Ikea?

[Guest TN_3]

I am planning a trip this weekend down to Atlanta to visit my cousin and make quite a few purchases at Ikea. Since we will be going downtown ATL with a large van, which will be filled with quite a few items after shopping, I want to carry during the trip. Does anyone know if you can carry inside Ikea?? I can't find anything online about Ikea being posted or not.

[Oh Shoot]

Far as I know, if businesses post in GA, it's not legally binding.

But don't necessarily take my word for it...

Georgia Gun Laws in Plain English on GeorgiaPacking.org

Is a good source.

- OS

[Guest TN_3]

I actually found a few posts on their website from mid-2008 about people carrying (even OC!) in Ikea, so unless things have changed since then, I should be ok...

[Guest crystalm]

I used to work at an IKEA, not Atlanta, but the people who work there are not going to be paying the slightest bit of attention to you as an individual on a weekend. It's waaay too busy.

I carried there when I was off the clock shopping. Never had a problem.

[enfield]

I carried at an IKEA store in Michigan last December -- it wasn't posted.

[I_Like_Pie]

It is NOT posted at IKEA in Atlanta. You will have no problems unless you OC.

Make sure you get there when they open...They have a good breakfast for $1

I love that store!

[Guest TN_3]

Thanks! Looks like I'll be buying furniture and saving the world at the same time!

[Guest crystalm]

I carried at an IKEA store in Michigan last December -- it wasn't posted.

I worked at that one for about 2 years.

I put a call to a friend who works in L.P. and he told me IKEA has no written policy regarding customers carrying firearms.

It's likely they never will. USA Headquarters is in Pennsylvania.

[Glock30Owner]

An OCDO member from MI had a very bad encounter at an Ikea store.

Negative LEO/IKEA Encounter - Michigan - Stories From The States - OpenCarry.org - Discussion Forum

Make your own judgements.

[Metalhead]

An OCDO member from MI had a very bad encounter at an Ikea store.

Negative LEO/IKEA Encounter - Michigan - Stories From The States - OpenCarry.org - Discussion Forum

Make your own judgements.

Sounds like Mr. OC would have been better off at least attempting to cooperate.

[Glock30Owner]

Sounds like Mr. OC would have been better off at least attempting to cooperate.

Cooperation with unlawful demands?

[strickj]

Cooperation with unlawful demands?

What were the unlawful demands?

[Glock30Owner]

What were the unlawful demands?

Demand for ID or verbal identification (in MI) without RAS that a crime was being commited, about to be commited, or had been commited.

Police were called only because the store employees/management were unable to muster the courage to ask the customer (who had been there for hours) to leave (so there was no tresspassing).

Unlike here in TN (where we must show our HCP upon demand when carrying), MI has unlicensed OC and there are no "stop and ID" laws.

[Guest TN_3]

After reading this, my first thought was..."show him your ID already", but after reading that they have unlicensed OC in that state, I can see why he refused.