’t I macho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 They can ask....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Falcon, SASS # 46139 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Yes, just keep it hidden, whether you have a permit or not, and don't advertise. Here in AZ, we don't have to kiss anyone's behind any longer to keep one in our pocket. PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punxsutawneypete Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Phantom Falcon, SASS # 46139 said: Yes, just keep it hidden, whether you have a permit or not, and don't advertise. Here in AZ, we don't have to kiss anyone's behind any longer to keep one in our pocket. PF Yeah, why give up the element of surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Legal or not (it ain't), if I go into a store in this area and see someone open-carrying and not wearin' a uniform or displaying badge, I'm outta there quick. I hope! Now ~ non-sequitur.... Back about 1972, I was with my buddy Bill the evening we went into a Long's Drugs in Daley City. Bill bought a Sako Finnbear in 7mm Remington Magnum, and the fella threw in a nice leather sling and a box of ammo. Walked out the door with it ~ $150. Those were the days! Sadly... the family-owned Longs chain has since been bought out by CVS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 In Oregon open carry is legal. In some towns it isn’t, like that S’hole, Portland. I open carried once in my town after a shooting trip in the woods. It didn’t seem to bother anyone but it bothered me. I much prefer concealed carry and even when I move somewhere that open carry is legal again I will carry concealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Ohio is an open carry state, in fact we had open carry BEFORE we had concealed carry! I hardly ever see anyone open carrying. I live in a suburb and even in the rural areas I don't see many if any! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 I have open carried before. But only in a combat zone, while wearing a badge, and at CAS matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 4:38 PM, Sixgun Sheridan said: So I guess those dudes down in Texas who used to think they could walk into stores with AR-15s slung over their shoulder are no longer welcome? Even the NRA told them not to do that once, and they got chewed out for it. That's actually legal here. Not that I'd ever do it unless under some extreme condition. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/5/2019 at 3:19 PM, Utah Bob #35998 said: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-walgreens-boots-guncontrol-idUSKCN1VQ2C7 I worked for them briefly. First day I saw they were based in Ill Noise. Aw, H#LL!! JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Concealed carry is real hard in AZ during the summer months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 49 minutes ago, Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 said: Concealed carry is real hard in AZ during the summer months Hawaiian shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 When I was a child it was common to see men walk about with a revolver on their hip. Almost all of the farmers did. There were bears and large wolves and in deer season there were bucks that got irritated quickly if you were walking thru their territory on a shortcut to the house. I never thought about it as being threatening. Somehow that got turned upside down and it is viewed as Dangerous. When I am on my property or in the woods, I carry openly - I do not care who I offend (Bears, LARGE dogs with Large teeth, or frustrated bucks (two legged or 4 legged). STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/7/2019 at 7:29 AM, Utah Bob #35998 said: Hawaiian shirt. Wait 'til all those Walgreens employees start wondering why a third of their customers are always wearing Hawaiian shirts or carrying fanny packs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 If I am not welcome to open carry I may still have reason to enter such an establishment, but I may still be carrying. I will not pull my piece to stop a robbery, only to stop an active shooter. If a company doesnt care about my rights I sure dont care about their profits. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 On 9/6/2019 at 9:36 AM, Utah Bob #35998 said: I have open carried before. But only in a combat zone, while wearing a badge, and at CAS matches. As a plainclothes officer my summer uniform consisted of tan slacks and a polo shirt. The shirt had my department name and badge embroidered on it along with my name. My badge was clipped to my belt next to my gun and I was still a little self conscious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 52 minutes ago, Henry T Harrison said: As a plainclothes officer my summer uniform consisted of tan slacks and a polo shirt. The shirt had my department name and badge embroidered on it along with my name. My badge was clipped to my belt next to my gun and I was still a little self conscious That's not what I calls plainclothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: That's not what I calls plainclothes. I was a detective not an undercover officer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, Henry T Harrison said: I was a detective not an undercover officer A Pekerton detinctive? Enquiring minds want to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 said: A Pekerton detinctive? Enquiring minds want to know! No I was a real police detective and a deputy US Marshall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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