Wow. Walmart not only enforcing their new no carry policy-but banned this man from stores nationwide

[kpete]

VIDEO:

Link to tweet

[BeyondGeography]

1. "Do you realize what's going on in this world?"

Awesome.

[TheBlackAdder]

66. Chances are he wears it to intimidate others, or it's empty and he uses it as bait to use his CCW.

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It's probably a bit of both, and he's hoping someone takes his gun so he can cap them with his CCW.

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[empedocles]

76. Progress is grinding on. Good.

[lunatica]

2. The officer was quite good at explaining the store policy to the idiot.

The idiot, though, has comprehension problems. He didn’t get it.

[PJMcK]

19. The idiot new exactly what he was doing

He just wanted to be an asshole.

You know, like his idol, Trump.

[onetexan]

69. Low self esteem & limited grey cells

(Probably due to inbreeding)

[Thomas Hurt]

29. The idiot thinks his 2nd Amendment rights are absolute...

his gun is a sacred object and he is above the law and wishes of property owners.

[VarryOn]

3. Good for them..

Their store, their rules. Makes me proud to be a shareholder!

[Straw Man]

35. Interestingly, I was reading a thread about this on a gun website.

The opinion was running about 75% for "their store, their rules."

[Hekate]

4. They asked nicely the first time, and he didn't get the message. Good. For. Walmart.

[cyndensco]

5. I hope Walmart uses facial recognition

and escorts this guy out of the store every time he attempts to enter.

Love this!

[Lucky Luciano]

7. A step further would be to arrest him for trespassing. nt

[benld74]

6. Not in STL,,,

Heard this one last week, a 28 yr old son of a cousin on my wife’s side of the family.
He enters a Wally’s with his gun in his shoulder holster. With mom
Wally worker tells him the policy. He won’t leave. Cops called. Cop talks to him
Allowed entry into store.
Weird right?

[Ligyron]

8. With or without the weapon?

[pnwmom]

14. Yes. He was already banned to enter WITH a weapon -- everyone is. But he violated the store rule.

So now he is banned from ALL Walmarts.

Good for Walmart.

[Ligyron]

16. Thank you for your response.

But I was asking benld74 about the situation with their cousin's son and his experience of being allowed in after the cops came and talked with him.

[Straw Man]

34. Generally ...

... shoulder holsters are worn under a jacket, as concealed carry. Wal-Mart still allows that. Is it possible that the cop just told him he had to cover it up?

[Ligyron]

38. May well be and that would certainly explain it.

[3Hotdogs]

45. Gee, that fuckin' hurts..... not being able to go in a Walmart.

[benld74]

48. With the weapon

[Enoki33]

9. Wonder why he was so interested in the signature?

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. He may have wanted the manager's name for nefarious reasons.

He is clearly pissed, and stupid. At some point throw in some beer and he might decide to come after the manager.
Or worse.

[dalton99a]

10. Bring your gun to Walmart, get banned like a shoplifter.

Awesome

[Scurrilous]

11. K&R

[jpak]

12. Entitled gun nut got what he deserves

Hope this happens all the time.

[wysimdnwyg]

13. My favorite part is the comments on the Tweet

I got over 100 comments down without seeing a single one complaining that WalMart was wrong. EVERY comment I read either praised them, or was from someone outside the states who couldn’t understand the concept of open carry and how dumb it is.

[Grokenstein]

15. When "I can do what I want 'cuz 'MURIKA" collides

with reality.

I mean, I get it: I went through that obnoxious stage myself...when I was six. It took several conversations (and getting my ass kicked a couple of times) to make me begin to think about other people. I'm just glad it started early for me; it's going to be a much harder slog for this guy.

[yaesu]

17. and this video is going up on all the gun nut sites crying about their "second mements rats" nt

[Thekaspervote]

21. Good! They still have their rights...business owners have rights too... creep!!

[durablend]

22. Simple solution for them

Don't like it, don't shop there! Go to Targ...oh right, bathroom stuff. OK, Kmart...oh right, they don't exist for the most part.

Guess they're stuck with Dollar General for their Fruit of the Loom needs....

