how would they know you had one?
I would have just walked out.
“how would they know you had one?”
Yeah, nobody has ever shrieked “HE’S GOT A GUN!” at me, I keep it concealed. And in my state, all they can do to you if you’re armed is tell you to leave. If you don’t leave, it’s a Misdemeanor Trespassing charge. I’d have walked out because I’m not spending money at a gun store that doesn’t respect my 2nd Amendment rights, and doesn’t trust me to be armed in their own store. It’s an insult to the consumer.
how would they know you had one?
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That was my question ... if concealed carry, how would they know?
If confronted (somehow, since carrying concealed) with ‘registering’, I would have taken my gun AND myself out to the car & not gone back in.
Exactly, I just fail to register and go about my business.
If they have a sign like: “This is a gun free zone” then you are merely violating their policy to carry, concealed or not. They can tell you to leave, and if you don’t the coppers will come.
Otherwise, bugger off.
Oh, and if a sports shop says “gun free”, walk away.