Other non-shoppers, like North Mountain, said that retailers' no-gun policies should maybe have an exception for citizens. Government employees are less to be trusted.
True that. How many times have we read about a dog being shot by a civilian with a CCW? Zero?
If Ikea advertises that it's a "weapon-free environment", why should gov't employees get a pass when they are shopping in their free time? No doubt Ikea will modify the policy (and probably fire the manager who made the call) but I give the manager kudos for logical consistency -- something that is rare to the point of being almost unheard of in libs.
(Since Ikea stuff seems to be made mostly out of compressed sawdust and glue, I'm not sure it's as as easy to disassemble and reuse as it is to disassemble and chuck down the garbage chute. I thought that was the business plan -- cheap, disposable furnishings that look good.)