We see strangers with loaded guns strapped to their hips every day. They're called police, so obviously its quite possible to carry a loaded gun safely. Now I know you'll say, but we KNOW the police have proper training and oversight. We don't know if that is the case for some random yahoo. Very true. But for me, unless I see someone acting in a manner that is unsafe or threatening, I don't see anything that is cause for alarm. And if I do see someone that raises an alert for me, I take responsibility for my own safety and get away from that individual as quickly as possible.
I will say that carrying rifles in public places like this is generally either political statements or attention whoring, as Goshin said, and sometimes the two are hard to distinguish. There is no real reason for it, but we don't need reasons to justify the exercise our rights. That's why they are called rights. Just as I agree that Target has the right to disallow rifles or guns or yellow shirts in their store. I just don't see the reason for fervor on either side. If someone wants to be an attention whore and carry a rifle, more power to you, as long as its done safely. If a company or individual doesn't want to allow that sort of thing on their property, more power to them as well. Of the two, I'd say the company's response is more "reasonable" since some people are obviously freaked out by the very sight of a weapon and it could affect their bottom line if gun toting attention whores scare away other customers. But again, there is nothing illegal about being a gun toting attention whore either. I just personally think there about a billion better things to do with your time.
