Posted on 07/08/2014 6:31:43 PM PDT by stevie_d_64
A furniture store in Takoma Park, Maryland that calls itself a “Weapons Free Environment” took its policy a bit too far on Independence Day.
That’s when a loss prevention officer at IKEA approached Alan Goldberg, who carried a visible, holstered firearm into the store, telling him he would have to leave the premises or place the weapon in his vehicle, according to NBC Washington.
The request caught Goldberg off guard: he is Takoma Park’s chief of police, and he was in uniform during his visit.
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Criminals always obey the Gun Free zones. /s
Ok, call me preaching to the choir...
But why is the nonsense that commissioned law enforcement officers should be granted exemptions (after the fact) when something embarrassing to the company occurs like this???
Not that I believe a lot of people here buy into the Scandinavian Euro-Trash lite mentality they extrude...
I just do not see how this justifies ANY gun free zone...Knowing the statistical odds are greater for tragedy in places like this anyway...
Geesh...
His store, his rules.
Besides, maybe he keeps a dog on the premises.
Just this evening, I reported at the gate of a guarded community to teach a music lesson to one of the residents. I showed my license, and was about to be waved in, when I noticed the guard’s open-carry.
“S & W?” I asked.
The guard immediately lit up like someone who was greeting a long lost relative. A huge smile beamed across his dark face in an expression of sheer joy, as he said “You know about that?”
I laughed and gave him a smile and a thumbs up.
I can’t imagine the crap he must get from the rich, stuck-up, anti-gun liberals whom he is sworn to protect. His joy at my affirmation of his lovely weapon was positively electric.
PS
I am an old white lady. LOL.
Police should refuse to respond to calls for shoplifters, disorderly conduct, or violence because of their policy to be necessarily armed in case there is a dog that needs shooting.
More insane leftist political correctness running amok. When will this madness end?
This could result in hilarity. Likely they detain a shoplifter and call the police, and the police said, “Sorry, we can’t go into your store without our weapons. Could you bring the shoplifter out here? And when they do, the police say, “Sorry, unless you show us the evidence against this alleged shoplifter, we are going to have to let him go. Could you bring out the store’s loss prevention video and something to play it on out here?”
Nothing quite like someone in uniform to be obstinate to jerks.
"Our policy also does not apply to armed criminals, who may not voluntarily comply with our no guns policy. Our policy only applies to civilian customers who do not want to be victims of our armed criminals."
Truth in advertising laws should require that they post a big sign that says, "Unarmed victims here."
This cop was off duty and should be accorded absolutely no special privilege whatsoever. Maybe that would change his attitude.
If we unwashed peasants cannot carry in there, why should the minions of the king be allowed to?
Given all the beatings and unwarranted shootings they seem to be doing lately, it seems wise to prevent them from being armed in areas where everyone else is unarmed.
Good post.
A little time and I could make a teacher or principal out of that Ikea employee.
Too bad the Swedish government isn’t as tough on Muslims as the IKEA Swedes are on cops. If they were, there would be fewer rapes in Sweden.
IKEA: ‘Swedish for Overpriced Junky Furniture that you put together.’
I have a pair of couches I purchased from IKEA in 1984 that are still almost fully functional. We’ve had to do some work on the cushions, and too many people sitting on the armrests has broken one of them.
Just saying that there was a time at least the structure of their products was decent.
‘More insane leftist political correctness running amok. When will this madness end?’
This stuff will be with us till the fear of global warming causes the last remaining liberal fool to croak from a stress induced heart attack. By then no fires will be allowed and eating bovine meat will be outlawed so we will have to eat him raw. Think of it as recycling, from crap to crap.
This cop was off duty and should be accorded absolutely no special privilege whatsoever. Maybe that would change his attitude.
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Almost all LEOs are required to be armed when off duty.
This cop was off duty and should be accorded absolutely no special privilege whatsoever. Maybe that would change his attitude.
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Almost all LEOs are required to be armed when off duty.
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