Babies r' us

[Keykutter]

I really don't think, in the JoAnn's case, that putting a concealed weapons banned sign in a window has any thing to do with making customers feel safer.

I really don't think there are any customers who only go shopping in stores who restrict concealed weapons. On the same note, I think you would be hard pressed to see anybody sigh in relief when they saw the sign, much less even realize it was even there if they did not have a permit themselves.

No, this is just some corporate gun banner who is trying to make a statement, as puny as it really is. There are plenty of other cloth places around.

Thanks for the heads up on the r'us places. There are certainly other places to buy those goods also.

KK

[CharonPDX]

I really don't think, in the JoAnn's case, that putting a concealed weapons banned sign in a window has any thing to do with making customers feel safer.

It has everything to do with making certain customers feel safer. "Oh, look, there won't be any guns here, I feel much safer now..." Just like how well that works in Chicago...
Chicago in 2010: 15.2 murders per 100K people
Houston (largest city with "shall issue" concealed carry) 11.8/100K
Phoenix (largest city with open carry - plus no-license concealed carry,) 7.6/100K

[Dana1956]

Ok....maybe it was the fact that I ran in there one day, waving my gun in the air and shouting, "Alright! Show me where the yarn is and no one gets hurt!" Just kidding I hope you know, but the whole thing is ridiculous!

[longslide10]

This is Florida's position on "no guns" signs:

Do “No Gun Signs” Have the Force of Law?
“NO”
"Handgunlaw.us highly recommends that you not enter a place that is posted "No Firearms" no matter what the state laws read/mean on signage. We recommend you print out the No Guns = No Money Cards and give one to the owner of the establishment that has the signage." As responsible gun owners and upholders of the 2nd Amendment we should also honor the rights of property owners to control their own property even if we disagree with them."
”No Firearm” signs in Florida have no force of law unless they are posted on property that is specifically mentioned in State Law as being off limits to those with a Permit/License to Carry. If you are in a place not specifically mentioned in the law that is posted and they ask you to leave, you must leave. If you refuse to leave then you are breaking the law and can be charged. Even if the property is not posted and you are ask to leave you must leave. Always be aware of the possibility that responding Police Officers who may have been called without your knowledge and may not know the laws on trespass etc. could arrest you even if you are within the law.

[Keykutter]

It has everything to do with making certain customers feel safer. "Oh, look, there won't be any guns here, I feel much safer now..." Just like how well that works in Chicago...
Chicago in 2010: 15.2 murders per 100K people
Houston (largest city with "shall issue" concealed carry) 11.8/100K
Phoenix (largest city with open carry - plus no-license concealed carry,) 7.6/100K

I may have mis-stated what I meant. I'm sure that's what is intended, but I don't think it is even noticed by non-gun people. It's some corporate dogooder douing their part to save society.

KK

[walt629]

I would've ignored the sign. How would they know you're carrying anyway.

But by going into the store and conducting business with the store you're actually condoning the decision of the store. You may see it as an acto of defiance to fly in the face of the authority that wants to prevent you from entry while armed but in fact you're helping their cause.

However from here, you're right on target!

Call headquarters and give 'em a piece of your mind. Tell them their sign invites crime knowing no one in there could protect themselves or other patrons and tell them that millions of Americans are armed and you will make sure your friends and relatives do not shop there for their being anti-gun and anti constitutionalists. Word of mouth can kill a business in no time and one person can make a difference. Remember that whiny woman that convinced advertisers to remove their ads that aired during Married With Children and almost got the show cancelled because SHE didn't approve of the show?

[walt629]

After all... that "no gun" sign is going to stop the disgruntaled husband with a long criminal history from charging in to the store and killing everyone around so he can steal his babby child from the woman that put him in jail for domestic violence and took custody of their baby away from him in the first place. Yep! That sign will stop him in his track and everyone inside will be safe and sound. Just because of that sign.

My version of sarchasim or gallows humor. Which ever.