Jay
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Well I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. Several weeks ago I opened a new bank account at Lake Sunapee Bank on Heater Rd in Lebanon. I have gone in there several times since then open carrying a firearm. Well yesterday as I was standing at the counter conducting my banking business. The bank manager walked over to the window, and said Jay can you please not bring and pointed to the side of her hip. She could see I was not happy by the look on my face, but I said okay and left. Not that I did not want to talk to her about it but if I stayed to talked to her I would have been late for an appointment I was on my way to. So last night I sent her an email which I have attached for you all to review... Any comments or suggestions appreciated... As of this post I have not had a response back from her but as soon as I do I will update.
Dear Mindy,
I wanted to speak to you in regards to me and your request to not carry a firearm at your branch while I am doing my banking. I actually wanted to discuss this with you at the time, but had a meeting that I needed to attend and was pressed for time. I am not sending this email to upset you or make you upset however I have a few questions and a couple of statements.
I was curious if my constitutional protected right to carry a firearm except when doing business at Lake Sunapee Bank was your policy or corporate policy?
If it is not your policy and it is a corporate policy may I please have the email address of whom I may contact to express my dissatisfaction of this policy?
With that out of the way I would like to educate you on some facts and personal beliefs I am an advocate for the right to bear arms. I think by my somber way of doing my banking you would have realized I carry in the open, and nothing more. I do not act in an alarming way, I do not play with my firearm, I carry it holstered conduct my business and leave. I carry a handgun for my own personal protection, and so everyone knows I am not afraid to protect myself should the need arise. I hope everyday that need never comes, but I like to know I have it in case it should. I know that I would probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightening then something happening at your bank the exact time that I am there but still it could, and it is nice to know that I am protected. I do have a license to carry a firearm by the police chief even though by state law I am not required to have one because I choose to carry my firearm in the open. If you or corporate do not wish to allow law abiding citizens to carry a firearm while conducting business at Lake Sunapee Bank you should post a sign on your front door so we (law abiding citizens) are aware of it. This is going to sound harsh but I want you to understand where I am going with this. When you post the sign that weapons are not permitted in your bank you should also post a sign that reads "Criminals please come rob us because we do not allow our law abiding banking customers to legally carry firearms while doing business in our bank."
There are no laws in the state of New Hampshire or at the Federal level that say I can not carry a firearm while in a bank. However with that in mind you and/or corporate is 100% within your right to tell me not to bank with a firearm. If this is your policy I hope you reconsider? If this is corporate policy please disregard this message, and tell me whom I can speak with? If this policy remains in effect I will close my accounts, and take my business else where. There are no hard feelings, but I do not have to agree with your policy and/or use a bank that does not allow me to legally protect myself. I am actually kind of shocked that you told me not to carry because I carry my firearm everywhere I go in the open including my place of employment, and you are the first person to ever tell me I could not carry in their establishment.
Waiting to hear back from you.
Regards,
Jay
Well I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. Several weeks ago I opened a new bank account at Lake Sunapee Bank on Heater Rd in Lebanon. I have gone in there several times since then open carrying a firearm. Well yesterday as I was standing at the counter conducting my banking business. The bank manager walked over to the window, and said Jay can you please not bring and pointed to the side of her hip. She could see I was not happy by the look on my face, but I said okay and left. Not that I did not want to talk to her about it but if I stayed to talked to her I would have been late for an appointment I was on my way to. So last night I sent her an email which I have attached for you all to review... Any comments or suggestions appreciated... As of this post I have not had a response back from her but as soon as I do I will update.
Dear Mindy,
I wanted to speak to you in regards to me and your request to not carry a firearm at your branch while I am doing my banking. I actually wanted to discuss this with you at the time, but had a meeting that I needed to attend and was pressed for time. I am not sending this email to upset you or make you upset however I have a few questions and a couple of statements.
I was curious if my constitutional protected right to carry a firearm except when doing business at Lake Sunapee Bank was your policy or corporate policy?
If it is not your policy and it is a corporate policy may I please have the email address of whom I may contact to express my dissatisfaction of this policy?
With that out of the way I would like to educate you on some facts and personal beliefs I am an advocate for the right to bear arms. I think by my somber way of doing my banking you would have realized I carry in the open, and nothing more. I do not act in an alarming way, I do not play with my firearm, I carry it holstered conduct my business and leave. I carry a handgun for my own personal protection, and so everyone knows I am not afraid to protect myself should the need arise. I hope everyday that need never comes, but I like to know I have it in case it should. I know that I would probably have a better chance of getting struck by lightening then something happening at your bank the exact time that I am there but still it could, and it is nice to know that I am protected. I do have a license to carry a firearm by the police chief even though by state law I am not required to have one because I choose to carry my firearm in the open. If you or corporate do not wish to allow law abiding citizens to carry a firearm while conducting business at Lake Sunapee Bank you should post a sign on your front door so we (law abiding citizens) are aware of it. This is going to sound harsh but I want you to understand where I am going with this. When you post the sign that weapons are not permitted in your bank you should also post a sign that reads "Criminals please come rob us because we do not allow our law abiding banking customers to legally carry firearms while doing business in our bank."
There are no laws in the state of New Hampshire or at the Federal level that say I can not carry a firearm while in a bank. However with that in mind you and/or corporate is 100% within your right to tell me not to bank with a firearm. If this is your policy I hope you reconsider? If this is corporate policy please disregard this message, and tell me whom I can speak with? If this policy remains in effect I will close my accounts, and take my business else where. There are no hard feelings, but I do not have to agree with your policy and/or use a bank that does not allow me to legally protect myself. I am actually kind of shocked that you told me not to carry because I carry my firearm everywhere I go in the open including my place of employment, and you are the first person to ever tell me I could not carry in their establishment.
Waiting to hear back from you.
Regards,
Jay