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In reply to the discussion: About the guy who walked into JC Penny's with an AR-15 [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)entering with weapons, whether guns or knives. The rational was that it still was private property even though open to the public. The owner of the business had the right to forbid access to anyone they deemed to be of danger to their other clientele. We also were required by law to forbid access to anyone not wearing shirts or shoes. So the right to enter a place of business carrying or wearing anything you want is not sacrosanct it would seem in many municipalities. Although, I knew many of my customers were sometimes in professions that allowed them to carry concealed weapons when off duty like cops, it was never cool for them to have them out in the open. My boss once actually threw out an off duty cop who showed his weapon with no reason to.