We rate major corporations based on their level of respect for our 2nd Amendment rights, using the standards laid out in our 2A Ratings Guide. Some ratings may fluctuate beyond the definitions in the Ratings Guide based on recent events.
We are starting to provide Rating Details By Company, which allows you to see our justification for each rating.
Please keep in mind that these ratings are meant to help you in your own research and decision making and are not intended to replace your own fact-finding. Also, your real-world experience may vary depending on how corporate policy is implemented at the local level, and at independently owned and operated franchises.
Finally, we strongly recommend everyone know the firearms laws applicable in your state, and when traveling out of state. We recommend you spend $10 on something like the Traveler’s Guide to Firearms Laws.
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Ratings as of September 16, 2014.
Did anyone else catch that Cheaperthandirt has a C rating? What up with that?
Nvm. Just checked the older posts. Looks like I’m a Midway man now.
Your rating of Amazon is laughable. The company has been on an internal jihad against firearms-related products and accessories for almost a year now ( now = August 2016 ).
Worse, they apply their rules selectively in order to support Chinese vendors and favor sellers who use Fulfillment By Amazon. I have examples of American-made products that were copied in China, sold on Amazon using the original American’s company’s ad copy and photos, and then sellers of the American products had their offers deleted while the cheap Chinese crap ran wild and free. There are other examples where Amazon is actually carrying inventories of “Restricted Products” as part of their FBA operation that only their chosen vendors who pay them for FBA are allowed to sell at all.
Run, do not walk, run away from Amazon. Warn others. You really ought to publish an update on this before the holiday shopping season starts.
sincerely,
Bud Ready
budready.com
Like someone else stated, I think where you live has a lot to do with it. Here in the triad of NC, it’s so common to see OC pistols that most people provably aren’t even going to notice, or care. I OC everywhere that isn’t posted, including some D/F rated stores from the list, and no one has ever said a word (unless they were complimenting my Sig). But, I have a feeling that if I lived somewhere like Chicago, or Commifornia, my experience may differ. All this to say that just because a company has a corporate policy doesn’t mean they will enforce it on the local level. But it’s nice to see what companies are supporting our rights.
NRA and the 2nd amendment are allowing the killing of innocent Americans, over 320,000 in 10 years, and keeping the USA from joining the CIVILIZED part of the world.
NRA and the 2nd amendment has found a way to get American citizens exterminated that are are 100 times more effective than ISIS and Al Qaeda combined.
USA has one(1) mass shooting per day, civilized countries with strict gun laws has on an average one(1) mass shooting per decade.
USA has 10 times as many gun related death than the average civilized country with strict gun laws.
Only uncivilized, unintelligent, uncaring, uninformed, uneducated, un……… individuals can not make the connection between the insane number of killings and the proliferation of guns/weapons.
You should move to one of those country’s and leave America the way it is. If you think we’re uncivilized you have your head so far up your butt you can’t think clearly. See how you like it over there. We don’t want you here. Guns don’t kill people. People kill people you IDIOT!! Open your eyes while talk I could see how tightly shut you has them while typing. Check your facts there full of holes. Un……individual is not an f***ing word.
Alot of the ppl doing the killings are trigger happy cops they are the ones that need more education
“country’s” should not be possessive in the first sentence. Also, “Open your eyes while talk I could see how tightly shut you has them while typing” is one disaster of a sentence. So, if you’re going to be a smart ass about correcting grammar, get your shit together first.
Don’t be so stupid, people kill people! To stop a bad guy with a gun takes a good guy with a gun! There are more guns in the US than people.
Libtard! Of course there are more deaths by gun. We have more guns here in the US than anywhere is the world. But over all homicides in the US are less than most countries. That is like banning hammers and saying death by hammers are down of course they would be. Cars kill more people than guns are you going to ban cars now. Idiot! If your going to kill yourself agun is easier and quicker than anything else and most of those “gun deaths” are suicides. If you take out gang shooting and suicides there are not that many gun deaths in the US.
And you can go lick a dick with AIDS
The fear you live in makes it all worthwhile.
Wow you’re a dip shit.
You have no idea what you are talking about Semp Fore. There have been 111 public mass shootings since 1982, over 37.5 years. That is about three per year, not one a day. By your estimate, there would have been 13,687 mass shootings, not 111. Check your facts. I could see you being off 10% but you are so far off you must obviously be intentionally misleading people because no one who can write is THAT stupid. Here’s a link to the real facts: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/12/mass-shootings-mother-jones-full-data/
You are using fraudulent (or at best severely skewed) statistics, whose source you conveniently fail to cite. Try again.
