OC at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall?

[GunMan21]

Anyone OC at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall? I dont know what their policy is.....

anyone have any problems there? Im seriously starting to consider OC'ing and I figure the LV mall is the most crowded place I could go to. To be honest I'm a little nervous, I dont like negetive attention and extra bs, but I figure if I can make it through there I can make it through anywhere.

[headcase]

http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-14...s-tonight.html

Typing "Lehigh Valley Mall" into the "search this forum" box, will yield a few results, try that, it saves server space...

[ReconLdr]

http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-14...s-tonight.html

Typing "Lehigh Valley Mall" into the "search this forum" box, will yield a few results, try that, it saves server space...

I am the guy that started that ^thread^. I didn't have an encounter with LEOs but was watched very closely by the Mall Ninja.

[Brillfan]

Anyone OC at the Lehigh Valley Mall in Whitehall? I dont know what their policy is.....

anyone have any problems there? Im seriously starting to consider OC'ing and I figure the LV mall is the most crowded place I could go to. To be honest I'm a little nervous, I dont like negetive attention and extra bs, but I figure if I can make it through there I can make it through anywhere.

I was just up at the mall on Saturday, but was CC. I was sitting on one of the "old people's benches" talking to some woman while my daughter was spending her Christmas cash, when the woman's daughter walked up. Her low-cut top hid very little when she bent over to fix one of her shoes. Dear God, I thought I died and went to heaven. After about a minute of that, I had more than one thing to CC.......

[1iarrowking]

I haven't been there in two years and a week but there used to be a "No Weapons" sign on the doors. I CC the few times I go there.

[Pa. Patriot]

Don't bother... as with most malls, Lehigh valley has a "No Weapons" policy. OC'ing there is just asking to be told to leave.

If you are going to start OC'ing, just OC to your normal places of biz and avoid places you know have no guns policies (and especially those that have people watching - aka: security, like malls)

http://www.lehighvalleymall.com/upload/23.pdf

Code of Conduct:
Lehigh Valley Mall is a Smoke Free Property
Lehigh Valley Mall is private property. All patrons and visitors of the Mall
are required to abide by the following conduct policy:
1. Appropriate non-offensive attire must be worn.
2. Conduct that is disorderly, disruptive or dangerous is prohibited (Such
conduct may include running use of skateboards, rollerblades, roller
shoes, bicycles, Segway Human Transporters, radios, etc).
3. The commission of any illegal act, as defined by federal, state and local
ordinances is prohibited.
4. Picketing, distributing handbills, soliciting and petitioning require the prior
written consent of mall management.
5. Only pets trained to assist persons with disabilities are permitted within the
mall.
6. No weapons of any kind are permitted on mall property.
7. Please use trash receptacles located throughout the mall.
8. Photographing, videotaping or filming require the prior written consent of
mall management.
9. Loitering, blocking storefronts, fire exits, or escalators, and walking in
groups in such a way as to inconvenience others is prohibited.
10. School truancy policies are strictly enforced.
11. Dress that is identified as “gang related” through law enforcement
intelligence is prohibited.
Please be aware that this property is under video surveillance.

[emsjeep]

I was always there with the GF so I was CC...I did take off my jacket, sitting in Bravo once and the mother at the table across from me sat there and stared at me for a good hour, but otherwise no OC. This has pretty much been covered at this point. I wouldn't violate mall ninja policy. They also usually have officers walking around that mall. I saw one once who was carrying a nice 1911.

Also, don't OC to the Army/Navy Store over there....actually, just don't go there at all.

[truecrimson]

I have OCed there several times in the past and despite causing a mall cop to strain his neck and go in circles on his segway I was never approached, asked to cover up, or to leave. I think some other people may have been, though. I don't recall seeing any signs, but I was never really looking.

Conversations with mall employees (one of their mall ninjas lived upstairs from us in Allentown) lead me to believe they won't bother someone unless they get a complaint, and then they just want to make the complaint go away. They supposedly have the policy for insurance reasons and to give them grounds to ask someone to cover or leave if they do get a complaint, but YMMV.

As Pa Patriot said, a mall would not be a place I would recommend for OCing if they have a known policy against it.

Personally I can't help feeling that with all the money we dropped in Things Remembered and the Coach store leading up to our wedding they damn well better not have bothered us

[t1m0thy]

Mass Murderer location checklist:

Schools...check

Post Office...check

Malls...check

[Emptymag]

Mass Murderer location checklist:

Schools...check

Post Office...check

Malls...check

Dumb-assed places to openly carry a handgun checklist:

Schools...check

Post Office...check

Malls...check