I don't think we can blame the anti's any more than we can blame OCT for the 30.07 postings and the increase of 30.06 postings. The local PDs with their info meetings did the most damage. They made EVERY business aware of 30.07 and hence 30.06. If you look at OC from a business owner's view (not pro or anti gun but a neutral view of guns), they simply do not want people walking around their business OCing. After all, it is their business not ours. This is not a difficult concept to comprehend.JP171 wrote:I think that the reason we are seeing more signs is that the 30.07 and OC occurred at the same time, when 30.06 was introduced it was a non event and went under the radar because it didn't happen at the same time as CC was allowed. The Anti's have taken this and run with it and yes even lie about the need for the signs to create a hostile environment for all carry and all this bickering we are doing is helping their cause
Our best option is to educate these businesses with a polite, informative and non aggressive approach. There's not enough of us to threaten them financially with taking our business elsewhere, they probably couldn't care less. Now, that being said (did I just use that phrase?), I am suggesting CC education. I am not sure we can convince businesses that OC won't scare off their other customers.
No argument from me. Granted I have not been carrying very long, but long enough to see less places that I can. And we will continue to see more and more places posted.