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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo, WalMart "respectfully asked" Texans not to "open carry" firearms in their stores.
Texas gun owners responded with a big "come and take it. Members of a 38,000 member gun owner group have repeatedly tedted WalMart by open carrying in their stores and NONE have been asked to leave. https://thehill.com/homenews/news/460652-gun-rights-
As Rachel says: "Forget what they say; watch what they DO".
Botany
(70,501 posts)Those people's brains have been made toxic from years of propaganda, NRA lies, and hate talk
and have come to see their world as being all about guns and having one means you are free
and one of Jesus' Liberty Patriot Warriors.
calimary
(81,220 posts)REALLY cheap.
I guess the best push-back would be well, I wont be shopping there anymore. Ill spend my money ELSEWHERE - where they care more about MY rights (and my safety)!
Vote with your pocketbook - and be sure to tell the manager or somebody in charge what youre doing. So they know.
Im going to start pushing some different messaging on this:
What about MY rights? Dont I have the right to live, shop, see a movie, go to a concert, enjoy an evening out, or whatever - without fear for my life? Without the fear of being machine-gunned to death? (And I bet those right-to-massacre folks will insist they pro-life!)
hack89
(39,171 posts)If I worked at Walmart, my response would be "not my job".
Now if they had armed security on site then go ahead and ask.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)posted: WalMart expects you to shop among armed people to whom it is afraid to even speak.
In most states, if a person stays in the store after being asked to leave by management, they can be arrested for criminal trespass. Call the cops!
hack89
(39,171 posts)right now if they are not asked to leave then they are breaking no law. Once asked, if they refuse then they are breaking the law and the police can be called.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)With all those promiscuous gun-toters and Walmart's permissive response:
WalMart is a dangerous place to shop now since it is potentially filled with gun-toters! It's not just the prices that may be falling here anymore.
"For safety reasons, we now recommend that all shoppers open carry, just in case. Thank you for shopping at WalMart!"
"Well, I wouldn't be caught dead in a WalMart store, anyway!" Ah, think again.
Shop, lock and load, and try not to piss anybody off.
calimary
(81,220 posts)OUTSTANDING messaging, Newest Reality!
Its not just the prices that may be falling here anymore.
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)Glad you liked it. It's a sad topic, but some creative writing can make the point
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)Response to Atticus (Original post)
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louis-t
(23,292 posts)It's like a challenge to them.