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Hi Everyone,
I just wanted to give a heads up to anyone that open carries that the Bi-Mart in Gresham, OR is not friendly towards OCing since it "scares" their customers and it is in their "policy" that only concealed carry is allowed. Unfortunately, I live in WA and have a CPL for WA, but since OR has no reciprocity with other states I cannot conceal carry on your side of the river...so I open carry.
Long story short, I entered the store with my Glock 23 and everyone seemed friendly and not concerned at all. Never did see a concerned person, nor did I make any gestures to seem as a threat. I was looking at some dress socks to maintain my professional appearance at work; then the manager confronted me politely and asked me to leave and return back w/o a weapon...so I did leave and did not return.
I had alot of respect for Bi-Mart and admired how they support the 2nd ammendment by selling materials (guns) and supplies (ammo), but this kind of did it for me. It just seems hypocritical...
From now on, I will switch from this local business to the "evil empire" business that has no issues with me OCing in their store such as Wal-Mart or the like.
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I just wanted to give a heads up to anyone that open carries that the Bi-Mart in Gresham, OR is not friendly towards OCing since it "scares" their customers and it is in their "policy" that only concealed carry is allowed. Unfortunately, I live in WA and have a CPL for WA, but since OR has no reciprocity with other states I cannot conceal carry on your side of the river...so I open carry.
Long story short, I entered the store with my Glock 23 and everyone seemed friendly and not concerned at all. Never did see a concerned person, nor did I make any gestures to seem as a threat. I was looking at some dress socks to maintain my professional appearance at work; then the manager confronted me politely and asked me to leave and return back w/o a weapon...so I did leave and did not return.
I had alot of respect for Bi-Mart and admired how they support the 2nd ammendment by selling materials (guns) and supplies (ammo), but this kind of did it for me. It just seems hypocritical...
From now on, I will switch from this local business to the "evil empire" business that has no issues with me OCing in their store such as Wal-Mart or the like.
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