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Forum: General Discussion 07-28-2021, 09:55 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
I think the patron would be even less happy. I...

I think the patron would be even less happy.
I can't imagine that would be too comfortable.
Forum: General Discussion 07-28-2021, 06:50 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Just for the record, private property and public...

Just for the record, private property and public property are not comparable.

I am quite sure the local Market Basket would not be openly happy about someone carrying a paddle board around the...
Forum: General Discussion 07-20-2021, 06:55 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Well, we have had legal open carry since before...

Well, we have had legal open carry since before the State was founded. And to my knowledge it has never been restricted by the government except in certain locations and situations.
Forum: General Discussion 07-20-2021, 04:29 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Because the debate is by the people that do not...

Because the debate is by the people that do not make the decisions.

The most you can do is decide to shop/work there or not based on policy and enforcement of the policy.

Businesses will adjust...
Forum: General Discussion 07-18-2021, 06:24 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
''Hard'' was a relative term. It involved...

''Hard'' was a relative term.
It involved paperwork and a fee.

So people would just option to open carry...
Forum: General Discussion 07-18-2021, 04:24 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Because we no longer have a permitting process...

Because we no longer have a permitting process for concealed carry in NH... no one has to go through the hassle. They can just conceal the firearm and no one would know the better.

They may be...
Forum: General Discussion 07-18-2021, 03:40 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
I'm native. I breaks down into civilized...

I'm native. I breaks down into civilized behavior.
And it isn't the only issue that incites passion, I get smokers that both get upset that they can't smoke inside, and that they have to place the...
Forum: General Discussion 07-18-2021, 02:59 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
They are in a way... it all people that are...

They are in a way... it all people that are trying to be ''flashy''.

If the Dive were just another location based bar... just one more of the mix with very localized issue... because it is a...
Forum: General Discussion 07-18-2021, 01:14 AM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
The point of those policies would be to make you...

The point of those policies would be to make you go to another business. If you come to our business, and we get you as a customer, but lose other customers... no gain. If we lose employees... a...
Forum: General Discussion 07-17-2021, 10:59 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Since no two people are alike... treating...

Since no two people are alike... treating everyone the same makes no sense.

I have customers that set an appointment, I have customers that simply walk in and demand service.

I have customers...
Forum: General Discussion 07-17-2021, 07:55 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
The unjust fears are only a matter of the revenue...

The unjust fears are only a matter of the revenue equation to the person(s) that make the policy decisions.

I can not restrict someone for their skin tone regardless of any negative effect it may...
Forum: General Discussion 07-17-2021, 05:05 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Except skin color is a protected class. If I...

Except skin color is a protected class.
If I lose customers or employees because someone with a skin color they don't like is shopping in my store... not really much I can do about that.

But for...
Forum: General Discussion 07-16-2021, 08:00 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Business doesn't really focus on someone being...

Business doesn't really focus on someone being shot.
They focus on the psychological effect that it may have on customers (revenue) of employees (expenses).

Every policy, or lack there of,...
Forum: General Discussion 07-16-2021, 06:11 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
It really doesn't matter if they agree with you. ...

It really doesn't matter if they agree with you.
Property owners will react based on their own interests.
Forum: General Discussion 07-15-2021, 05:59 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
We don't have to. We just choose not to service...

We don't have to. We just choose not to service you as a customer.

You have no constitutional right to be on another person's property, and no constitutional right to be a customer based on a...
Forum: General Discussion 07-15-2021, 05:54 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
The Surgeon General doesn't run the NSA. And...

The Surgeon General doesn't run the NSA.
And the NSA has always monitored electronic communication.
Forum: General Discussion 07-14-2021, 07:37 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Everyone wants to presume that what they are...

Everyone wants to presume that what they are doing is socially acceptable - then a restriction on what they are doing comes about and they complain rather than realize they never should have been...
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 07:45 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
''It would appear from several of the posts here...

''It would appear from several of the posts here that any notion of freedom of choice in America (you do what you want so long as it doesn’t actually impact or hurt me) seems to be rapidly eroding in...
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 04:04 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
The restriction on carry would be the invoking of...

The restriction on carry would be the invoking of a property right.
There is no ''freedom of choice'' when your ''choice'' is an attempt to override someone else's right.

Other than an owner's...
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 01:50 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
So you don't believe in private property? Or...

So you don't believe in private property? Or don't believe that a property owner exerts right over that property?
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 01:48 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
The other legal council advised that litigation...

The other legal council advised that litigation could occur either way... and thus did not take a stance on whether to enact a policy or not.
We pay for legal opinions, not personal opinions.

If...
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 09:42 AM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Went through that also, scan of the lawyer...

Went through that also, scan of the lawyer determined they were an advocate. He was released as he was being paid for his legal advise and not his personal opinion. Current legal advise is either way...
Forum: General Discussion 07-13-2021, 09:31 AM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Market Basket being private property can make the...

Market Basket being private property can make the restrictions. Once posted any customer found carrying would be asked to leave. Failure to leave after being asked to do so is trespass.
But it...
Forum: General Discussion 07-12-2021, 10:20 PM
Replies: 261
Views: 103,384
Posted By John Mercier
Liability isn't a concern... if it were, the...

Liability isn't a concern... if it were, the insurance company would let us know.

It is balancing out the various factors to profitability.

Do I gain more customer/sales than I lose?
Does it...
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