[PennsyPlinker]

I just got off the phone with an assistant manager who identified herself as Julie. I asked her if she was familiar with the incident, and she said, "in passing". I told her that it had been reported that the gentleman carrying his firearm was asked to leave it outside the store if he wanted to continue shopping. She said that was not the case. I asked her to explain to me (very politely of course) what exactly the case was. I gave her my full name, Penns E. Plinker (actually, I gave her my real name) and told her truthfully that I had spent thousands of dollars in their store over the past nine years. I went on to say that I was a gun owner who carried his gun openly, had carried in the store numerous times in the past, and wanted to know if I was no longer welcome with my gun on my hip.

At this point she got very formal on me and told me I would have to discuss the matter with Mr. Lutz, who is the store manager himself, and who is currently in a meeting. I pressed the point a little, asking her if I would be asked to leave if I showed up with my gun on my hip to speak with him, and she refused to answer again, stating that I would have to talk to Mr. Lutz. She told me I should call back after lunch.

During the course of our conversation, she told me she was from Texas, and everyone had a gun down there. She went on to say that she was not familiar with the gun laws here in Pennsylvania. I told her that in some ways they were better here than in Texas, citing open carry. I went on to say that I needed to know what the position of the manager was, as I could be accused of trespassing if I showed up with my gun and I wasn't allowed. This was when she went stiff and formal and told me I would have to talk to the man himself. More to come when I get it...