Department Store Carry

Hawker · August 11th, 2008, 06:17 PM

I've noticed that most stores, have what appear to be metal detectors or some type of scanner that you must pass through when entering. Are these metal detectors that will detect a gun? If not, what are they?

NYcarry · August 11th, 2008, 06:21 PM

Those are for those little anti theft electronics you see in packaging, the kind that set off that annoying alarm every time I shop hah

f8lranger4x4 · August 11th, 2008, 06:21 PM

No we had these when i worked at lowes. They are the same as the ones on the exits. They keep people from leaving with product through the entrance.

Hopyard · August 11th, 2008, 06:24 PM

Apparently not metal detectors. Otherwise people with implanted medical devices would set them off all the time. At airports, such people need to show TSA screeners a medical card and submit to search by hand.

rocky · August 11th, 2008, 06:25 PM

Radio frequency towers. they detect a certain freq. and set off the alarm. No metal detectors . If they were metal detectors think how many would set them off with wheel chairs, shopping carts , ect.

jfl · August 11th, 2008, 06:26 PM

AFAIK these are detectors to control shoplifting; items in the store have little chips that will be detected by the device you see at the door, unless the chips are deactivated (when you purchase the item).
Up to now, my Glock 26, leatherman tools, etc. have never triggered these things.
If you don't want to risk it with your gun, put a sizable metal object in your pocket (pair of pliers ...) and walk through the door; I'm pretty sure nothing will happen.

HITCH KING · August 11th, 2008, 07:44 PM

Have told this story before.High School. School deceides to install detectors that prevent books from being stolen. Big stolen book ring at school I guess? So installer who installed the detectors. Is finishing up and keeps turning around to read the installation book and back to machine. back and forth. As he turns around I snatch the installation book from 1 foot behind him and walk out past him. The look on his face was priceless as he turned around and installation book was gone. He could not beleive that somebody stole the installation book to prevent books from being stolen. Stood to the side and just laughed.

NCHornet · August 11th, 2008, 10:43 PM

As already said they are anti theft devices, could you imagine how often they would be going off if they were metal detectors??

NCH

rljohns · August 11th, 2008, 10:48 PM

I thought they were used to detect customers leaving without spending all their money!!

mtnclimber · August 12th, 2008, 12:06 AM

I go into stores with these theft detection systems all the time. My gun never sets them off.

August 11th, 2008, 06:17 PM	#1
Hawker Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 41	Department Store Carry I've noticed that most stores, have what appear to be metal detectors or some type of scanner that you must pass through when entering. Are these metal detectors that will detect a gun? If not, what are they? __________________ 225th SAC "Phantom Hawk" - US Army - Vietnam 1969-70

August 11th, 2008, 06:25 PM	#5
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 11,620	Radio frequency towers. they detect a certain freq. and set off the alarm. No metal detectors . If they were metal detectors think how many would set them off with wheel chairs, shopping carts , ect. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

August 11th, 2008, 06:26 PM	#6
jfl Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Palm Beach County, FL Posts: 354	AFAIK these are detectors to control shoplifting; items in the store have little chips that will be detected by the device you see at the door, unless the chips are deactivated (when you purchase the item). Up to now, my Glock 26, leatherman tools, etc. have never triggered these things. If you don't want to risk it with your gun, put a sizable metal object in your pocket (pair of pliers ...) and walk through the door; I'm pretty sure nothing will happen. __________________ The first rule of a gunfight: "Don't be there !" jfl (NRA Life - GOA - IDPA - GSSF - ex-IHMSA)

August 11th, 2008, 10:43 PM	#8
NCHornet Distinguished Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mt Airy, NC Posts: 1,403	As already said they are anti theft devices, could you imagine how often they would be going off if they were metal detectors?? NCH __________________ Carry On!! NCHornet

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August 11th, 2008, 06:21 PM	#2
NYcarry Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 299	Those are for those little anti theft electronics you see in packaging, the kind that set off that annoying alarm every time I shop hah

August 11th, 2008, 06:21 PM	#3
f8lranger4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: virginia Posts: 761	No we had these when i worked at lowes. They are the same as the ones on the exits. They keep people from leaving with product through the entrance.

August 11th, 2008, 06:24 PM	#4
Hopyard Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: College Station Posts: 1,178	Apparently not metal detectors. Otherwise people with implanted medical devices would set them off all the time. At airports, such people need to show TSA screeners a medical card and submit to search by hand.

August 11th, 2008, 07:44 PM	#7
HITCH KING Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nassau, NY(Long Island) Posts: 908	Have told this story before.High School. School deceides to install detectors that prevent books from being stolen. Big stolen book ring at school I guess? So installer who installed the detectors. Is finishing up and keeps turning around to read the installation book and back to machine. back and forth. As he turns around I snatch the installation book from 1 foot behind him and walk out past him. The look on his face was priceless as he turned around and installation book was gone. He could not beleive that somebody stole the installation book to prevent books from being stolen. Stood to the side and just laughed.

August 11th, 2008, 10:48 PM	#9
rljohns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 529	I thought they were used to detect customers leaving without spending all their money!!

August 12th, 2008, 12:06 AM	#10
mtnclimber Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 31	I go into stores with these theft detection systems all the time. My gun never sets them off.