Boycotting Costco is not the answer – petition is!

[IOC]

I’ve been reading many posts on various Carry sites suggesting that OC’ers and CC’ers boycott Costco, and other major companies, for not allowing any form of Carry on their premises. There is a better way.

Costco does not post a “No Weapons” sign because they don’t want to offend those who support all forms of Carry. Neither do they want to create a written company policy allowing Carry in OC/CC friendly states for fear of creating a backlash from the anti-gun left. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.

Because OC/CC is not restricted in the Boise Costco, it would appear that it is up to the discretion of each store’s manager and that is where we should begin, but also keeping in the loop their corporate office because we eventually want their tacit approval.

So as not to arouse a preemptive strike by the anti-gun left, we should begin a petition in each OC/CC friendly state, not threatening, but encouraging Costco (and other highly trafficked businesses) to tacitly allow OC/CC.

I would propose that we develop a petition and dedicate 2012 to collecting thousands of signatures from our OC/CC friendly compatriots and, in January of 2013, we quietly and professionally present them to the individual stores and their corporate offices.

If any of you have talent as a wordsmith, I would appreciate your sending me a draft text for such a petition, keeping in mind that we don’t want to levy threats, but just a friendly encouragement, perhaps suggesting that we won’t take this public and expose them to having to take sides and alienate any of the customers.

Be a public relations ambassador for the 2nd Amendment; dress sharp, be polite and smile; then we will win over those sitting on the fence and become a force impenetrable by the anti-gun left.

Tony Snesko, Founder Idaho Open Carry
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208-918-0639
Open Carry is the Beautiful Bold Face of the 2nd Amendment; and the 1st line of defense against the anti-gun left, and the first casualty if not practiced.

 

[Danmc]

Seems like a civil approach. What other companies do you plan to petition? Just wondering how you come to the conclusion that Boise Costco does not restrict carry? Have you spoken with the store manager?

 

[unclewayne17]

I allow CC and think you should too.

Just tell them you allow people to CC in your business and you would like them to do the same.

 

[BluesStringer]

This is news to me. I go to Costco at least twice a month and have never seen a sign saying anything about carrying, gun free zone or whatever. If there's no sign, there's no crime. I'm going there tomorrow as a matter of fact, and I'll be carrying just like I have every time I've gone to the same store for the last 12 years since moving to this part of Alabama.

What would I be petitioning for or against again?

Blues

 

[thedub88]

My brother in law works at Costco. Employee's are not allowed to carry

 

[BluesStringer]

My brother in law works at Costco. Employee's are not allowed to carry

Is that the subject of the proposed petition? Employees carrying? If that's it, then we better be prepared to petition and boycott nearly every major corporation in the country. I don't know of a single existing corporate policy outside of the armed security and armored transport industries that allows their employees to carry on the job.

I still have no idea why Costco is being singled out as anti-gun. Not saying there isn't a reason for it, just that there's no justification for it posted in this thread. The OP seems to have an ax to grind that doesn't make sense in light of my long-standing patronage at my local Costco.

Blues