Cabela's Wichita Taking Precautions

[1972Shocker]

I stopped by Cabela's at Greenwich and K-96 at around 4:30 this afternoon (Saturday, June 6th). Sign on the door said they were closing at 5:00 pm and sorry for any inconvenience. After picking up a few fishing tackle items I headed over to the checkout stands. I then noticed that the doors and windows where you would normally exit were boarded up and the doors were also blocked with large boxes with Browning printed on the side. Gun safes I assume. I had to retrace back to the main entrance to exit the store and the windows on that side of the store were also boarded up. I asked by the cashier who waited on me and one of the employees at the customers service desk what was going on. Both replied that they did not know. Not sure I buy that. More likely is that is how they were instructed to respond.

Not sure if this is something they are doing as a preventative measure nationwide or if they have gotten wind of something on social media. I suppose the fact that Cabela's does carry and sell guns could be a factor. I really did not notice whether any of the other business in the center were doing anything.although I really wasn't checking that out to any degree.

[SB Shock]

I was there also today. All their firearms were missing and they told me that had to move them to a secure location in the store.

i noticed some barricades in the complex like they had been pre-deployed. But they could have been from the other night also.

[1972Shocker]

I was there also today. All their firearms were missing and they told me that had to move them to a secure location in the store.

i noticed some barricades in the complex like they had been pre-deployed. But they could have been from the other night also.

I didn't go back in the gun area but I was wondering about that. I did notice a couple of the orange and white striped barricades on the entrance/exit from Greenwich Road at about the point where the drainage ponds were. One was set up and one off to the side so one lane of traffic could get through. But those are going to stop anyone intent on doing some damage.

[SB Shock]

I didn't go back in the gun area but I was wondering about that. I did notice a couple of the orange and white striped barricades on the entrance/exit from Greenwich Road at about the point where the drainage ponds were. One was set up and one off to the side so one lane of traffic could get through. But those are going to stop anyone intent on doing some damage.

I don't think they expect these barricades will block anybody with ill-intent, but they are acting as a tripwire. Anybody beyond these barricades will be assumed to have ill-intent.