Oops....somethin's peeking ! Caught packing in a gun free location

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I had to go to the T-Mobile store this evening brcause my phone has been acting weird all day. So I put on a hooded sweatshirt while sitting in my truck, then grab my phone and wallet and go inside. There are two people working there, both with customers, as well as another guy that walked in a few seconds before me. A few seconds after I walked in, another lady walked in. The three of us are standing in line for a while, and I started to mill about looking at all the displays. The guy in front of me gives me a look, but it didn't register with me. As I get nearer, he motions to me and points at the door. I looked at him and said " What ?". Hetaps his finger on the "No guns allowed on these premises" sticker on the door and says to me "Something's peeking". When I put my sweatshirt on, it got caught on the butt of my pistol and was exposed. The guy didn't seem to care at all, but the lady looked a little concerned. Luckily, neither of the two employees whom I'm SURE would have freaked out saw, even though I had wandered all over the store right in front of them.

Moral of the story, double check your concealing garment wherever you go.
 
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Yea and its bullshit. Oh no he has a voting ballot..... No one cares. Why should they care about the rest? Because democrats told them to...
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Pablov's dog. Democrats trained people to drool and react to conditioned response doctrine. Democrats are the party of pain and panic. Illogical ignorant creatures.
 
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All things considered it's not the worst possible outcome so there are reasons to be thankful.

If I was the dude I would have just kinda quietly said something like pull your shirt down more you're not covered. I think most gun owners would all react very similar, have to look out for each other.

The guy who pointed it out was clearly not pro gun, but at least they didn't freak out and ruin your day
 
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Drinkthekoolaid said:
All things considered it's not the worst possible outcome so there are reasons to be thankful.

If I was the dude I would have just kinda quietly said something like pull your shirt down more you're not covered. I think most gun owners would all react very similar, have to look out for each other.

The guy who pointed it out was clearly not pro gun, but at least they didn't freak out and ruin your day
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I don't think he was an anti at all. I think he was trying to tell me that I was showing without drawing too much attention. Had he said something, others would likely have heard. Pointing at the sticker of the gun with the circle and line through it was very subtle. I'm not convinced he was aware of the new CCIA prohibitations of carrying in a private business, but he may have been. He obviously noticed the sign on the door - I did not. The lady in line didn't freak out, she just stood there. It was all very nonchalant. She may have been keeping an eye on me, or not. She certainly wasn't concerned enough to make a scene or even leave the store. I don't even know that she noticed what was happening.

The weird part is, I'm usually very conscious of concealing or printing. My bigger point is that all of us should take an extra half second to double check ourselves before going into public.
 
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Who says I can read? Who says the only sign wasn't obstructed upon entry? Where is the acknowledgement slip signed by me acknowledging the store policy?

Get in trouble? Yeah, probably NOT. But if some idiot wanted to have it processed and the local DA wanting to make it a test case, then yeah, I would certainly be participating in any GO FUND ME challenge. I know full well this would NEVER see the inside of a courtroom, not now especially. The STATE would intervene and prevent ANY precedent from being established, or as we know, the STATE losing when the case gets escalated to the SCOTUS. The PROBLEM is, that to have STANDING and challenge this abomination of a law, the STATE will need to exhibit their malfeasance toward a citizen resident at some point. The SCOTUS isn't accepting "WHAT IF" challenges. Unfortunate, but typical!

Anyways, yes, of course check yourself, but ultimately, do whatever the fuck it is you want to do, and SMILE while doing it! :)
 
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Does anyone know how that guy who was in Applebee's in New Hartford made out? Did he even get in trouble?

I asked some family who lives in that area and no one seems to know; fell off the radar.
 
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These are treacherous times for concealed carriers.

Did TMO provide good info regarding your phone? Mine has been on the fritz lately...constant network problems.
 
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but the CCIA says that a business has to explicitly state they allow cc, correct?

A picture of a gun with a line through it and no words technically doesn't mean anything, legally, correct?

Here, a business has to post a sign with certain language. It is enforceable as law.

I was at a location the other day. They had a picture of a pistol and a knife in a circle with the diagonal line through it. Doesn't meet the standard as stated in the statutes. Unenforceable as law.
 
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1075tech said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the CCIA says that a business has to explicitly state they allow cc, correct?

A picture of a gun with a line through it and no words technically doesn't mean anything, legally, correct?

Here, a business has to post a sign with certain language. It is enforceable as law.

I was at a location the other day. They had a picture of a pistol and a knife in a circle with the diagonal line through it. Doesn't meet the standard as stated in the statutes. Unenforceable as law.
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That sign you recently saw is a reminder not to bring a knife to a gun fight. Take heed!
 
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I can't help but feel the new law is going to pay dividends for the anti gun crowd in Albany well before any court settlement. Carry a firearm in a location where it isn't explicitly allowed will run up the felony gun charges in the state for political purposes. Before this law, full carry or even carrying outside of locally imposed restrictions wasn't a felony except for schools. Now that everyone can carry once they have met the new law requirements, you're one incident away from being a felon and barred from owning a firearm or voting for life. It's a brilliant plan as most won't wait til the courts settle the location restrictions and will carry anyway regardless. This may not be an issue for upstate conservative counties but down state its going to be a problem. Karen's are everywhere. Printing in public this summer is going to yield Albany all it needs for its movement.
 
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Video...............................no video in Apple Stores, right?

You can be sure this was debated by store mgt/staff.

You might as well do it again.
 
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