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stevie_d_64 wrote:Question...

Why do you suppose in this day and age of petty theft and other annoying criminal acts is anyone in their right mind leaving an unsecured firearm of any type in their vehicles while they go "shopping" at the worlds largest retailer??

My first thoughts exactly, whether the guy was CHL or not, leaving it unsecured in the car for the techie to find is not being very responsible IMHO.

One time when I was out of town on business, I took the opportunity to kill some time and have my tires rotated at a national tire store chain. The first thing I did before handing my car over was discretely re-arm myself after having driven with it in the console. Who wouldn't do this without the some type of in car safe storage?

Well, I don't leave valuables in cars going in for repair, at Wally World or the dealer or anywhere else. That includes things likes guns or cameras or anything else I would miss.

But, now I am dying of curiosity. What happened when the first customer came back and found the mechanic had refused to work on his car? If that had happened to me, there would have probably been a very quick demand for management and wasting my time by not telling me their policies up front. And they would have lost a customer for good unless I got a very ggod answer from the store manager.

I understand not leaving valuables in your vehicle these days but I can remember when firearms were just like any other tool. We even carried them openly on a rack in the back window. If someone stole any of your tools they were at fault. Now its all your fault if something gets stolen because your not a responsable person. Don't leave your keys in your car, its against the law. Don't take your gun to _____________ ( fill in the blank) its against the law. but don't leave it in the car either. And by the way you better lock it up because if a minor steals it your in deep trouble. What has the world come to.

Rant over, sorry.
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if they don't allow me to carry they don't get my money.

alibatesknapper wrote:I understand not leaving valuables in your vehicle these days but I can remember when firearms were just like any other tool. We even carried them openly on a rack in the back window. If someone stole any of your tools they were at fault.

Good point! It's still like that in places, but I can't think of any Wal Mart that would be one of them. Sad thing is, those places are becoming fewer and fewer.

I used to work security at Hurricane Harbor and once we had a guy from the DEA that wanted to follow a contact into our park. He approached me, told me who he was, we stepped inside the ticket office, he showed me and the supervisor over the entrance area his badge / id, and his gun to make sure we knew he had it, and make sure it was ok. (Glock 22, what the DEA issues... and this guy looked "professional enough" for it). he told me about what he was doing, following a suspect who he thought was meeting with other gang members there, and asked if he could enter. the lady supervisor told him yes he could, i had nothing to do with it. Later my boss (security supervisor) flipped out about me allowing a gun in the park. We have 2-3 uniformed Arlington cops in there at all times with their issued G17s, and this guy was no different in my book. they flipped!

I guess the biggest question is why would someone take there car to wal-mart? I would not even take my lawn mower for an oil change to wally world!

nedmoore wrote:I guess the biggest question is why would someone take there car to wal-mart? I would not even take my lawn mower for an oil change to wally world!

They are inexpencivem convienient, and have reasonable service, and will stand by their warrentee They sell ammo at a good price. and they make the unions mad.

For these reasons I will support wally world.

Besides I get tearful when reconstructing my wallywalk

Besides I get tearful when reconstructing my wallywalk

As do I.

nedmoore wrote:I guess the biggest question is why would someone take there car to wal-mart? I would not even take my lawn mower for an oil change to wally world!

As mentioned above, they were from out of town, needed tire service before returning home, and it was the only place in town that was open. I have no love for Wal-Mart either, but please keep the discussion to the topic of discussion. Discussing the merits (or lack thereof) of taking a car in for service at Wal-Mart is extraneous to the purpose of this post and of this forum.

srothstein wrote:Well, I don't leave valuables in cars going in for repair, at Wally World or the dealer or anywhere else. That includes things likes guns or cameras or anything else I would miss.

So, when you're on the way back from a hunting trip and have a flat 200 miles from home on a Sunday afternoon, do you drive home on the donut spare with no other fallback plan if it goes flat, do you walk around the store for an hour with the rifle on your shoulder, or do you leave some valuables in the car?

Sometimes going home first isn't an option.

KD5NRH wrote:So, when you're on the way back from a hunting trip and have a flat 200 miles from home on a Sunday afternoon, do you drive home on the donut spare with no other fallback plan if it goes flat, do you walk around the store for an hour with the rifle on your shoulder, or do you leave some valuables in the car?

In the situation you describe, I would stand in the waiting room, if there was a window, or stand completely outside the service area where I could watch my car every minute.