by Elmer
Whittaker
Some months
ago late at night on my way home I stopped by at the VON’S Supermarket here in
Las Vegas to pick up some groceries, just as I have been frequently doing off
and on for the past 20 years carrying my firearm openly in its holster on my
hip.
When leaving the store I noticed brand new signs at the entrance doors giving notice that “No Firearms Allowed”!
This is
personally rather upsetting to me as I carry my firearm everywhere I go.
After Las
Vegas’ Casinos, CostCo and Starbucks now VON’S (“Safeway” in other states) Food
& Drug Stores have apparently disallowed firearms in their stores.
For all its
worth I will contact VON’S tomorrow and complain about now being an undesirable
and unwelcome customer. I guess I will wind-up boycotting the supermarket chain
along with other businesses who do not care about customers who exercise their
second amendment rights.
Shame on you,
VON’S!
That caused me
of course to take my business elsewhere. Too bad, because the Supermarket was
very conveniently located for me, just up the street corner.
About two
weeks later and a letter of complaint to
their Corporate Office those geniuses at VON’S Management must have figured out
that their consumers with firearms took their business and their money
elsewhere and the signs were promptly removed again.
Naturally I
started patronizing the Supermarket again. One night however, not too long
after I re-patronized their store again and just when I was putting some
unhealthy food into my cart, I was approached by one of VON’S Security Guards who
asked me rather politely: “May I see your Blue Card please, Sir”.
Those who
know me already realize that this, no matter how politely, was not the right
question to ask me. “No” I said, “you may not!” I answered with my all so
charming voice and my heavy Bavarian accent. “I don’t have to show you
anything, who do you think you are?” I continued our friendly chat.
He then
assured me that he is a Security Guard and entitled to see my Blue Card. I
again told him no, and immediately ask for him to call Metro, which visibly he
had no intention of doing. After repeatedly asking for Metro as I didn’t feel
to be harassed by him, he seemed to relent and asked me to the front of the
store, where I then demanded to see the manager as well.
The Manager
who knew me and greeted me by my name didn’t understand the Security Guards
action and intention either, who now changed his story to declare that there
were signs posted at the entrance that there were “No Firearms Allowed”.
Neither the
Manager nor me could convince him that the signs had been taken down some weeks
ago and so we followed him outside where he couldn’t find the supposed signs.
The Manager apologized to me and I went about my shopping business. The
Security Guard somehow disappeared and Metro was never called.
Yet another
victory for the peoples constitutional rights!
The latest
word is now that Chipotle Restaurants are disallowing firearms as well.
