Target asks customers to leave firearms at home

[Whistler]

No MDA was responsible for that as well as several other stores before the OC guys even started with their shenanigans. My "brain waves" were sending the message they are an insignificant skirmish in a long battle and not worth presenting such a major distraction to our cause or point of contention in our ranks. I promise you Target could give a crap about those guys, they are responding to what they perceive as a business decision based not on the actions of those guys but the complaints of MDA which would (and did) exist before those guys. Condemning them does nothing for us, fighting the real enemy (remember the folks trying to take your guns?) is what's important here.

[Whistler]

It would be interesting to know if there's any connection between the Chipotle event, the Target event, and various gun control groups. I realize it's Summer and hot weather can make people do things they might not ordinarily do, but getting a handful of guys to carry modern sporting rifles through a Target fails to compute.

One person would get attention. Three or more, together, is making a statement.

IMO it was an ill-conceived idea by some well intentioned but misguided folks and obligatory assorted ancillary nutbags/attention whores to "educate" and "desensitize" the public to OC and being around folks with guns where nothing (bad) happened, i.e.; it wasn't as scary as "they" would have you believe. The idea to OC long guns I think was two-fold (both bad ideas); as previously described and to illustrate the absurdity of Texas laws allowing OC of long guns but not handguns. It didn't work out and resulted in bad press, they stopped, the end.

[wctriumph]

I go to Target about three times a year and I always carry, concealed usually and no one has said a word on the two occassions I was open carry. I think Colorado persons are a little more tolerant than the assholes that inhabit other states.

TEA

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[rootbrain]

Target is not asking CCW holders to not shop at their store. I feel Target sucks as store so I don't shop there. I also don't open carry in the Denver metro area either, to many panicky people that don't understand the laws. So no difference to me.

If you open carry in Denver, you'll lose your gun and go to the tank. Not legal in City and County of Denver, regardless of what people, panicky or otherwise do or don't understand.

[rootbrain]

Just because you can does not mean it is a good idea.

This.

[hatidua]

Imagine, just for a second, that you are involved on the management side of a large chain of department stores and these three fine young gentleman decide to parade through your store in their attempt to desensitize the masses to firearms:

[hurley842002]

Imagine, just for a second, that you are involved on the management side of a large chain of department stores and these three fine young gentleman decide to parade through your store in their attempt to desensitize the masses to firearms:

This...

[Ridge]

American flag

Mosin Nagant rifle

[merl]

and ak

[Ridge]

Yeah, but's he not running around yelling 'MURICA while toting an 80 year old Soviet rifle over his shoulder.