Another dumb business not to shop at: Sprouts

[ghettodub]

I do, or used to do, a ton of my shopping at Sprouts. Well, the one just down the street from me now has "No Firearms Allowed" posted, so there's another business to cross off the list.



I sent them an email, and figured I'd share my response. I really don't understand how these people don't get it... I do respect their right to make this decision, but I won't support them...

Good afternoon,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about our decision to prohibit firearms in our stores. Please understand that we recognize and respect our customers’ rights under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, a right that prohibits the government (but not private retailers) from infringing on citizens’ right to bear arms. That right, however, must be balanced with our need as a retailer to provide a safe and comfortable environment for our customers and team members. That's why, after careful and thoughtful analysis, we have decided to prohibit our customers and our team members from bringing firearms onto our store premises. While this decision may disappoint some of our valued customers, such as yourself, we stand by our decision and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our communities about it.
We hope that you will continue to be a part of the Sprouts family notwithstanding our decision on this issue. We value your patronage and hope to see you again soon.

Thank you

[Dave]

Concealed is concealed.

[jhirsh5280]

after careful and thoughtful analysis

Wonder if they'd care to elaborate on their "analysis"

[BREATHER]

What they don't fucking know won't hurt you...

[Blowby]

They don't have a clue what I bring in.....

[Sawin]

"we know liberals shop at our store, we know liberals have an irrational fear of guns, we know liberals dont mind being victims of crime, therefore we will ban good people from carrying guns on our premises"

I think the OP should reply with precisely that, to the rep who wrote him back...

[sniper7]

Don't support a company that thinks like this. Even the concealed means concealed arguments. Why give money to companies that support these ideas?

[Sawin]

Does Sprouts have a presence on Facebook? If so, you can get a ball rolling on there in no time. Just call them out on it on a few large pro-2A groups and let the internet masses do what they do.

[Zundfolge]

Concealed is concealed.

What they don't fucking know won't hurt you...

Good points all around, however some of us see these no gun signs as a sign of political bigotry and don't want to support such bigots financially.

Wonder if they'd care to elaborate on their "analysis"

Analysis
Anal ... having to do with the anus .
Ysis ... a variation of Isis ... the mother of the ancient Egyptian God Horus, her name means "throne".

In other words their position is nothing more than
(what you get out the anus when sitting on the throne)

[Big E3]

I absolutely understand that concealed means concealed, I carry anywhere and everywhere without metal detectors. The point is the next dirt bag that does exactly what all the other lowlifes have done, they see that sign and think "Good another place I can go on a shooting spree without resistance". That is the reason that that I won't let my family go anywhere that has posted a "prohibition on self defense". Sadly most honest gun owners feel compelled to follow those stupid store rules and will be defenseless when those who follow no rules show up to wreak havoc.