How do I get you people to drop Wal-Mart... - Page 6

Sergeant Mac · May 20th, 2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by havegunjoe

They are trying to interfere with your rights. They are aligning their policies with an anti-gun mayor. One more step at taking your right to carry away. What more do you want?
Look I understand that they may have cheaper groceries or whatever and you have to consider your overall household expenses. That is not the real point. The point is this tradition of going there the first time you carry legally and buying ammo and nachos. That has nothing to do with your household expenses. You can at least do that elsewhere. Why don’t you?

What more do I want?

- Same as I've always wanted -- to be left alone, to make my own choices and to deal with the consequences of those choices myself.

Why don't I (shop elsewhere)?

- Because I CHOOSE not to. I also shop other places. I'm not boycotting Wal-Mart. That doesn't mean I don't BELIEVE in boycotts. I won't buy Ben & Jerry's ice cream, and I won't pay to see any movie featuring Sean Penn or Susan Sarandon. Wal-Mart, to me, is not so obnoxious as to compel me to boycott them. Your opinion may be different. I RESPECT that, and I WILL NOT attempt to COERCE you into shopping there, or even to CONVINCE you into shopping there. All I ask is that you show me the same courtesy.

As for the "tradition", I don't personally care one way or another. It makes sense to me for entirely practical reasons:

- access to commonly needed supplies
- public place, teeming with people preoccupied with things other than spotting a CCW'er.
- an eatery, which presents the challenge of remaining aware while being YOURSELF preoccupied.

I might suggest Cabela's for the same reasons, BUT:

- there isn't a Cabela's within easy driving distance of everyone in the USA

AND

- Cabela's are at least SOMEWHAT populated by "gun guys" who are far more likely to "make" the first-time CCW'er, thus destroying the confidence that the inaugural voyage is intended to reinforce.

obxned · May 20th, 2008, 06:16 PM

My local Wally sells alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. What's not to like?

socuban · May 20th, 2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by havegunjoe

How about you get your permit and you go down to the local gun store where they appreciate you and your choice to carry a gun and spend a little money there instead?

My local gun stores have signs that say you cannot enter with a concealed weapon.

May 20th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#52
obxned Distinguished Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: OBX, NC Posts: 1,664	My local Wally sells alcohol, tobacco, and firearms. What's not to like? __________________ "I'm mad as hell, and I won't take it anymore!" There is only one gun law in this country, the 2nd Amendment. All else is bureaucratic nonsense that I choose to comply with or not at my discretion. When governments make laws, they must consider the unintended consequences.

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