Hello i have recently obtained my permit to carry and i have been trying to find out what businesses allow conceal carry in my state. I know you have made this list but being that it was a year old and many events have occured since then i was wondering if there was any update to it as i have had trouble confirming some of these myself.
pablo, I noticed that there were not many updates and/or posts recently. And now it’s April 2018!
The NRA giving Ikea an F because they don’t want you to exercise your Second Amendment rights on the premises is kind of like the ACLU giving Ikea an F because they don’t want you to climb up on top of a Malm dresser and exercise your First Amendment rights on the premises. In neither case does the Constitution have anything to do with it. It isn’t a matter of infringement by the government, which is what both the First and Second Amendments cover. It’s a matter of a private entity having terms of conduct they expect people to agree to in exchange for admission. You might as well complain that when they expect you to pay for any merchandise you take, they’re violating your Constitutional right not to have your money turned over to them.
What does the NRA have to do with it?
This is about places that do not recognize your rights, and forbid them on their property. This is not about conduct, as carrying a firearm is not a conduct, its simply an item you have with you, but changes nothing in your conduct except that you may be able to help people if something bad happens. Banning guns does not actually stop anyone from bringing guns, it only stops the legal law abiding citizen from having guns, but all the people you need to worry about will still bring their guns.
Very well said, C Johnson. I try to articulate the facts you’ve stated but you said them in a good way. I just don’t think people understand. It’s not about the law abiding citizens having firearms to protect themselves and others around them, it’s about the bad guys who disregard the law. A “gun free” zone only disarms the law abiding. That’s why so many of these mass shootings happen in “gun free” zones, they know no one will be shooting back at them.
Academy in Springfield, Mo. posted no guns. Don’t deserve an A
Deserve an A in my book. You people are fucking out of your fucking minds. I am a clinical psychologist and recommend therapy for all of you ammosexuals.
Some people do not want to go in places where they will be sitting ducks without having adequate self defense measures. Websites like this help people find out where to go and where not to go. If you want to go in some places where only the criminals, terrorists and other people you need to worry about are carrying guns, and all the law abiding citizens are disarmed, you go right ahead. Hopefully nothing will happen to you like all the other people who have been shot and killed in gun free zones.
What about dominoes? http://bulletsfirst.net/2015/02/11/tale-two-pizza-delivery-girls-one-gun-raped/UBhBMVEIeL2MieDR.30
Sorry Gould be 1.5 out of 5 to home depot
From the 2nd Vote app “Home Depot funds YWCA, a member of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence” on 2nd amendment they give a Score of 5. Lowes gets a 3 they remain neutral.
What about Home Depot and REI? Does anyone know their policy? These are two stores I frequently shop.
AMC rating is absolutely correct.
Note that Cabela’s only has one “l” in its spelling.
On this page you give Walgreen’s a rating of B, yet you have them listed on your boycott page, which is it. You really need to make things consistent !
Thanks for pointing that out Cliff. We’ll be sure to correct that ASAP. Sorry for the confusion. The rating needs to be changed.
So Starbucks, Chipotle, Target are Fs due to respectfully requesting customers do not carry in their stores which is pacifying MDA but not posting signs or asking anyone carrying to leave? Maybe a D but probably more a C.
Lets not push neutral businesses that do not have anti gun corporate policies over to becoming anti gun
Asking customers to not bring guns is anti-gun, whether its enforced or not. There is nothing neutral about asking customers not to carry guns.
B of A and Wells Fargo are not listed. Both deserve an “F”
I also know that Wal-Mart and Sam’s give money to Center for American Progress a liberal organization that supports stricter gun controls laws.
What about an A for Sportsman’s Warehouse the third largest gun dealer in the US? They have 48 stores in the US and deserve to be listed I think.
Is there somewhere we can find what qualifies the company for the different grade? I can understand why a place would get an A or an F, it’s the other grades that are ambiguous. I’m also curious as to why Applebee’s and Chili’s get such low grades. I carry at those places all the time.
The Buffalo Wild Wings that is located in Bloomington Indiana is now a privately owned store and one of the first things to come down was the “No Guns” sticker. This location also offers a 25% military discount as well as a 50% law enforcement discount. Does not apply to Tuesday and Thursday which is there special pricing nights for wings.
