Asked to leave Best Buy in Jackson

[SlackwareRobert]

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autosurgeon wrote:

Hmmm another reason to buy from NewEgg!!

Well obviously you didn't inform them you were oc'ing while on the web page,
or you would have been asked to "log off", you are scaring the SSL servers.

I just wish I could nail down which wharehouse items come from so I can
use the local ones with ground shipping.
Every other order gets shipped from the other coast, and I get stuck waiting.

But lucky for me UPS has a "No Gun" policy, or my chicken would be on the grill now,
She jumped him on the way out after dropping off my box.

 

[springerdave]

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Slackware, are you from Michigan? If so why not add one more to Our list? You have 576 posts for cryin' out sideways.springerdave, from Michigan.

 

[Venator]

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mastiff69 wrote:

I spoke with corporate today (cust relate ) what a joke this guy was, he asked me why i needed to carry a gun (DUH) he said that is corp policy that each store sets there on policy on guns, and that there general rule is no weapons allowed.
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1-861-229-1100 Best Buy Corp Ph. No.
UPDATE***** Just spoke to Mr. Seng Xiong at Corporate is anExcusitive in Resolutions, Very nice guy, very much aprofessional, he said

Quote: WE follow the guidelines, & Lawsof each State....

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[smellslikemichigan]

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good job venator

 

[Venator]

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smellslikemichigan wrote:

good job venator

Mastiff69 did the calling. We meet at Lansing for the tea party and he had his recorderwith himand played it for my recorder which I can download. I used only the pertinent portion of the whole conversation. Mastiff likes to chat. But he got what we needed.

 

[smellslikemichigan]

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Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

good job venator

Mastiff69 did the calling. We meet at Lansing for the tea party and he had his recorderwith himand played it for my recorder which I can download. I used only the pertinent portion of the whole conversation. Mastiff likes to chat. But he got what we needed.

hehe, i noticed. i might download to my mp3 player in case i ever need to use it (although i do most of my shopping at newegg.com). the only problem is, it doesn't have the name of the person at corporate within the audio.

 

[Venator]

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smellslikemichigan wrote:

Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

good job venator

Mastiff69 did the calling. We meet at Lansing for the tea party and he had his recorderwith himand played it for my recorder which I can download. I used only the pertinent portion of the whole conversation. Mastiff likes to chat. But he got what we needed.

hehe, i noticed. i might download to my mp3 player in case i ever need to use it (although i do most of my shopping at newegg.com). the only problem is, it doesn't have the name of the person at corporate within the audio.

Look at the text above the audio in Mastiff's post, he names the guy. Put back on those old guy glasses, you know like the ones I'm wearing now.

 

[smellslikemichigan]

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Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

good job venator

Mastiff69 did the calling. We meet at Lansing for the tea party and he had his recorderwith himand played it for my recorder which I can download. I used only the pertinent portion of the whole conversation. Mastiff likes to chat. But he got what we needed.

hehe, i noticed. i might download to my mp3 player in case i ever need to use it (although i do most of my shopping at newegg.com). the only problem is, it doesn't have the name of the person at corporate within the audio.

Look at the text above the audio in Mastiff's post, he names the guy. Put back on those old guy glasses, you know like the ones I'm wearing now.

clean YOUR glasses. i wrote the name is not included WITHIN the audio. the only reason i mention that is because it would be helpful if i had to play it back on my MP3 if dealing with a difficult best buy manager.

 

[mastiff69]

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I have the whole 10 minute phone call along with the Gentleman spelling out his name and stating that he is with corporate, and that he said that it is there policy to follow the laws set down by each state that they operate in .... I gave him severel times to back out or change his stance on there policy and he never wavered !!!

POOR Venator i thought he was going to blow a gasket, or fall asleep, from the length of the recording HAHAHA !!!!!!!

