Kennesaw, Georgia - Store Run By Gun-Loving Bigot

Whether you refer to it as the War Between the States or its more proper title, The War of the Rebellion, if you have a historical/genealogical interest in it -- here at Wildman's you will find a museum of books, documents, bullets, guns, belt buckles,and so much more.

Indeed, with all such shops, whether in the North or South, they tend to stand out as oddities, each with their own unique character. Wildman's is a must see shop when in Metro Atlanta, and General Myers is a living encyclopedia. [StevenWL, 10/27/2009]

Every thing that is being written about [Dent Myers and his store] is true. He had claimed that he had worn his guns before the law was enacted. He has a lot of Civil war relics for sale, and his museum in the back costs only a quarter. [Chris, 07/09/2007]

Wildman's Civil War Surplus is run by self-styled racist Dent "Wildman" Myers, who was born in 1930 and who looks like a senior citizen biker, or a member of ZZ Top circa 2025. Meyers calls his store "The Best Little War House in Kennesaw." He sells Civil War relics, political books, medicinal herbs, posters praising defenders of the white race, Stars and Bars flags, and White Power CDs. A sign reading, "No Dogs Allowed, No Negroes, No Mexicans," has been rewritten, "Dogs Allowed." In the back of the store is a Ku Klux Klan outfit with a hood and a noose. Meyers reportedly hates gays, blacks, Jews, and immigrants, but he does so equally.

Meyers is also the most visible and vocal proponent of a 1982 ordinance requiring the head of every household in Kennesaw to own and maintain a gun. It's earned Kennesaw the nickname "Gun Town USA." Many of its 11,000 residents ignore the law, but Meyers has a loaded .45 holstered on each hip. [RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 06/07/2007]

It's fitting that in the only town in the nation to require homeowners to own a handgun, this store found a home. The proprietor of this establishment is professed to be the reincarnation of famed Southern General, Stonewall Jackson. The store is a hodgepodge of memorabilia from the more sinister days of the South. A KKK uniformed mannequin greets visitors. Dent has a collection of civil war relics, photos of him with stars like Jimmy Page, various herbs and home remedies, and who knows what else. He has a variety of white supremacy literature for your parusal. Even if you do not go into the store, it is worth a glimpse just to see what particular sign he has hanging from his storefront (during the Olympics he had a sign that read "Olympukes Go Home") or the mural of the Civil War soldier painted on the side of the building.

It is an odd duck in a city desperately trying to lure in the much coveted antiques and chicken salad sandwich scene. You will know if Dent is at the store if his Trans Am with the General's stars and leaflet cluster painted on the doors is parked outside. [Beau Johnson, 08/14/2004]

[RA: Dent Myer has been known to pose on the streets of Kennesaw with his gun (the head of every Kennesaw household is required to own one since the law was passed in 1982). ]