You need to update the grades. Some that you have given an A are not pro-2A.
Yeah. Target and Chipotle both have an A, but they’ve asked people to not bring guns into their stores.
It’s coming out today. Thanks for your patience.
Your “B” grade for Sherwin Williams is definitely wrong. They are full anti with signs posted at all location.
The ones where I live do not have signs up. They don’t allow employees to carry but customers can.
@Trey. It might be a local thing. Or they haven’t posted yet if corporate policy has changed. My “all locations” was too broad. I apologize. My local area is posted. If different than corporate, and I live in an OC state, it sure is confusing.
You can include Open Carry Texas in the F-rated groups also. They’ve done more to advance gun control than Brady, Giffords, Watts, and Bloom berg combined.
Don’t pretend like you support the Second Amendment when clearly you are no better than the anti’s. You either support lawful carry or you don’t, period.
I support lawful carry, just not the tactics previously used by groups like OCT. As they have abandoned those tactics, I retract my previous comment.
You need to change Target to an F rating… no longer an A.
http://abullseyeview.com/2014/07/target-addresses-firearms-in-stores/
They’ve requests no firearms in their stores anymore.
Well I guess i would be a D rating since they don’t enforce the “ban” just request no firearms at all in their stores.
You guys should add tons more places, and make it a web/phone app that has searches and view filters.
An app for this is a GREAT idea!
Taubman Centers have generally been gun-friendly. Today I saw an article that indicated Taubman was selling seven malls, some of which are in Michigan (where I live), to Starwood Capital. Does anyone know where Starwood stands on the Second Amendment? I don’t see them listed here, and a couple of quick Google searches didn’t bear any fruit (good or bad). Simon and GGP are clearly anti-gun, but I can’t find anything related to Starwood. Here’s an article discussing the sale: http://www.freep.com/article/20140618/BUSINESS06/306180127/Tabuman-Centers-sells-Mall-at-Partridge-Creek-Fairlane-Town-Center
I spoke with the manager at Tony’s Finer Foods grocery store this morning in Chicago. He told me the ‘No Guns’ sign is a company wide policy.
When will this list be updated? November 2013 was a while ago and new laws were enacted in January of 2014 – especially here in CO. Thanks…
My wife is a manager at Panera. Two men camein with hholstered handguns visible. Another manager asked her about it. She replied “It’s not against the (NC) law”. Nothing more was said but she was unaware of Panera’s official position.
Why does Dick’s have a C-rating after they pulled all of their semi-auto rifles & shotguns off of their shelves after Sandy Hook? They are clearly for restricting what type of guns we can/can’t own.
You can’t trash a stores policy when abiding by the state law the store resides in.
Any thoughts on Nouria Energy? They recently fired one of their employees who used a gun to defend himself late at night at one of their convenience stores. Here’s their press release about the incident: http://www.nouriaenergy.com/uploads/3/3/1/0/3310598/statement_10_18_final_update.pdf
Hey, let’s not leave off Domino’s Pizza — although they aren’t “eat-in,” they have a strong 30+-year record of prohibiting their drivers from arming themselves, and firing those who defend themselves anyway.
where is wallmart?
Close to “B” territory, but we’ve never been able to get a statement from them. We want to make sure we have a solid understanding of their policy before we rate them.
What, this isn’t enough?
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 1:25:07 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: “CUSTOMER REPLIES: WM Stores & Sam’s Clubs”
Thank you for your message. Many States have recently enacted legislation allowing individuals to carry concealed handguns after a thorough application and permitting process. One aspect of the legislation (in some states) allows property owners to post notices restricting the carrying of concealed handguns. Understandably, we’ve been asked if we will post these notices. After much consideration, the Executive Committee decided to continue with our practice as it has been for many years – we will not post notices restricting the carrying of concealed handguns by the general public. This applies to Wal-Mart Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, and Sam’s Clubs. However, in some instances, states, counties, or cities may have a law/ordinance that require the posting of such signs in a retail establishment that sell alcohol. In these instances we will comply with the law/ordinance and the sign will quote the law/ordinance as directed by the state, county or city. Thank you, Customer Relations
I think it’s about time to go to a text-based list.
As the list above continues to grow, it becomes more difficult to print it out and still have the text large enough to be readable. In addition, it really would be better if more details were added: For instance, if I’m interested in “Outback Steak House,” I wouldn’t find it if I were not already aware that they are under the parent company, “Bloomin’ Brands.”
