As crazy as it sounds quite a few retail stores have the same policy. Lowes for 1 will only allow their security employees to stop a thief. Early morning hours I had to stand by and watch guys walk out with generators on carts as they said good morning and walked straight out. Policy was to ask to see receipt. They laughed and walked right by. Crazy as can be, but thats policy. Cant question money either, no markers at register and cant even hold to light and look for strips in bills. All that said, if it were a firearm, I would have lost my job as well. Glad to be out of the retail world again.