Anti-Gun Businesses

[just_a_car]

DO NOT PATRONIZE:

Jared Galleria of Jewlery (2501 South 38th Street, #C100) - Tacoma (sign prohibiting weapons, due to this thread and listed on www.washingtonceasfire.net)

Pacific Place of Seattle (6th Avenue & Pine Street) - Seattle (General Manager confirmed Conduct Code prohibiting firearms, listed on www.washingtonceasfire.net)

Tacoma Mall (4502 S Steele St., Ste. 1177) - Tacoma (signs prohibiting weapons at entrances, listed on www.washingtonceasfire.net)

Costco (corporate-wide policy, due to this thread)

Southcenter Mall (633 Southcenter Mall) - Tukwila (Friend of mine was issued a trespass and harassed by Tukwila PD, due to this thread)

Graybar Electric - Nation-wide (Signs prohibiting weapons at entrance, due to this thread, Also confirmed via phone by me)

Larry's Gun Shop (3959 Martin Way E Ste C) - Olympia ("Larry rudely ousted a regular customer that was open-carrying, due to this thread)

Half Price Books (15600 N. E. Eighth St., Suite F-2) - Bellevue (Sign at entrance: "Weapon Free Environment", due to this thread)

Bob Bridge Scion/Toyota (150 SW 7th St.) - Renton (Lonnie confronted by Police after employee called, due to this thread)

Watch List (Asked to not carry, but no official written policy/signage presented):

IKEA - Renton (Manager asked customer to leave. Not a week before we had an uneventful OC lunch at same location, no sign or official policy yet, due to this thread)

Skipper's - Mount Vernon (Customer asked to remove firearm by employee, no sign or official policy yet, due to this thread)

Best Buy (457 120th Ave NE) - Bellevue (Customer asked to leave by employee, manager backed it, possible resolution from corporate in the works, no sign or official policy yet, due to this thread)

Value Village (1124 River Rd) - Puyallup (Manager asked customer to leave, no sign or official policy yet, due to this thread)

The original list can be found here and contains explanations to why each location is on this list and specifics of exactly what list means.

[JD]

   Also, from what I hear the WAC gun shows do not allow carry.

[joeroket]

You are correct but they are safety issues that caused thier policy restricting pistol carry inside thier shows.

[JD]

    Why would it be any less safe for me to carry at a WAC gun show than any other business?

[CC27]

   I agree totally with you JD.

[gregma]

There is only one point I'd like to make.  This list is supposed to be places open to the general public freely.  I agree that the gun shows forbid open carry.  However, they are not freely open to the public.  The public must pay to get in.
Same thing with Seahawk stadium, the Fairs, etc.  I believe this list should be restricted to those places that do not charge to get in, but are freely available to the public.
I'm of the thought that if you have to pay to get in, they have a little more say in what goes on in there.  They are technically not a "Business open to the general public".
I'm open to alternative viewpoints though.

[joeroket]

    Why would it be any less safe for me to carry at a WAC gun show than any other business?

The main reason is the massive amount of firearm handling that goes on. It has in the past led to AD's and in some cases severely injuring or killing the gun show customers.

[CC27]

There is only one point I'd like to make.  This list is supposed to be places open to the general public freely.  I agree that the gun shows forbid open carry.  However, they are not freely open to the public.  The public must pay to get in.
Same thing with Seahawk stadium, the Fairs, etc.  I believe this list should be restricted to those places that do not charge to get in, but are freely available to the public.
I'm of the thought that if you have to pay to get in, they have a little more say in what goes on in there.  They are technically not a "Business open to the general public".
I'm open to alternative viewpoints though.

Then Why is Costco on the list?

[joeroket]

Costco is open to the public if they want to pay for supposedly cheaper prices. They used to have stipulations for becoming a member, like having to belong to a certain credit union or own a business, but those seem to no longer apply. Heck you can buy a membership online now.

But I do see your point. It is not much different than the WAC shows really.

[gregma]

There is only one point I'd like to make.  This list is supposed to be places open to the general public freely.  I agree that the gun shows forbid open carry.  However, they are not freely open to the public.  The public must pay to get in.
Same thing with Seahawk stadium, the Fairs, etc.  I believe this list should be restricted to those places that do not charge to get in, but are freely available to the public.
I'm of the thought that if you have to pay to get in, they have a little more say in what goes on in there.  They are technically not a "Business open to the general public".
I'm open to alternative viewpoints though.

Then Why is Costco on the list?

Anyone can go into Costco without paying a thing.  Of course you are limited to less than $400 and cash only.

That's a good point though, it is a mainly membership only "club".  I guess if we have one, we should really have the other!

It really does worry me that we come up with all kinds of excuses why a place devoted to those who use guns should ban personal defense firearms, and yet slam a place NOT devoted to firearms enthusiasts for doing the same...

[just_a_car]

I have recently been to Pacific Place and they still have a small sign inside the main doors asking to please refrain from "carry of any firearm, legal or not"... As I was OC'ing and meeting a friend for a birthday dinner, I chose not to abide their "request". 

Didn't have any issue during dinner or when I made some jokes to a security guard as I walked by on my way to the exit.

Either they've changed their policy and not taken down the signage or they're just not enforcing it.

[joeroket]

This list is also on the due not patronize page on the website. Thanks to just_a_car for keeping his list up to date over at OCDO.

http://nwcdl.org/GunFriendlyUnfriendly/GunUnFriendly.html

[truecrimson]

Hey,
i noticed that you have Old Country Buffet and Olive Garden on the unfriendly places in WA.  In both cases I am certain that their national corporate policy is "Follow state law".  Here in PA I've open carried in Olive Garden's in from Philadelphia to Allentown without an issue.

Old Country Buffet was the sight of the Dickson City incident here in PA.  The police call was originated by other patrons, not by the OCB.  After that some of our people directly invovled in the incident got the policy nailed down pretty quickly.  I have patronized OCBs also from Philly to A-Town without problems.