Academy and open carry?

[Ruark]

I know some of you guys work at Academy. Has Academy produced any policy or plans with regard to open carry?

[DOUBLE.A]

I would think they would encourage it but who knows. Never know these days. Haven't heard any news otherwise.

[stykshooter]

Know when you purchase one they escort you to your vehicle before handing over always though was weird

[glen]

I think they have some policy of no firearms on the store floor. I would imagine they post a 30.07 sign at the first of the year but I have been wrong before. I was told about the no guns on the floor deal by an employee there but Ive heard a bunch of bs from employees at sporting goods stores over the years.

[JayB]

Son says as far as he knows, they have not posted a decision. I know at my office, I don't want people coming in for their appointment carrying in the open.

[glen]

maybe everyone will boycott Academy and HEB now. All I gotta do is get Home Depot to post signs and I can go take care of all my shopping and never wait in line again.

[125Dad]

maybe everyone will boycott Academy and HEB now. All I gotta do is get Home Depot to post signs and I can go take care of all my shopping and never wait in line again.

With you.

[Smart]

maybe everyone will boycott Academy and HEB now. All I gotta do is get Home Depot to post signs and I can go take care of all my shopping and never wait in line again.

Yup. I love me some boycotts in my favorite stores

[TexZ71]

maybe everyone will boycott Academy and HEB now. All I gotta do is get Home Depot to post signs and I can go take care of all my shopping and never wait in line again.

And you will feel safer since you can't see any guns!

[glen]

Nope- wont even notice. Been carrying a gun in my pocket, waistband, or wherever for 23 years now. Won't change anything now. It really does not matter to me. I just don't like waiting in lines. Everyone getting their feelings hurt because businesses post up 30.07 signs. It is not going to bother me one bit. I think they have every right to refuse to let people come in their stores for whatever reason they want. It is there store. I choose to give them my $ or not. Everyone up in arms about "their rights"- What about the business owners rights?

[Cphil87]

Know when you purchase one they escort you to your vehicle before handing over always though was weird

Just to the door not car ..

[TexZ71]

Nope- wont even notice. Been carrying a gun in my pocket, waistband, or wherever for 23 years now. Won't change anything now. It really does not matter to me. I just don't like waiting in lines. Everyone getting their feelings hurt because businesses post up 30.07 signs. It is not going to bother me one bit. I think they have every right to refuse to let people come in their stores for whatever reason they want. It is there store. I choose to give them my $ or not. Everyone up in arms about "their rights"- What about the business owners rights?

No one said anything about the stores rights, and your right it's up to the stores if they want to post a 30.07 sign or not. If the stores feel that the sight of a pistol will scare off people then they have every right to refuse them.

[txstringbender]

Just to the door not car ..

The Academy in San Angelo has the employee walk you all the way to your car. Walmart does the same thing.

[Jeremy_S]

I think a lot of you guys are completely missing the point. It's freedom in it's purest form and freedom isn't always pretty.

The boycott crap is a liberal argument that's rather ridiculous. Just as they do, you profess to want freedom as long as it's the freedom YOU want.

Academy and HEB are privately owned entities. It's their right to allow or not allow OC/CC in/on their premises. This is the very basic sense of freedom. They are allowed to do as they wish just as you are. Yes you can boycott to your hearts content as is your right but do it for the right reasons, not out of spite for them exercising the very freedom you claim to love which is freedom of choice.

I don't give a rip about OC, I'm glad it's now legal because it's a freakin right and a right not exercised is a right that will be lost. Personally I never will, I like my pistols tucked away where you can't see them but if everyone else wanted to, I don't care and it won't raise an eyebrow from me.

[M.E.B.]

maybe everyone will boycott Academy and HEB now. All I gotta do is get Home Depot to post signs and I can go take care of all my shopping and never wait in line again.

Exactly what I was thinking.