Unbelievable... Boycott Autozone

Well,I don't have a congressman or a State Rep,I ain't American....but it seems pretty stupid to me that you can't legally point a firearm at a person that is armed and threatening someone by pointing their firearm at them or you...


Your link is like comparing apples to oranges....I agree no employee should be packing while on the job,unless the job requires it and the public shouldn't be allowed to carry in a place of business...this Autozone situation was an after/at closing time armed robbery, the guy left his piece in the truck and only retrieved it to come to the aid of a person being threatened buy a man at gunpoint....

Yikes, this is a hot potato! . All I said above is that company policy is not the law - it's only company policy. I don't care about changing gun laws; we got too many as it is and most of them are just as stupid as AutoZone's no carry policy. Policies can and have been bent to suit individual cases because they are policies, not laws. and this was clearly a case where the emp did the right thing. So they fire the emp for saving them money and possibly saving a life or two. And the guy's a vet with a family and it's right around Christmastime, too. Bunch of d***ed Scrooges over there at AutoZone! I'd bet the farm none of them will wish you a Merry Christmas. Be more like "Happy Holidays" or "Season's Greetings" if they said anything at all. I'm upset not because of the company's policy, but because they did not step up and do the right thing. In fact, they stepped down and did the exact opposite.

The robber was so surprised to see a gun in HIS face that the cowardly pr**k ran for cover. He knew about the no carry policy and that's why he decided to try and hold up an AutoZone.

And another thing - I bet that if emps were allowed to carry on the job, you'd see on the job shootings drop to practically zero. And that goes for anyplace else where there are lots of vulnerable people. Don't know about any of you, but I'd feel safer in a movie theater if I knew there were some law abiding citizens packing. Sometimes it takes a "John Wayne" to stop a "Billy the Kid" when "Pat Garrett" ain't around. Just sayin'.

Lot of quik marts you go to. They have a no carry policy too.

This was bigger than I ever realized

AutoZone worker saves boss from armed robber, gets fired - CBS News Video

Frankly, I'm shocked. 'Seems like CBS gave him a very fair interview, Something rarely seem on mainstream news media. Cudos to CBS for once.

Glad to see a lot of business has stepped up on the plate and offered him a much better job so he can take care of his family.
I do however understand a lot more about Corporate policy.
Not that I like it.
Had friends to loose their jobs over corporate policy and loose their homes.
Corporate policy is tough.
Had to deal with corporate policies when I was a vendor for a lot of major retail customers.

Seen a super lot of people that is on the band wagon stating they will boycott autozone.
Autozone is not the only person with this policy.
Companies are being sued when they should not be sued.
The money they are spending on law suits I think might be one of the major reasons they adopt the policy.

More of the problem should be laid on the robber. the robber should loose his rights.
We had people protesting this weekend up the street at the prison.
They were protestin cause the prisoners in the prison wasn't treated fairly.

Make me in charge of it.
They will be on a ball and chain. And If I receive any prolems they will be dealt with super fast.
The prisoners lost their rights when they commited a crime.

Well, laws are laws, and corporate policy's the same, but right is still right, and if more people had the balls to stand up for themselves, and others when they need it, this country would be a lot less ****ed up. Relying on somebody else or some go'ment agency to take care of our sorry asses is what got us this close to socialism. Auto Zone can take their chinese parts and kiss my ass. This country needs more John Wayne's

Amen, brother!

Yeah, and they get robbed all the time, not to mention all the emps getting shot just trying to do their jobs. I read somewhere that convenience stores have the highest number of shootings & deaths caused by armed robbers.

I think people don't realize that when a man goes to prison, his CIVIL RIGHTS have been temporarily suspended and are not restored until after he has finished his time on parole. While in prison and on parole, State or Federal, a man (or woman) has NO RIGHTS whatsoever.

Getting back to AutoZone - I'm still taking my business elsewhere.

If you check the internet out. A whole heck of a lot of other folks has voiced their opinion about it.
This looks like a major setback for Auto Zone.

THAT'S Good News. I hope this feeling spreads. It's that "just give them the money" attitude that pussified this once great contry. JMO

That is good news...

Autozone said it wasn't just give them the money.
They said in previous people got shot because of the action.
They are lookin at people not getting hurt or caught in the crossfire.
They don't care about the money.

The robbers needs harder things done to them. The need to have automatically a ball and chain put on them. And hard labor and if they give any lip, they need beat.
It folks come to protest, grab them and throw them in jail and give them bread and water for a week for 1st time protest.
Robbers are a everyday thing in Houston. Same thing with car jackin.
lately a lot of the robbers has been getting shot cause the citizens has gone and got CHL's.

Google Autozone employee gits gun and chases robber or something like that.
See how many pages and pages of it pop up.
I'm suprised it didn't make the news.

Need more robbers getting shot. Only way to cut into their numbers.

You can't shoot them fast enough.
There's too many of them
And there is a lot of shootings on the interstate killing a lot of people.

If you can't drive aggressively, and want to drive faster than the speed limit.
I suggest you STAY off the interstates here.

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Just talked to the Retired Captain of the Sheriffs Dept about if a robber comes in Auto Zone and robb's it and you as a retired commissioned officer in Plain clothes and you are in the store .
Would you pull your pistol and try to stop them.
He said Unless they have started shooting, he would not draw his pistol.
He would wait till they go outside and confront them there. He still is commissioned and has the authority to do it.
Same thing with a BAnk.
He says he knows how everybody feels, but that can get a lot of innocent people shot or killed.
He said think before you pull your weapon. There are consequences .

I agree with that CB,you definitely don't want to start a shoot out with innocent people around...As I understand the autozone situation,the store was closed,so no general public around....only people around was the robber,manager at gunpoint and the employee that went to get his gun to even the odds with the robber and confront him...he also did not fire a shot...

If you feel you may need to involve yourself in something like the Auto Zone robbery.
I would check into something like this.
Know folks that has already done what you are talking about.

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