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Old October 7th, 2008
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Default Re: LEO encounter at Home Depot in Allentown

I spoke to Mr. Lutz, the store manager, just a little while ago while I was out doing some business. It was a phone conversation. It was like pulling teeth to get a concise, straight answer out of him, but it did come with some prodding. He spoke to the corporate entity in Atlanta, and "the store policy is the corporate policy".

"What does that mean?"

"It means that we are in compliance with our corporate policy."

"And that is...?"

"It means that we observe any laws in force in Pennsylvania."

"So you are telling me I can bring my gun into the store in plain view?"

"We will observe Pennsylvania law."

"Pennsylvania law says that I am allowed to bring my gun into the store, but if you tell me to leave, I have to leave."

"Yes, just as I can tell anyone else to leave and they have to leave."

"So if I show up with my gun in plain view, are you going to tell me to leave?"

"No."

So there it is. I will be needing some stuff in the next few days, so I will be interested to see how it all works out. He didn't sound real happy, like maybe it was store policy, and he would follow it without liking it very much. I don't know. He did invite me to ask for him next time I was in the store if I wanted to speak with him some more about the issue.
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