-=> Quoting Lyle Knox to Steve Gunhouse on 07 Jul 96  01:23 <=-
 Re: KICKED OUT OF DENNY'S 
 SG> You can argue about boycotting local stores if the national
 SG> chain is posted, but only when the local is not really on
 SG> our side. It is nonsense to boycott someone who is actually
 SG> on our side, regardless of the national chain's policies.
 SG> So at least try and make sure that you aren't hurting your
 SG> friends before you boycott an unposted store.
 LK> Oh, I agree with you about patronizing stores that are either pro or
 LK> neutral on the gun issue.  One particular chain that irks me, though,
 LK> is Wally World. The WalMart closest to me is posted, on one door
 LK> anyway, and one which I don't use  :-), while the next closest one
 LK> isn't.  Grrrr!  Yet Sam's Club (the warehouse side of WalMart) is
 LK> neutral to pro.  I actually had one of the check-out guys ask me how I
 LK> liked my Galco Escort fanny pack that my Sig 226 resides in as I was
 LK> leaving the store.  Was very refreshing, I must say.  :-) 
At first, we had one Wal-mart (of 3 in town) that was posted. Strangely, 
they also banned cameras at that store. :-O After a couple of good talks 
about liability, they removed the sign.
OTOH, one of our Sam's Clubs posted the T.A.B.C. sign on their door. I 
don't know if they still do, but we could simply point out that the sign 
doesn't apply to us according to the law. Thus, if their intent is to 
prevent concealed carry, they are failing.
I don't use fanny packs, but a friend of mine says he was in a store when 
someone asked what was in the fanny pack (as a friendly question). Answer 
- his checkbook, this guy hasn't had a chance to take the proficiency 
yet. He just liked the Galco as a fanny pack. Still, it was interesting. 
(So maybe your encounter wasn't interested in it as a holster!)
There is sort of an assumption that if you have a Galco fanny pack (and 
they are easy to spot, BTW), you must be carrying. Well, that could be a 
good thing, I guess. Maybe like those people who sell NRA hats to 
tourists in Florida, Galco packs will become something people who don't 
carry use to make bad guys think they do.
As I don't normally use a fanny pack - I carry a full-fledged briefcase 
(yes, with a holster in it) - perhaps I'm making myself look unarmed. Or 
maybe not - a briefcase is still pretty obvious. But if they think I'm 
unarmed, they're in for a shock.
But if Galco hasn't considered the tactical value of a standard fanny 
pack with their trademark on it, they're missing a great opportunity. :-)
Steve
... Shooting someone with a minor caliber is disrespectful.
--- GEcho 1.00
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