I have never been to a Bass Pro Shop store, so this weekend I attended the grand opening of the Bass Pro Shop in Kansas City. I was interested in purchasing a handgun similar to a Springfield EMP 9mm, a small 1911 style handgun with a 3 inch barrel. The gun is designed primarily for use as a conceal carry gun.
I asked the clerk if they had any EMPs in stock, and he said no, and he asked if the EMP was a small gun. I said yes, it was for conceal carry. He said sorry, but you are out of luck at the Bass Pro Shop stores. He said the philosophy of Bass Pro was not to carry small handguns. I looked around some more and he was correct, no small handguns in the store. Is this common throughout the Bass Pro stores?