Made someone today...

And it was a really unpleasant, uncomfortable experience that caught me off guard.Some background: I own a franchise store in a mall in Washington. I personally have no problem with carrying. The mall owners, however, aren't so understanding.I believe that concealed is concealed, and of the times I've made someone concealing, I've kept my mouth shut. I'm not going to report them to mall security and I'm not going to make a fuss because I know the odds of anyone else making them is next to none.However, if someone is carrying owb, with their firearm tucked under a shirt or jacket with the end of the holster sticking out (and its usually older gentlemen), I'll mention something to the person about the mall being uneasy about it, because I don't want anyone to get trespassed. I've done it plenty of times before and have never had an issue. Usually I'll get a thank you and we'll talk a little bit about how you never know what's going on and a little piece of mind goes a long way.Today was nothing like that.An older gentleman had come into the store, and I noticed his holster about halfway out from under his jacket. Barring brandishing laws (which I'm not totally sure of what they are in this state, I'll be totally honest), he was doing nothing wrong apart from concealing rather sloppily, if he was attempting to conceal at all (which I assume he was).As he was being rung up, I walked up to him from behind the counter and politely and quietly said "Hey, just a heads up, the mall owners aren't the biggest proprietors of the 2nd Amendment." Its the same thing I've said in the past. I feel its non confrontational and even if someone were to overhear, its unlikely to me that they'd even register what I meant. Anyway. I was IMMEDIATELY met with hostility. He got visibly angry and loudly exclaimed "I have no idea what you're even talking about." I took a step back and tried to explain that I didn't mind, and that I didn't mean any offence. He kept repeating that he didn't know what I was talking about, and then when on to loudly complain that he couldn't believe I was trying to politicize something, which he repeated a few times. By this point, everyone in the store was watching. Thankfully, he began to leave with a huff, and I walked into the back room to disengage, but turned around and decided he wanted his money back. The cashier refunded his purchase, which I didn't really mind, a $15 sale isn't going to make or break me. And afterwards, he left, chastising me for even confronting him and still complaining about politicizing things.I'll be honest, it made me really uncomfortable, and everyone else in the store as well. And I'm not sure where his animosity was coming from, if its the fact that I look like some tattooed, pierced emo 20 something or if he was offended at the fact that someone called him out or if he was just having a bad day. I'm sure I could have done something differently but I dunno. Thoughts? Am I in the wrong here? Is this common even? I've always thought giving a gentle warning about the property was the right thing to do but now I'm not so sure. via /r/CCW http://ift.tt/2h5Dogt