[CaptYossarian]

25. They will now have the right to remain silent--or--STFU.

Two redneck icons, WalMart and NASCAR, going against the NRA. Who would've imagined?

[Thekaspervote]

18. Never thought I would hear myself say this in conjunction with Walmart, but kudos to them!!

[Leith]

20. Good!

I don't care if gun nuts want their metal binkies with them 24/7. The rest of us want to be in public in peace without wondering if that guy with a gun is going to start using it any second.

There is no "good guy with a gun" in produce, toys, or small appliances.

[renate]

39. "Metal binkies"

Perfect!

[3Hotdogs]

46. Its not just that. You never know when the need comes on you to take the gun into the bathroom,

hold it in your left hand, while, with the right hand, you......

[Hermit-The-Prog]

57. do metal binkies come with squeaky squeeze bulbs?

Might be fewer sold if it were required.

[dalton99a]

63. +1

[calimary]

78. "Metal binkies"!!!

[Downtown Hound]

23. White privilege denied. n/t

[SWBTATTReg]

24. I'll reaffirm my right to enter and shop in an establishment w/o any guns around, except for ...

police and authorized security officers. Otherwise, I'm leaving and not supporting that establishment. Period. I'll vote w/ my (notice, mine) money. I have that right too, to vote w/ my pocketbook/wallet and I'll will.

[BigmanPigman]

44. Ditto!

[Captain Zero]

59. I've done that. Leave my cart in an aisle. Complain. And walk out.

Did it in Kroger when they were being wishy washy about open carry nuts. Told them what aisle I left my cart in as a favor to them.

[moreland01]

26. While they're at it . .

arrest him for drinking that soda before he paid for it. Although, I've done that too

So VERY glad to see this fucker banned from Walmart. This is why, if you see someone carry a gun in to a business, you must report them, or call 911, and leave immediately. Businesses aren't going to stand for this very long.

[pansypoo53219]

27. awww. he can't carry his binkie.

[NCLefty]

28. Gun addiction is a serious mental disorder.

[maddiemom]

37. We CAN'T use assault weapons to hunt.

We DON'T NEED assault weapons to protect ourselves unless we have reason to think that an entire army is going to break into our homes. I'm a female senior citizen who learned to shoot revolvers and rifles over the years just for the knowledge and practice. I used to disagree about hunting animals for sport and never have myself. It's not just guns, but trapping,etc if not necessary to eat. We used to have a freezer full of game birds which mostly went to waste when a former husband belonged to a hunting preserve club. But OK, I understand that there will always be hunting enthusiasts or those who just like to shoot. Fine. But ASSAULT weapons capable of killing dozens in seconds? What warped desire to own them is this? A compromise could be to limit ownership to licensed clubs to be used only on their grounds. Access to the general populace HAS TO BE STOPPED!

[not_the_one]

52. the advantages of hunting deer with an AK-47 or AR 15...

You kill the buck AND it is completely TENDERIZED before it hits the ground.

American efficiency in action.

[maddiemom]

54. LOL I never thought of that advantage.

But my ex-hubby once actually brought part of a deer (skinned) to hack up in one of our bathtubs. This is a long story I have no desire to get into. An AK-47 or AR 15 would certainly have saved me that experience.

[Beartracks]

60. I thought all the unnecessary bullets would ruin the meat. n/t

[Straw Man]

65. You might not realize this, but ...

... it is possible to fire a single bullet from an AR or AK rifle: You just pull the trigger once and once only.

[Beartracks]

70. See, I did not realize this.

Learn something new every day.

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[dalton99a]

64. +1. No need to aim. Just spray in their general direction

[Straw Man]

72. Which violates every principle of safe shooting and safe hunting ...

... as taught by every training organization, including the NRA.

Civilian AR and AK rifles are not machine guns. They fire one round with each trigger pull. What you describe is a behavioral problem with the operator, not an inherent function of the firearm.

[NickB79]

61. They are legal to hunt with, fyi

Some states say you need to use smaller 5-round magazines or a bigger caliber barrel, but generally wherever a regular deer rifle is legal, an AR or AK is legal as well. And once you limit the magazine size to 5 rounds, they're no different than a regular deer rifle at that point. It's not like they're machine guns.

