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Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:18 am
by mamabearCali
When I signed up for my membership I read all through the paper (I am a bit silly sometimes). I did not see anywhere anything about guns. There are no signs on my local Costco, so I say concealed is concealed and no one should be the wiser.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:44 am
by Oldgringo
mamabearCali wrote:When I signed up for my membership I read all through the paper (I am a bit silly sometimes). I did not see anywhere anything about guns. There are no signs on my local Costco, so I say concealed is concealed and no one should be the wiser.
There were so many people in the Costco in Kalispell yesterday that I couldn't have drawn my CC even if I needed to. It was like the crowd leaving a ball game - or something. AFAIK, I was the only one carrying even though Montana is a Gold Star OC state.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:01 am
by mamabearCali
Virginia is too, but sometimes discretion. Is the better part of valor. I do open carry from time to time, especially in the summer. Just not so much when shopping.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:58 am
by Shinesintx
I CCed in Costco the other day...and found it odd that none of the employees or patrons said anything.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:30 pm
by WildBill
Shinesintx wrote:I CCed in Costco the other day...and found it odd that none of the employees or patrons said anything.
They were probably too scared.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:15 pm
by RottenApple
I just got back from a trip to Costco in Rockwall. They have no 30.06 and only the blue TABC sign. I stopped at the membership desk and asked for a copy of the membership agreement. There's not a thing in there about firearms at all. I know someone linked an online FAQ page that showed it, but if it isn't in the membership agreement, I don't see how it's legally binding.

BTW, I CC'd there with no problems. After all, concealed is concealed.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:01 pm
by wgoforth
RottenApple wrote:I just got back from a trip to Costco in Rockwall. They have no 30.06 and only the blue TABC sign. I stopped at the membership desk and asked for a copy of the membership agreement. There's not a thing in there about firearms at all. I know someone linked an online FAQ page that showed it, but if it isn't in the membership agreement, I don't see how it's legally binding.

BTW, I CC'd there with no problems. After all, concealed is concealed.
On one forum, a person wrote that it was listed in a membership packet they received after joining. Dunno, I'm not a member.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:49 pm
by Oldgringo
wgoforth wrote:
RottenApple wrote:I just got back from a trip to Costco in Rockwall. They have no 30.06 and only the blue TABC sign. I stopped at the membership desk and asked for a copy of the membership agreement. There's not a thing in there about firearms at all. I know someone linked an online FAQ page that showed it, but if it isn't in the membership agreement, I don't see how it's legally binding.

BTW, I CC'd there with no problems. After all, concealed is concealed.
On one forum, a person wrote that it was listed in a membership packet they received after joining. Dunno, I'm not a member.
Why poke the bear? Let's let sleeping dogs lie, eh?

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 12:22 am
by lbuehler325
The beauty of the free market economy is that Costco can have a stupid policy for its members (if members are considered on par with employees, then a 30.06 sign may not be necessary), and we can choose not to give them any of our money.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 3:06 am
by TexasGal
I made that choice over the Erik Scott case. My money is better spent elsewhere. :tiphat:

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:56 pm
by tacticool
TexasGal wrote:I made that choice over the Erik Scott case. My money is better spent elsewhere. :tiphat:
I won't go to Nevada because they refused to prosecute his killers.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:42 pm
by birdman253
We have a new Costco in Pharr that just opened a little while ago. We joined before I even heard about their gun policy. We don't go often, just when we need to stock up on some items, and today was the day.

Having read this thread, and not wanting to take the walk of shame to disarm, I left mine in the car. Imagine my surprise when I got to the door, and found no signs at all. They did have the blue signs at the seperate entrance to the liquor store section, but the main entrance had nothing!

Guess I know next time to not leave it in the car!

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:40 pm
by wgoforth
birdman253 wrote:We have a new Costco in Pharr that just opened a little while ago. We joined before I even heard about their gun policy. We don't go often, just when we need to stock up on some items, and today was the day.

Having read this thread, and not wanting to take the walk of shame to disarm, I left mine in the car. Imagine my surprise when I got to the door, and found no signs at all. They did have the blue signs at the seperate entrance to the liquor store section, but the main entrance had nothing!

Guess I know next time to not leave it in the car!

Please read ongoing thread. This isn't about 30.06 signage, but company policy. Each will have to do as they seem fit on this as there is nothing legally binding from a breaking-the-law standpoint, but rather knowing their official policy, do we still want to do business with them. The most they can do is cancel your membership, but for me, I am choosing not to join.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 9:47 pm
by Dreamliner
I don't care for any place that charges you a membership to spend money shopping there.

Re: COSTCO Gun Policy

Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:11 pm
by Oldgringo
I wish I had a Costco with a Hearing Center closer to the home ranch in the Pineywoods. Costco's 1/4 pound polish with a soft drink for $1.50 is the best lunch deal in just about any town.

Oh, did I mention that I don't care about any Costco gun policy? They sell gun safes so they can't be too anti-2A, eh?