Is that the exact wording?..or did it mean they couldn't enter while armed?
I have not been to Zales, so I don't know, but I assume they are saying while armed.
Seems doubtful they'd be able to keep a licensed person out if they aren't armed at the time, legally or practically.
Indeed. And in reality, they can't keep people out that are legally carrying, anymore than illegally. I can say that perhaps a majority of CCP people ignore such signs.
Not a gun guy myself (currently), but not anti gun either. I don't know about Zales, but I've been in jewelry stores where all/most of the employees are heeled (yes, I do live in Texas and these visits were before the new open carry laws went into effect), so maybe Zales isn't anti-gun so much as they just want exclusivity in the matter in their establishments...that is to say in the confusion of a robbery they want to be able to shoot those non-employees they see with weapons drawn with less fear of shooting honest customers?
Who knows. I have thought of such things before, myself. I am going to guess that a majority of CCP people would not get involved unless it were a direct threat to themselves.
It worked for Wyatt Earp, or so the legend goes. Maybe not valid, but I know if I had a high theft risk place of business, I'd want all the odds in my employees favor. I'd probably do the same if I owned a string of pawn shops. Given time and a lack of negative incidents (or lack of customers), the Zales policy may go away.
Ironically, *THE* place to get guns, accessories, ammo, instruction, etc in this area is Superior Pawn. Take a guess what signs are posted all over their entrances and in the stores? "NO LOADED WEAPONS ARE ALLOWED" (with various wordings and additional info). Now see if
that makes much sense! Are they required by their insurance carrier or something? I have no idea. I have been meaning to ask a manager there.
Interesting info especially for non-gun people like me that may have wandered into The Range: http://www.opencarrytexas.org/faq.html
Funny seeing all this chatter about open carry in TX. Has been legal here [VA] for as long as I can remember AND WITHOUT ANY LICENSE NEEDED. It is pretty rare to see someone open carry, though.... not a great idea- Freaks some people out, attracts attention, and also makes you a target.