I was Floored by this question!

[Kmcinnes]

One of my long time customers is a Facebook friend, I own a boarding kennel, and she friended me long before I had a Facebook page for the kennel. I have been very vocal on Facebook about the Second Amendment for the past 2 months. She is a wonderful customer and is a smart liberal, but I was floored today when she called and made a reservation for her dog and asked me “You are not going to shoot my dog are you”? I was speechless at first and told her that I was the same person now as I was 15 years ago when I spent the night at the Emergency Vet with her other dog that fell ill because of some new medication he was on. So no, I would never do anything to harm her pet! She said that “she had no idea I had guns back then” in which I replied, does it really matter?

I explained to her that I owned guns then same as I do now. I explained that I am not the threat or the enemy, I purchased mine legally with background checks, have my license to carry issued to me by the state through the Sheriff after an FBI check, my guns are properly secured, I have received safety and shooting training, and that I would be the one willing to stop the bad guy pointing a gun at her if I were present and possibly take a bullet for her.

I told her I respected her views and will not even attempt to sway her, and that I appreciate her right to have them, however just because I own a gun (or multiple guns) does not change how I would take care of her pet and that her question “You are not going to shoot my dog” after knowing me and being a customer of mine for over 15 years was the most idiotic question from an intelligent person I have ever been asked!

Just thought I would share because I was FLOORED!

PS, I know I shouldn’t have customers as Facebook friends!

 

[snorko]

I get a lot of stuff delivered to work, convenient. So everyone knows I am the "gun guy". Not long ago, I was frustrated with a client and it showed. Someone made a joke about me "going down there with one of my guns to straighten things out".

I simply looked at them and calmy said "That comment is not only inappropriate but personally offensive". They just stared for a moment and said they were just joking, etc. I have zero tolerance for that kind of behavior anymore as it comes from ignorance or bigotry on their part.

 

[Survivalcookie]

Didn't we talk about this at the rally....you were 100 percent correct when you told me you could lose customers because of your political views. It is sad that so many people feel my way or the highway...I know you take very good care of those animals....she could take her pet to a kennel where the own was a liberal and have someone shoot her dog for barking.
I have lost good friends because of my political views...I came to the conclusion they were never really my friends.

 

[Hornett]

When you are constantly being told by the MSM that guns are the problem, this is the result you can expect.
Even the intelligent liberals will fall for it because they are so inundated.

 

[Lonestar6]

It appears you have handled it well.

 

[halfmileharry]

Properly handled. Rep on the way!

 

[Rocket]

When I had my Auto Repair shop, I did not bring up politics or guns with my customers. But if they brought it up then I would discuss it. I was always respectful of their views. And asked for the same. I always stuck to my guns so to speak and only lost one customer over it in 15 years.

 

[Kmcinnes]

Didn't we talk about this at the rally....you were 100 percent correct when you told me you could lose customers because of your political views. It is sad that so many people feel my way or the highway...I know you take very good care of those animals....she could take her pet to a kennel where the own was a liberal and have someone shoot her dog for barking.
I have lost good friends because of my political views...I came to the conclusion they were never really my friends.

Lol, we did talk about that didn't we. I guess I am lucky to have good neighbors that put up with 95 dogs barking!

 

[HavokCycle]

I get a lot of stuff delivered to work, convenient. So everyone knows I am the "gun guy". Not long ago, I was frustrated with a client and it showed. Someone made a joke about me "going down there with one of my guns to straighten things out".

I simply looked at them and calmy said "That comment is not only inappropriate but personally offensive". They just stared for a moment and said they were just joking, etc. I have zero tolerance for that kind of behavior anymore as it comes from ignorance or bigotry on their part.

i get this occasionally too, in our small office of six, when i was the only gun owner. now half of us carry.

 

[Scuba591]

Nice job on how you handled the situation. In general, I think a person is smart....groups, and individuals that allow that group mentality to rule their thinking that has been skewed my the mass media are dull wiited and dumb. And dangerous!

 

[j706]

WOW. I would be inclined to tell her to take her hound else where. Sorry but I refuse to associate with people like that. It is not about differing views. What it is is there is something seriously wrong with them.

 

[halfmileharry]

WOW. I would be inclined to tell her to take her hound else where. Sorry but I refuse to associate with people like that. It is not about differing views. What it is is there is something seriously wrong with them.

WE need to be better than the MSM, CNN if you might...
Bring people to our thinking without the lies and half truths. Until the Gun Culture owns their own News Channels it's going to be like this.

 

[HeadlessRoland]

Kudos to OP for having infinite patience.

I don't suffer fools like that at all, much less gladly.

 

[Valvestate]

OP, what was her response to your answer?

 

[Meezer]

When you are constantly being told by the MSM that guns are the problem, this is the result you can expect.
Even the intelligent liberals will fall for it because they are so inundated.

Speaking of shooting dogs.......

Gun owners doing stupid crap & get into the news doesn't help us. For example this idiot in the Peoples Republik Of Illinois:

PALATINE, Ill. (STMW) – A northwest suburban Palatine man was charged with animal cruelty for shooting his neighbor’s dog, lured to his yard by a deer carcass. He allegedly told police he thought the dog was a coyote.
Piotr Holy initially denied he shot Willy, a neighbor’s 9-year-old German Shepherd mix who apparently trotted into his backyard to investigate the deer carcass Holy kept on his property in the 1100 block of South Brockway St., police said.
Holy, 40, later admitted he shot the dog thinking it was a coyote, the release from Palatine police alleges. He explained he used the carcass to lure coyotes to his backyard, where he would shoot them.

Cops: Palatine Man Shot Neighbor’s Dog, Mistaking It For Coyote « CBS Chicago

 

[EOD Guy]

Are you sure she wasn't trying to insult you? No rational person would ask if a kennel owner is going to shoot their dog. Sounds to me like she was digging at your Facebook posts.

 

[Kmcinnes]

OP, what was her response to your answer?

She said ok, and quickly asked if I heard about the guy on the west side that was shot at while walking his dog by a kid which I simply answered that I had not heard about it yet.

 

[Kmcinnes]

Are you sure she wasn't trying to insult you? No rational person would ask if a kennel owner is going to shoot their dog. Sounds to me like she was digging at your Facebook posts.

Not sure, my first thought was she was joking and maybe I just didn't recognize her sense of humor so being unsure I decided to play it safe.

 

[churchmouse]

There was a song on one of Zappa's later albums called the "Slime oozing out of the TV set"
It now makes perfect sense and un-fortunately has come true.

Libs are easily put in lines and fed kool-aide. They are then fed a steady diet of talking points and sound bites. This makes the brainwashing so much easier.

 

[TopDog]

This country only becomes more divided every day. The leadership seems bent on fostering that division. Sad very sad commentary on this country. You said she was smart? Obviously not so smart if she gobbles up the rancid tripe from the biased liberal media as if it were manna from heaven.