That sounds dangerous...and stupid on their part...
and I would not want to be in that store when someone else was clearing their weapon either.
Was there an area set aside, or do they expect people to clear their weapons outside their front door.
Unbelieveable...incredible...stupid !
There are two stores here that have signs posted. One has a range and the other just recently moved and will be opening a range. They expect you to clear your weapon before entering the store or leave it in the car. I shoot at that range occasionally, because it's the closest, and I've never bothered. My carry gun is concealed. It gets cleared when I get to my lane in the range. They have cameras, they do watch them and they will say something if someone is doing something against the rules. They have yet to say anything to me about it.
The liability alone would / should raise concerns...I've have seen ( and having served, so have you ) people
who shouldn't even carry a gun at the range and how they handle their firearms...and the likelyhood of an AD
outside or inside an establishment really begs for an explaination of how they can maintain insurance given the unsafe
environment they are willingly creating...it's borders on the absurd !!
The stores that I've encountered this in, as I said above, expect you to clear your weapon before you enter. This is for liability reasons; they don't want you handling a loaded weapon
in the store.
There are plenty of idiots out there who will whip out there condition 1 weapon to check holster fit or to see if it will fit in a case, etc. That's the reason why they want the weapon cleared.
I don't know what they'll do when they open the range, but the store I mentioned that just moved requires you to check your weapon at the counter when you walk in and they tag it. All of their guns for sale have sensor tags on them, different colors for used and new, then they have another color for guns going to the gunsmith and another for customer guns. They tag it and hand it back to you. You get the tag removed when you leave.
Normally, I just leave it concealed.
There's another store I've been to that just sells gear. It's not a surplus store, but they sell tactical gear, holsters, knives, OC, etc. Everything except guns.
They have a sign that says, basically, "We respect the 2nd amendment and your right to carry; we only ask that you not handle loaded guns in the store. If you are going to be trying holsters, please clear your gun before entering the store." I think that's the most reasonable one I've seen.
