I just shows ignorance, or fear, on the part of the store owner. I have heard that they feel that they might get sued if they didn't have a sign and someone was injured by a customer in their store - sort of like saying they ALLOW firearms in their store and it CAUSED someone to get hurt - so the store would be liable. But, for some reason this doesn't work the other way around, you go in disarmed (respecting the policy) and a criminal comes in, robs the place and shoots a bunch of people. Now instead of the business getting sued for not allowing you to carry/defend yourself, it's just a huge TRAGEDY that couldn't have been avoided and is a real SHAME. It's stupid, but it's how a lot of uninformed people (or people who don't think about this as we do) feel on the subject. There are so many people out there who out of inexperience and ignorance harbor great FEAR of firearms and those who carry them (except officials like the police). These are the people that think you're nuts or irresponsible if you have a gun (or multiple guns) in your house and are the same people that call 911 when they see you buying groceries with a gun on your hip. Unfortunately, these very people often have NO desire to understand or learn about guns and thus never overcome this irrational fear. Sad... very sad indeed. 