AutoZone

[jocko]

they don't read gun forums, but they might read their emails.. Just sayin

[Knight92]

I don't know how many of you all get the mass emails from Front Sight but Piazza, said he had a job waiting for him in the email.... take as you will

I don't agree with what Autozone did either.

[jocko]

damn andI kinda liked auto zone's $20 buy thing, where u buy sumpin 5 times over $20 and you get $20 off on ur next purchase. I buy all my Mobil V-Twin oil there for my Harleys and buy just 2 quarts at a time to gather the points. Like getting 20% off..

Thoe dirty bastards.

[muggsy]

damn andI kinda liked auto zone's $20 buy thing, where u buy sumpin 5 times over $20 and you get $20 off on ur next purchase. I buy all my Mobil V-Twin oil there for my Harleys and buy just 2 quarts at a time to gather the points. Like getting 20% off..

Thoe dirty bastards.

And how much do they over charge you for each quart? Ain't you heard, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

[Planedude]

I can't speak for VA law, but in Texas the firing would be in violation of the law because it is legal to keep your firearm in your car in the company parking area.
When he came inside with it the gun maybe... but I'd take my chances with a jury of Texans in this case.
Best of luck to the young man.

[nmkahrshooter]

I hate the place here, rude employees and stupid too. I agree if they don't like guns- they don't like me!

[O'Dell]

they don't read gun forums, but they might read their emails.. Just sayin

Agreed! I've done a great deal of business with them over the years because they are convenient to me, but no more. I sent an E-Mail to corporate saying that Advanced Auto and O'Reilly's will get my future business and why.

[jdlott74]

I can't speak for VA law, but in Texas the firing would be in violation of the law because it is legal to keep your firearm in your car in the company parking area.
When he came inside with it the gun maybe... but I'd take my chances with a jury of Texans in this case.
Best of luck to the young man.

Planedude you know a Texas jury wouldn't convict the employee....If anything they would praise him.

This is the reason we don't frequent Long John Silver. They had a similar story a few years back about the same thing. Employee went to defend himself when a robber came in and he got fired for it.

[LorenzoB]

Here is a great place to leave a comment and let them know how you feel about their poor judgement. It looks like there are already a slew of recent comments about this.

http://ecorporateoffices.com/AutozoneInc-1936

[LorenzoB]

I left a review, but it didn't show up yet, so it must be going through some moderation process.

[knkali]

I left my review just now too.

[Fredr500]

I emailed them from their website. Got an auto reply saying it was being sent to the right department. Nothing since.

[7shot]

He's also probably lucky that he didn't shoot him too. He would of been charged with deadly intent because he went and got his gun from the car. Crazy....

[jlottmc]

Planedude you know a Texas jury wouldn't convict the employee....If anything they would praise him.

This is the reason we don't frequent Long John Silver. They had a similar story a few years back about the same thing. Employee went to defend himself when a robber came in and he got fired for it.

Couple of incidents, the last one that really set everyone off was the manager that didn't even use a gun, but a hammer instead.

He's also probably lucky that he didn't shoot him too. He would of been charged with deadly intent because he went and got his gun from the car. Crazy....

Can't let this one go. Deadly intent does not exist in the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure or anywhere else. The closest you'll find would be Deadly Conduct ( http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.u...E.22.htm#22.05 ) (hint read the elements of the offense). If he fired there would be a possibility of a Murder charge ( http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.u...E.19.htm#19.02 ), but remember in Texas it is legal to come to the defense of a third party if that party would themselves be legally able to use force or deadly force (don't make me look that one up for you, it should be easy to do if you follow my links). In all likelihood, no charges would be filed here, and as my wife says he'd probably get an atta boy. Virginia is much the same in regard to defense of third party, but then again I am not a lawyer. Do your homework and make your own calls, if you still need help then find a competent lawyer. This reply was not meant to start anything, nor belittle anyone, just to educate.

[QuercusMax]

I'm with ya. Never been in one but now there's no reason to ever go in one.

My situation, and opinion, exactly.

A lot of big companies and government agencies have silly "zero tolerance" policies on various things, driven by fear of litigation and by the death of common sense. Thus they rigidly follow their policies, with no thinking required.

Cynically, I doubt that writing to Auto Zone or leaving a customer comment will do the slightest amount of good, because most companies don't actually pay any attention to that stuff - at best it is collected and summarized by low-level employees and rarely makes its way to any decision-maker unless it is a high-profile, public-sympathy item.