Woodman's Grocery discriminates against gun owners in general and is holding to a Liberal bias against guns and gun owners. They are anti- 2nd Amendment.
Call to Woodman's Corporate. . . . .Quint Woodman, executive in charge of corporate policy. Around 1:00pm Tuesday January, 26 2010
Quint Woodman: This is Quint, how can I help you?
David: My name is David and I'm calling to verify corporate policy.
Quint Woodman: Ok.
David: My Question is in regard to the carry of handguns in your store.
Quint Woodman: ah-huh.
David: Can you explain to me your corporate policy on that?
Quint Woodman: Ahh. . . Yeah, we don't allow the carry of any weapons in our stores.
David: You don't have any signage in your stores?
Quint Woodman: Yep
David: You do?
Quint Woodman: Posted at every entrance.
David: Posted at every entrance that says; “No hand guns allowed”?
Quint Woodman: No Weapons, correct? (who is he asking this question to? Is someone coaching him?)
David: No weapons allowed, I see.
Quint Woodman: Yep.
David: Alright, very good, um, I ah, appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me. Ah, I was in one of your stores last night and was escorted out because I open carry in Wisconsin exercising my Second Amendment Rights. I respect your policy and will no longer ah, um, will no longer be shopping at Woodman's but I do appreciate you taking the time to explain that to me and I would like to let you know that I am posting this on several bulletin boards state wide and my blog site and I do appreciate your time and thank you so I'll make sure that anyone who carries a gun openly in Wisconsin knows that Woodman's is against the Second Amendment and has a policy stating that right on the front door. Is that fine with you?
Quint Woodman: Yeah,
David: OK.
Quint Woodman: I . . . I already talked to the president . . . .called me about an hour ago. PO'd at me, talked to him about it, he said he was going to get some people together and protest out in front of the store.
David: The president of what?
Quint Woodman: Of Right to Carry.
David: Oh no, actually, you see, you've got a lot of trouble coming your way then, 'cause, I don't even know who that is.
Quint Woodman: Oh. . .ah, he must have heard that from somebody else.
David: So it won't be just him, it will be many, many other groups. You just opened a can of wup ass.
Quint Woodman: Well. . . I. . . mean. . . .
David: But thanks a lot for your time. As I said, I will respectfully adhere to your policy and I and anybody else I talk to who open carries, including many women, will no longer be shopping at your store. But I do appreciate your time today and thank you.
Quint Woodman: But I . . . .But I . . .completely. . .You know. . . . understand what you guys are tryin' to do. I'm a gun owner myself and I. . .ah. . . think right to carry is great but it doesn't have a place in the grocery store.
David: Yeah, well, I tell you what, I'm not going to go into it right now but just do a Google search on how many assaults with concealed weapons by bad guys happen in grocery stores and. . .and . . .maybe. . .maybe you'll think differently, for example; are you married,
Quint Woodman: emm-hmm
David: If your wife. . . .Do you have children?
Quint Woodman: Yes.
David: Ok, are they young children
Quint Woodman: Yes.
David: Ok your wife and child is in a . . .in a grocery store. Let's say a Woodman's for example that doesn't allow open carry and a bad guy with a gun is in that store, and there's nobody there to stop him. Nobody's there to stop him. The police are generally five minutes away average nation wide, that time frame is becoming longer and longer, and they're not even required to protect you anyway. By law, they don't have to protect you. So when. . . if that were to happen, how would you feel about your policy then?
Quint Woodman: Well. . .ah. . .um . .how would you feel if somebody grabbed your gun and started shooting.
David: Well I tell ya, the incident of that happening is infinitesimal compared to bad guys. So that's something you should keep in mind in considering. . . . .if you're scared of somebody doing that, how would you feel if somebody broke into your house and took your guns? If I were you, I'd get rid of all your guns.
Quint Woodman: Ah. . .ahh. . . . it's all theoretical,
David: You know, that's the logic though. There's the logic, why do you have guns if you are so afraid of them?
Quint Woodman: I'm not afraid of them . . .
David: Then way is this. . .why is this policy at the store. . .
Quint Woodman: I said that I agree with you, but I. . .you know. . . we just don't. . . people, people. . . . our customers
David: No, no, no. . .
Quint Woodman: aren't comfortable . . . with people carrying a gun.
David: I'm a customer and I spent good money in your store about three weeks ago more money about 4 weeks ago and then again more money seven weeks ago.
David: Now my point to you is that I was a very good customer and I am no longer a customer at your store and neither will many, many other gun owners. This is not about your customers being unhappy, this is about some liberal who whined and complained to you. That's what this is about. You're afraid of upsetting liberals. You're afraid of taking a stand for the second amendment and we're going to make it clear that that is the case. This has nothing to do with you protecting customers.
Quint Woodman: I'm not protecting customers (at this point, my tape picked up a female voice in the background appearing to coach Quint) I'm saying that. . . .
David: Then why don't you allow carry in your store?
Quint Woodman: There's more customers that are apposed to it than . . .
David: You're saying there are more liberals.
Quint Woodman: Than. . .than are for it.
David: Have you ah. . .have you been listening to the news lately?
Quint Woodman: Yes.
David: Have you been checkin' that stuff out?
David: I don't think there are more customers who are for hiding your guns. I think you're in for a surprise, you'd better get in step with what is going on in the real world, 'cause you're going to be left way behind if you don't.
Quint Woodman: OK. Thanks for calling. . .
David: You betcha, you have a (CLICK) great day.
That is the end of the phone call with Woodman's