 

[Venator]

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smellslikemichigan wrote:

Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

Venator wrote:

smellslikemichigan wrote:

good job venator

Mastiff69 did the calling. We meet at Lansing for the tea party and he had his recorderwith himand played it for my recorder which I can download. I used only the pertinent portion of the whole conversation. Mastiff likes to chat. But he got what we needed.

hehe, i noticed. i might download to my mp3 player in case i ever need to use it (although i do most of my shopping at newegg.com). the only problem is, it doesn't have the name of the person at corporate within the audio.

Look at the text above the audio in Mastiff's post, he names the guy. Put back on those old guy glasses, you know like the ones I'm wearing now.

clean YOUR glasses. i wrote the name is not included WITHIN the audio. the only reason i mention that is because it would be helpful if i had to play it back on my MP3 if dealing with a difficult best buy manager.

Now that you mention it my glasses are a bit dirty. Clean them up, there..now where was I.

 

[HankT]

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maahes wrote:

I walked around the camera department for about 20 min with no one coming to help me. As I am comparing prices on memory cards two Jackson City police officers approached me and ...

Excellent job, maahes. Very responsible, confident, informed, firm, adaptable,and composed.

And effective, too. Both with the JCPD and BB.

You are a credit to the OC and CC communities, IMHO.

 

[Batman II]

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Guess what!! I was in Best Buy 4/09/09 looking for a printer when I was surrounded by four Jackson City police Officers. They asked"do you have a gun"? "I said yes"! They asked if I had a permit which I do. So they took me out to the hallway, checked me out and informed me that I was not welcome back in Best Buy that day. I was carrying concealed, but someone must have seen the outline. So I bought a printer somewhere else. The Mall manager was also there and informed me that he doesn't want firearms carried in "HIS" Mall either. So I asked the guy, what would you do if some drugged out boyfriend came into a store and decided to blow away his girlfriend, and on his way in took out a few customers on the way. He said "I WOULD RUN"! I said " I would too, only toward the problem, not away from it". I now carry the Michigan law on where a weapon cannot be carried. Not that I want to make trouble, but people can't just make up their own rules just because they don't like the State of Michigan's laws, and neither can the police departments! So lets post no weapons signs in every business, so criminals will know they are in no danger from a law abiding citizen. Send them a signal Jackson Crossing! You are welcome to rob any business here with no interference.

Cheers...

 

[T Vance]

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[Batman II]

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Well, I am a Marine so running isn't in my vocabulary. I am one of the Sheepdogs that watches over the flock from the shadows!

 

[maahes]

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I have yet to hear from the security director.

Im beginning the early stages of gathering information for sending letters to all the store managers in Jackson Crossing, including the out parcel stores. Telling the mall manager or a few security guards that we wont be shopping there seems in-effective, as they do not directly get their money from us and thus dont care what we as patrons have to say. The mall makes its money from the rent paid by the stores. Telling the individual store managers that there is a large group of people who will not patron their stores and to please contact the mall manger asking that the policy be revised should carry a bit more weight.

With light of recent news about local mall owner GGP claiming bankruptcy (link) our money and where we decide to spend it should hold a higher value than it does.

 

[HankT]

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Batman II wrote:

Guess what!! I was in Best Buy 4/09/09 looking for a printer when I was surrounded by four Jackson City police Officers. They asked"do you have a gun"? "I said yes"! They asked if I had a permit which I do. So they took me out to the hallway, checked me out and informed me that I was not welcome back in Best Buy that day. I was carrying concealed, but someone must have seen the outline.

"Someone must have seen the outline?"

How else would somebody have fingered you? :question:

What does your permit require regarding concealment of a carried gun?



Batman II wrote:

So I asked the guy, what would you do if some drugged out boyfriend came into a store and decided to blow away his girlfriend, and on his way in took out a few customers on the way. He said "I WOULD RUN"! I said " I would too, only toward the problem, not away from it".

Batman II wrote:

Well, I am a Marine so running isn't in my vocabulary. I am one of the Sheepdogs that watches over the flock from the shadows!

