Concealed carry is good for business.

I've seen numerous posts lately regarding specific business's that do not allow concealed carry of firearms. I have no idea how true some of the claims are. Certainly there are specific businesses that don't allow concealed carry on their premises. I try not to patronize them. But beyond being able to show my dissatisfaction with their policies via my wallet, I have to question the logic in their decision. I recently read another bloggers post on the subject. He was in a jewelry store which he patronized many times. Only this time, the front window had a "No firearms allowed on premise" sign in the window. Politely, he questioned the reasoning behind their new policy. The manager told him that they wanted to be as safe as possible, so not permitting firearms in the building seemed to make sense. He asked the manager if she didn't think the sign invited robbery, as now any potential robber knew for a fact that they wouldn't meet any resistance?  According to her and her boss, they felt it would be too dangerous to allow weapons in the store. He then presented it to them in a different way. He told them that as a jewelry store, they were probably a big target for thieves, she agreed. She also agreed that a criminal is going to ignore that sign and the only people who would follow it are law-abiding citizens. He followed that up by saying that if a criminal was going to rob the place, they’d look at the “no weapons” sign in the window, and they’d know that none of the customers in the store would be carrying, giving them an easy target. He said that if there was not a “no weapons” sign in the window, then the robber would need to think twice about robbing the place because there is at least a chance that a customer is carrying a firearm. She agreed with him and about 10 seconds later that sign was out of the window.
If a business isn't smart enough to figure that out for themselves, I'd have to question other decisions they may be making. However, there are some business owners who get it from the start. Last month a pizza shop in Virginia Beach offered a 15% discount to anyone who placed an order in his restaurant who openly carried a firearm - which is legal in Virginia. Business took off! So much in fact, the temporary promotion may become permanent. Business at the shop was busy and safe. In fact, I'd have to imagine it was the safest business in Virginia Beach. The sight of all those legally carrying  law abiding citizens assured it.