Agreed…
I was about to donate to the site when I noticed PayPal was accepted. Isn’t PayPal owned by Ebay which has a long history of being anti-gun? Thanks.
EBay doesn’t allow the sale of guns or ammo, but they do allow the sale of gun parts and accessories, for whatever its worth.
They must have changed it some. It used to be that you couldn’t sell any part that was necessary to fire the gun. I tried putting a set of choke tubes on there and they threatened to shut me down because “they were necessary to fire the gun”. I tried to explain to them that the gun could operate without chokes, but they wouldn’t have any of it. I also purchased some ammo cans off of another site that accepted PayPal. PP held the funds until they could determine whether or not there was ammo within the cans. Just cause they permit a few (very very few) gun related items doesn’t make them gun friendly.
You cannot carry at Nebraska Furniture Mart. You may want to review that rating.
Disregard my previous comment. I was just alerted to their aannouncement earlier this year.
Out of curiousity, how did PNC Bank get an “A” rating? They don’t allow any carry of any kind and nor do they permit employees to have firearms on property.
I have PNC bank and can carry in all of the PNC branches near me.
I would like to nominate UDF (United Dairy Farmers) for a “B” rating. Untill 2011, they had a strict no guns policy. In 2011, they began permiting carry. They do however still have strict gun policy on their employees.
Given Dick’s Sporting Goods action following Sandy Hook, I’m surprised they are not graded a “D.”
I am surprised they’re not an “F.” A recent post on a PA forum (here: http://forum.pafoa.org/open-carry-144/236830-dicks-sporting-told-leave.html ) said that a person was told that OC was not allowed by corporate policy.
I have carried in a few of these that have an F. Even today at a JoAnn’s. You are required in my state to have a sign that is readable from ten feet away. I luckily have not seen a sign anywhere yet. And yes I am always looking. Plus I try not to give business to anti’s
Yeah ive carried in joanns without issue as well. They aren’t an f where I live.
This link contains our basis for their rating. It may not be uniformly enforced.
http://www.2acheck.com/boycott-jo-ann-stores/
I agree that A to F in one night for a polite request, is a bit much.
I know, now you think I’m being wishy washy, but the reality is that they asked us not to bring them BUT ALSO SAID, they will not tell their baristas to ask us to leave if we do bring them.
It is YOUR PAGE, you can grade them however you want, and I definitely agree with not only a boycott, but also calling them and sending emails. If you were to provide on your page an appropriate number to call and email address (maybe you did and I missed it, if so sorry).
All that said, I think for the time being a D Rating would be more appropriate until after they have been given a chance to see how much money they lose by us not coming in for our celebrations of The Second Amendment, and to hear more complaining calls than they ever received from the Anti-Constitution crowd.
Just my 2¢……as always…..
http://www.2acheck.com/boycott-starbucks/
Todd, (and everyone else) have a look at the page linked above. It should have the contact info you need.
Starbucks has told us and their employees (see the document on the page linked above) that “weapons are not welcome.” We always carry our firearm whether open or concealed, and don’t disarm ourselves because of anti-gun policy/requests. However, we firmly believe in respecting the rights of property owners. As such, we will respect Starbucks request and not visit Starbucks armed and will instead buy our coffee at Dunkin Donuts. Call it a “boycott”, or common courtesy. The result is the same.
This (“F”/Boycott) is our new rating for Starbucks for the immediate future. We will see how things play out and are open to reevaluating them in the future.
I agree 100% with the new rating. The caved to the anti-gun nuts.
I am sending my recently received Starbucks gift card to the President of Starbucks in the morning,,,with I might add, a pretty good balance on it….
The principle of your action is great, but you might as well cash it in. The company has already been paid for it.
Really? was this made specially for starbucks? Why would they get an F when until today they have been great to open carry and still allow guns both open & concealed.. they only “requested” they be left at home.. talk about a biased report
Mike,
This ratings list had not been updated since June 18 and was in need of an update. We are biased, how? Guns are not welcome at Starbucks. It’s right there in the internal policy document. Justifiably or not, we have been pushed aside in favor of the anti-gun interests. You can choose to accept that or not, and are welcome to your own judgement of their 2A posture. Please see our response to Morgan in regard to why we changed our rating in response to their change in posture toward guns. Also see our pages dedicated to this:
http://www.2acheck.com/boycott-starbucks/
http://www.2acheck.com/starbucks-youve-worn-out-your-welcome/