You sound very, um, enthusiastic....

 

[SpringerXDacp]

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Batman II wrote:

Guess what!! I was in Best Buy 4/09/09 looking for a printer when I was surrounded by four Jackson City police Officers. They asked"do you have a gun"? "I said yes"! They asked if I had a permit which I do. So they took me out to the hallway, checked me out and informed me that I was not welcome back in Best Buy that day. I was carrying concealed, but someone must have seen the outline. So I bought a printer somewhere else. The Mall manager was also there and informed me that he doesn't want firearms carried in "HIS" Mall either. So I asked the guy, what would you do if some drugged out boyfriend came into a store and decided to blow away his girlfriend, and on his way in took out a few customers on the way. He said "I WOULD RUN"! I said " I would too, only toward the problem, not away from it". I now carry the Michigan law on where a weapon cannot be carried. Not that I want to make trouble, but people can't just make up their own rules just because they don't like the State of Michigan's laws, and neither can the police departments! So lets post no weapons signs in every business, so criminals will know they are in no danger from a law abiding citizen. Send them a signal Jackson Crossing! You are welcome to rob any business here with no interference.

Cheers...

Unfortunately Batman this is not the case. The Mall and any/all stores within the Mall are considered private property and therefore, at any time, can prohibit people from carrying into/on their property. The only thing that can be done at this time is to make phone calls, send emails, write letters, etc, by folks who frequent the Mall which BTW is being done.

ETA: Welcome to OCDO Batman

 

[DanM]

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HankT wrote:

Batman II wrote:

I was carrying concealed, but someone must have seen the outline.

"Someone must have seen the outline?"

How else would somebody have fingered you? :question:

What does your permit require regarding concealment of a carried gun?

Why did you add the question mark to your quote of his words? He wasn't asking a question about how someone fingered him. He was making a statement as to how he believes he was most likelyfingered. "I was CC'ing but someone saw the outline" versus, say, "I was CC'ing, but I bent over and someonesaw part of the holster" or"I was open carryingand someone saw the handgun". Yes, there are possibilities for how else he could have been fingered. He was telling us likely which possibility it was.

Michigan law nor the Michigan CPL requires concealment of a carried gun. If you don't have a CPL, your only lawful option is tocarry openly. If you have a CPL, you may carry openly,fully concealed, or partially concealed.

HankT wrote:

Batman II wrote:

He said "I WOULD RUN"! I said " I would too, only toward the problem, not away from it".

Batman II wrote:

Well, I am a Marine so running isn't in my vocabulary. I am one of the Sheepdogs that watches over the flock from the shadows!

You sound very, um, enthusiastic....

Some people keep fire extinguishers for putting out their own fires, and some of those folks would run toward a neighbor's house to help them put outa fire. Some people keep a small can of gas in their vehicle in case they run out of gas, and some of those folks would drive over to someone on the side of the road that needs gas and help them out. To me, words/phrases like prepared and like a good samaritan come to mind as appropriate, in those examples and the one of going to the lawful defense of someone else, in place ofenthusiastic:

"You sound very, um, prepared...."

"You sound very, um, like a good samaritan...."

Now, if you mean "enthusiastic about being prepared and being a good samaritan", I would say, "So, what . . . shouldn't everyone be and shouldn't we take note of and comment on a lack of enthusiasm for those?"

 

[marshaul]

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Michigander wrote:

If you go to a gold star state, you'll see signs like that everywhere. It is a symptom of progress as much as anything.

No, you won't.

Myself and my weapon have only ever been unwelcome in two establishments (one a mall and the other thinks its a "bar") in the entire Commonwealth of Virginia, and neither was posted.

 

[marshaul]

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DanM wrote:

I know it won't be answered any time soon, as so many other genetic deficiencies won't.

LOL!

If only it were so simple, and "anti-gun" really was equatable with "genetic deficiencies".

Actually, I take it back, because that would justify eugenics.