I'll play.
I went back to Lowes today. I had gone on Friday to check on appliances. This morning I went back with my beautiful 5-year-old daughter in tow and my SR1911 once again on my hip. (The 1911 may and/or may not be a product of a 35-47-11.1 lawsuit that advanced gun rights in Indiana. I'll let you wonder about it.)
At any rate, I spoke with a polite associate. He was very apologetic for being terribly busy, as when I arrived he was already on the phone trying to track down the status of a special order. I was very gracious.
Partway through, an announcement came over the loudspeaker for a meeting to take place in the appliance department of all associates who weren't currently with customers. It sounded to me like a normal Monday morning pep talk-Here's what's going on this week, keep an eye on such & such areas' stock levels because they're selling fast right now, etc.
As the associates (about 8-10 of them) trickled back, one youngish-looking guy stopped near me and commented apologetically that they were about to surround me for their morning meeting. I smiled and said "I don't mind, as long as you're friendly." He smiled back and agreed.
I also checked out at the register and walked through the gardening area to look at flowers with my daughter.
If you think that a clean, neatly dressed, polite guy in cargo shorts and a polo shirt, with his 5-year-old daughter, carrying a 1911, politely going about his business, is a set back for gun rights, then the problem is yours, not mine.
Oh yeah, my daughter was openly carrying a stuffed bunny the entire time. I guess we set back bunny rights as well.
I went back to Lowes today. I had gone on Friday to check on appliances. This morning I went back with my beautiful 5-year-old daughter in tow and my SR1911 once again on my hip. (The 1911 may and/or may not be a product of a 35-47-11.1 lawsuit that advanced gun rights in Indiana. I'll let you wonder about it.)
At any rate, I spoke with a polite associate. He was very apologetic for being terribly busy, as when I arrived he was already on the phone trying to track down the status of a special order. I was very gracious.
Partway through, an announcement came over the loudspeaker for a meeting to take place in the appliance department of all associates who weren't currently with customers. It sounded to me like a normal Monday morning pep talk-Here's what's going on this week, keep an eye on such & such areas' stock levels because they're selling fast right now, etc.
As the associates (about 8-10 of them) trickled back, one youngish-looking guy stopped near me and commented apologetically that they were about to surround me for their morning meeting. I smiled and said "I don't mind, as long as you're friendly." He smiled back and agreed.
I also checked out at the register and walked through the gardening area to look at flowers with my daughter.
If you think that a clean, neatly dressed, polite guy in cargo shorts and a polo shirt, with his 5-year-old daughter, carrying a 1911, politely going about his business, is a set back for gun rights, then the problem is yours, not mine.
Oh yeah, my daughter was openly carrying a stuffed bunny the entire time. I guess we set back bunny rights as well.