Ace Hardware, Anti gun?

[Ramjet57]

Was at Molalla Ace Hardware today, there is a sign on the door NO GUNS ALLOWED.
Told them I would not be shopping there any more, was told it's corporate policy.
Is this new?

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[Camelfilter]

Meh...

I've gone to Starbucks, 'cuz I needed some Starbucks. Might have actually been printing too.

 

[Quartermaster]

Was at Molalla Ace Hardware today, there is a sign on the door NO GUNS ALLOWED.
Told them I would not be shopping there any more, was told it's corporate policy.
Is this new?

Those signs have no rule of law in Oregon, but I'll add them to the list.

 

[Hayshaker]

Those signs have no rule of law in Oregon, but I'll add them to the list.

Local ACE Hdw has a big gun store here in Hermiston although it is in a separate bldg. Don't recall seeing any signs last time I was there. Don't think its corporate policy ~~ probably local franchise owner. They sell sporting goods at a lot of their stores.

 

[ChiefStealth]

Visited my local Ace, this morning. (Wash). No sign in door glass. Didn't check all windows.

 

[Larrytpdx]

Don't ask, don't tell.

 

[DB is Here]

Unless it's a Courthouse, School or Federal building...I'm going in...Trespass me if you want.

 

[Koda]

unless its something brand new I don't think its corporate policy, was shopping in one earlier this summer and a customer walked in open carrying... nobody seemed to care.

 

[Capn Jack]

probably local franchise owner.

They don't even sell pellets in Mount Vernon.

 

[Bushman]

White privilege.

(Just kidding...)

 

[OutlawHoss]

I have on a few occasions (mostly due to being hot and removing my outer layer) open carried in Ace in Ashland, or my work vest may ride up as I work through racks of parts etc, looking for what I'm after that day. They give the stink eye big time, and seem to remember me when I'm not open carrying and still give me the stink eye. No one has ever asked me to leave; I've seen no signs as of yet. But as it's been stated many times, the signs don't have force of law in Oregon on their own.
I think their conditioning gets challenged when someone is 'acting normal' (or even is just a plain nice guy, like myself) yet has a gun on them, and it causes some cognitive dissonance against the internalized mainstream narrative about those nasty scary guns and their evil owners. Too bad, so sad. Moving on.

P.S. I am my own 'safe place' and yet I don't have to impinge on anyone's freedom or beliefs to maintain it. I think this the most troubling and challenging to the socialist minded sheep who constantly look outside themselves for safety and security while eschewing any responsibility for it themselves. Far be it from them to understand that freedom is not granted from others but established and maintained starting from within.

 

[Sgt Nambu]

Eh, who cares!

 

[waglockfan]

Unless it's a Courthouse, School or Federal building...I'm going in...Trespass me if you want.

Same here. You wanna be a anti-constitutionalist?....I'm still coming in, but if you say I gotta go to my face you'll never get another dime from me, my family, nor my friends if I can help it.

 

[eldbillbo]

Unless it's a Courthouse, School or Federal building...I'm going in...Trespass me if you want.

I'll just shop somewhere else...

 

[Certaindeaf]

Anti-American is more like it.. they changed their jingle from "man" to "folks".
Remember when GI Joes changed their name? Just sayin', man!

 

[Dungannon]

Was at Molalla Ace Hardware today, there is a sign on the door NO GUNS ALLOWED. Told them I would not be shopping there any more, was told it's corporate policy. Is this new?

Local franchise policy. Check this link for an Ace Hardware franchisee that owns three stores
Armory - Guns and Ammo
Here's an Ace Hardware in Colorado
Gun Shop | Orchards Ace Hardware
Here's one in Pasco, Washington
Griggs - Pasco, WA

This Ace Hardware in the Yakima area carries guns; unfortunately they had a bad employee
Customers shocked after gun theft at hardware store in Grandview

Ace Hardware in Florida was found negligent for not informing buyer of specific safety features
in a handgun. Store should have had better lawyers. Hope they appeal.
<broken link removed>

Interesting thread about an open-carry guy in a Kentucky Ace Hardware
Incident at Ace hardware

 

[Connor Murphy]

Those who willingly subcontract responsibility for their own protection often resent those who don't and will impede the self reliant at every turn, if possible.

 

[Flopsweat]

I have on a few occasions (mostly due to being hot and removing my outer layer) open carried in Ace in Ashland, or my work vest may ride up as I work through racks of parts etc, looking for what I'm after that day. They give the stink eye big time, and seem to remember me when I'm not open carrying and still give me the stink eye. No one has ever asked me to leave; I've seen no signs as of yet. But as it's been stated many times, the signs don't have force of law in Oregon on their own.
I think their conditioning gets challenged when someone is 'acting normal' (or even is just a plain nice guy, like myself) yet has a gun on them, and it causes some cognitive dissonance against the internalized mainstream narrative about those nasty scary guns and their evil owners. Too bad, so sad. Moving on.

P.S. I am my own 'safe place' and yet I don't have to impinge on anyone's freedom or beliefs to maintain it. I think this the most troubling and challenging to the socialist minded sheep who constantly look outside themselves for safety and security while eschewing any responsibility for it themselves. Far be it from them to understand that freedom is not granted from others but established and maintained starting from within.

I like that. "I am my own 'safe place'".

Anti-American is more like it.. they changed their jingle from "man" to "folks".
Remember when GI Joes changed their name? Just sayin', man!

Ace is the place with the helpful hardware snowflake.

 

[Member 5605]

What's Ace Hardware?

/end sarcasm

 

[Juggernaut]

That's not an ACE Corporate decision, just a local store owner trying to virtue signal to his commy buddies.

The stores are all independently owned and free to ruin their businesses in anyway they see fit.

ACE Corp. has a long history with selling arms and ammunition despite being based in IL. Last I checked, they were still supplying a limited selection of ammunition to their distribution centers. Its about profit, not politics.