[demosincebirth]

30. First time I've said something good about Walmart.

[Blue_true]

43. I go there now for some items like beef burgers, fresh vegetables, snacks and cream.

I notice the store that I visit has a lot of free range meat and eggs and locally farmed vegetables.

[demosincebirth]

68. So does Safeway

[Miigwech]

32. He be getting am edmacation!

[Sapient Donkey]

33. Is that Austin, Tx? Looks like Austin PD uniforms and sounds like a Texas accent.

[dalton99a]

41. It's Lexington, Ky.

[Sapient Donkey]

47. heh ohh.. Been in TX for a decade and I still can't tell difference between accents.

I guess those are just common police polos now that are often used for bike patrols. I also now see the lexington on the back of one of the cops when he walks away. Hard to make out on the this video that was likely filmed with a potato.

[kimbutgar]

36. Bet he has a small weenie

The guns are an extension of his small manhood!

[Blue_Adept]

73. Sexism continues at DU!

[kimbutgar]

75. Yep!

[calimary]

79. I'm sorry. I went directly there, myself.

Can’t help it. I look on those massacre machines as “instruments of self-compensation.” Why else would some pathetic jerk feel such a need - to prance around wearing it in public? It’s certainly an attempt to telegraph some message out in the open, gotta say.

[bluestarone]

40. GREAT NEWS!

[Blue_true]

42. Excellent. And excellent job by the police officer to explain to that guy how

he endangers a lot of people. Does that guy realize that if he insists on walking through a Walmart packing, that the next mass shooter could just walk right into a store, because the mass shooter would be exercising his Second Amendment rights until he starts gunning people down?

[Crunchy Frog]

49. They're actually enforcing it? Good for them!

[PhoenixDem]

50. This means Walmart has a better "ear" for which way the public opinion is shifting

while the stupid republicans have buried their heads in the sand, oblivious to the sea change in attitudes about the assault weapons and gun-nuts.

[Hoyt]

51. Typical ignorant white wing gun-humper. Time everyone quit coddling these silly fools.

[malaise]

53. Walmart, like most businesses cannot afford to lose thousands of customers

over some gun humpers. Glad to see them banning these morons and killers.

[relayerbob]

55. Let's face it ...

If he had been black, he wouldn't have walked out of that store.

[KentuckyWoman]

56. If Walmart is going to really stand behind this, then the tide has turned.

Walmart is redneck shopping central. If they plan to actually enforce it, then they think they have more to gain than to lose.

Gun nuts are about to lose some of their toys.

[Initech]

58. It has to. Something has to.

The gun nuts can't keep getting away with this. Every time they tweet out thoughts and prayers, they win. Something has to start turning the other way.

[JohnnyRingo]

62. I someone is so worried that they need a gun to go to the store...

...stay home! The world is obviously too troubling for you to venture out.

I say that as a gun owner myself. I don't piss my pants at the mere thought of walking into a store unarmed. What a pussy!

[Aussie105]

67. The NRA will probably argue

that this was a 'good man with a gun' and if a shooting happens in a Walmart, it's because the 'good men' left their weapons home.

NRA and reality. Big gap between the two.

I notice that the idea of teachers packing heat hasn't gotten very far. Good!

I can walk into any store and pretty much guarantee no one is packing, and there won't be a sudden hail of lead.
But then, I don't live in a country with a misinterpreted second amendment.

[usaf-vet]

71. Hopefully nationwide business can force congress to act to limit gun violence.

[Liberty Belle]

74. I've boycotted WAlmart for years but may go buy something now just to thank them in person.

It would be awesome to see a short-term spike in their sales as a giant middle finger to the gun nuts.

I still oppose their anti-labor policies and in the past they've done some negative environmental actions but got better on the latter, investigating heavily in solar for their stores.

Time to give the devil its due, temporarily.

[beachbumbob]

77. It's a good step

[rogue emissary]

80. That officer is truly one of the good guys with a gun.