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dballance

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91. I Don't have an "educated opinion" on that because I'm not qualified to have one.
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 01:52 AM
Dec 2012

And I never said I did.

I'm sure I could do some research and find the opinions of people who are qualified.

Autozone probably worries more about being sued than catching someone who southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #1
AutoZone? Meet Papa John. You'll find him on... Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #2
If businesses did not allow guns in their stores and gunners upaloopa Dec 2012 #4
The policy didn't affect the thug, did it? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #7
I'm not going to play your bull shit games anymore upaloopa Dec 2012 #11
In my time in this group/forum, the folks most dug-in Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #14
It many of us who tire of yours ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #20
Here's where YOUR bullshit games fail: PavePusher Dec 2012 #23
so this guy used an otherwise "lawful gun" to violate the terms of his employment... mike_c Dec 2012 #26
The sad part is that the employee had to choose ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #27
no he didn't have to choose.... mike_c Dec 2012 #33
Protecting his co-workers??? Seriously? All he did was endanger them. dballance Dec 2012 #55
"hand the criminals the money and let them leave the store." That works every time. DonP Dec 2012 #72
Well, I believe that you are mostly wrong - Never said it works "every time" dballance Dec 2012 #73
While this may not be what you intend to mean.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #75
Once again you are wrong dballance Dec 2012 #81
If "every" robbery/burglary was meet with armed resistance.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #82
Again, you provide no cogent arguments to rebut mine dballance Dec 2012 #83
I'll give you this, you know how to dodge around and attempt misdirection. PavePusher Dec 2012 #88
In response to my post about 6,000 robberies per day dballance Dec 2012 #92
So in your educated opinion what would be the minimum of training needed? oneshooter Dec 2012 #90
I Don't have an "educated opinion" on that because I'm not qualified to have one. dballance Dec 2012 #91
So what is your "uneducated" opinion should be the minimum training to obtain a CHL. oneshooter Dec 2012 #95
My Uneducated opinion is dballance Dec 2012 #96
I thank you for your honesty. oneshooter Dec 2012 #97
Did he or did he not violate company policy? Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #79
Would you agree or disagree sarisataka Dec 2012 #28
whether I agree or disagree is immaterial.... mike_c Dec 2012 #34
Nice dodge sarisataka Dec 2012 #36
He brought a weapon into the work place Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #87
Just to clarify AlexSatan Dec 2012 #43
I'm a union member and an officer in my union.... mike_c Dec 2012 #46
Of course AlexSatan Dec 2012 #47
That's the biggest bunch of BS. I hope Autozone doesn't fold and give his job back. dballance Dec 2012 #56
My question is more about absolutes sarisataka Dec 2012 #63
Let me repeat. That's a bunch of "what if" dballance Dec 2012 #66
Fair enough sarisataka Dec 2012 #68
I think you meant deaf. Glassunion Dec 2012 #70
Thanks sarisataka Dec 2012 #71
Well thank you for a good, honest debate dballance Dec 2012 #74
I have a question Glassunion Dec 2012 #69
I like that! Spryguy Dec 2012 #37
+1000 dballance Dec 2012 #57
When you're looking down the barrel of a gun sylvi Dec 2012 #84
So you feel the same way when first responders JoeyT Dec 2012 #38
I'm not going to comment on an increasingly fantastic series of "what ifs..." mike_c Dec 2012 #42
WTF? Increasingly fantastic? JoeyT Dec 2012 #49
neither were directly relevant to this incident.... mike_c Dec 2012 #50
Special pleading. JoeyT Dec 2012 #53
it's not a simple yes or no question at all-- it's another red herring.... mike_c Dec 2012 #59
I wasn't aware he'd gone out to his car JoeyT Dec 2012 #67
"conditions/rules of employment" are not "laws". PavePusher Dec 2012 #40
of course not.... mike_c Dec 2012 #41
Inadequate Security? Are you serious? dballance Dec 2012 #54
I agree with you to a point gejohnston Dec 2012 #58
Boy that's a bunch of "what if." dballance Dec 2012 #60
I didn't say otherwise gejohnston Dec 2012 #61
Just a point of clarification. Glassunion Dec 2012 #64
Someone else understands the rules aririgochou Dec 2012 #45
"...so it is a waste of te talking about it." Yet here you are again? N/T DonP Dec 2012 #25
I am sure a "no guns" policy would stop the criminals from robbing them at gun point ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #8
That's been the case for ever. It will continue to be the case. upaloopa Dec 2012 #12
Have an example of that sparky? DonP Dec 2012 #19
On a technicality that would be impossible to provide an example. Glassunion Dec 2012 #21
I'm sorry, but a poster has determined that any factually based response is "bullshit games" ... DonP Dec 2012 #22
Some business have a radically different outlook: GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #32
+1 Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #80
Not only should he have been fired... bowens43 Dec 2012 #3
Why should he have been arrested? Glassunion Dec 2012 #5
It should be against the law, and it is against all reasonable concepts of morality, TPaine7 Dec 2012 #9
We only arrest people for breaking the law. hack89 Dec 2012 #6
I agree. See post 9. n/t TPaine7 Dec 2012 #10
And this sort of thing is why JoeyT Dec 2012 #39
AutoZone should just make their company policy MORE GUNS FOR EVERYBODY! ellisonz Dec 2012 #13
You've had some... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #15
It's my breakfast of Republican souls... ellisonz Dec 2012 #16
...Republican souls... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #17
Hmmmm... TPaine7 Dec 2012 #18
Smells more like beer and whiskey to me. PavePusher Dec 2012 #24
Eat lots of fiber sarisataka Dec 2012 #29
If you are in need of a compromise... ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #30
AutoZone is worried about their liability insurance rates. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #31
+1 AlexSatan Dec 2012 #44
May he be hired at a greater wage customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #35
When my brother was managing a retail place he would have fired this guy... hunter Dec 2012 #48
This is a dupe. At least the original mentioned he VIOLATED company procedure CBGLuthier Dec 2012 #51
I did not realize this was a dupe. Glassunion Dec 2012 #62
Fired AS WELL HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN dballance Dec 2012 #52
How often does that happen? sylvi Dec 2012 #85
Thankfully Rarely. dballance Dec 2012 #86
That's not what I asked. sylvi Dec 2012 #89
You have a few "what ifs" that are not accurate. Glassunion Dec 2012 #93
More in-depth interview with the terminated employee. Glassunion Dec 2012 #65
I would guess that he signed a standard employee agreement NOT to carry a weapon at work and so... Walk away Dec 2012 #76
Why jehop61 Dec 2012 #77
Too bad he didn't have a Union to represent him and change the system if he felt it unsafe. Tigress DEM Dec 2012 #78
More news... Community is offering him jobs, money and a trip. Sheriff offering an award. Glassunion Dec 2012 #94
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