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This is exactly what I would expect.
The only way to keep the nutters honest is to put a metal detector at every doorway of every business and home on the planet.
Otherwise, they'll just lie.
I have only gone into a Starbucks once in my life... I got coffee, but I didn't pay for it.
We have a Starbucks around the corner from my house, I may make it a point to go in once a week, with my weapon, and post about it just to piss you off Luddly.
And that's how you get free coffee?
Hmmm. It's worth a shot. Pun intended (both of them-- make it a double).
well, I'm certainly not going into a starbucks now. They pretty much hung up a sign "Please armed criminals, come in and rob us and out customers at gunpoint, cause we cain't fight back."
whoopee, their coffee prices they rape people for don't mix for a lot of people in this country...so they CAN keep their high mighty advice, NO ONE CARES...
Pro-gun activists have used our stores as a political stage for media events misleadingly called Starbucks Appreciation Days that disingenuously portray Starbucks as a champion of open carry. To be clear: we do not want these events in our stores. Some anti-gun activists have also played a role in ratcheting up the rhetoric and friction, including soliciting and confronting our customers and partners.
well, I'm certainly not going into a starbucks now. They pretty much hung up a sign "Please armed criminals, come in and rob us and out customers at gunpoint, cause we cain't fight back."
Ah yes, an open carry policy everywhere. And the crazies can openly carry their assault weapons into crowds kill by the dozens. America already has by far the highest death toll from guns of any first world nation. A toll that will soon surpass auto deaths in this nation.
well, I'm certainly not going into a starbucks now. They pretty much hung up a sign "Please armed criminals, come in and rob us and out customers at gunpoint, cause we cain't fight back."
That's why it's a request and not a company policy. The last thing Starbucks wants is to be a gun free zone.
Ah yes, an open carry policy everywhere. And the crazies can openly carry their assault weapons into crowds kill by the dozens. America already has by far the highest death toll from guns of any first world nation. A toll that will soon surpass auto deaths in this nation.
For every person killed in the US by a gun (including criminals killing other criminals and suicides) three die from medical malpractice. For every child killed by gunfire (defined as <20 years old) two children drown in swimming pools.
we should outlaw doctors and swimming pools.
Maybe some enterprising gun nutter should open a chain of gun friendly coffee shops. They could sell militia mochas, shotgun smoothies, bazooka blend, full-auto frappes, browning brownies, colt caffe, remington roast, and mauser macchiato. Available in single shot, double barrel, or high cap magazine.
Then the rest of us can go to Starbucks without worrying whether or not some trigger happy wacko decides you're looking at him the wrong way.
Ah yes, an open carry policy everywhere. And the crazies can openly carry their assault weapons into crowds kill by the dozens. America already has by far the highest death toll from guns of any first world nation. A toll that will soon surpass auto deaths in this nation.
For every person killed in the US by a gun (including criminals killing other criminals and suicides) three die from medical malpractice. For every child killed by gunfire (defined as <20 years old) two children drown in swimming pools.
we should outlaw doctors and swimming pools.
Maybe some enterprising gun nutter should open a chain of gun friendly coffee shops. They could sell militia mochas, shotgun smoothies, bazooka blend, full-auto frappes, browning brownies, colt caffe, remington roast, and mauser macchiato. Available in single shot, double barrel, or high cap magazine.
Then the rest of us can go to Starbucks without worrying whether or not some trigger happy wacko decides you're looking at him the wrong way.
When exactly was the last time this happened in a Starbucks?
Ah yes, an open carry policy everywhere. And the crazies can openly carry their assault weapons into crowds kill by the dozens. America already has by far the highest death toll from guns of any first world nation. A toll that will soon surpass auto deaths in this nation.
For every person killed in the US by a gun (including criminals killing other criminals and suicides) three die from medical malpractice. For every child killed by gunfire (defined as <20 years old) two children drown in swimming pools.
we should outlaw doctors and swimming pools.
The fallacy that just won't die We just did this with car accidents, which are called accidents for a reason.
So once again, Einstein, doctors are not designed as instruments of murder. Neither are swimming pools. Neither are cars or planes, and let's throw in amusement park rides, avalanches, meteors or freaking grand pianos falling out of a window on the 48th floor.
There is no Logic-Free Zone.
An Open Letter from Howard Schultz, ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company | Starbucks Coffee Company
Dear Fellow Americans,
Few topics in America generate a more polarized and emotional debate than guns. In recent months, Starbucks stores and our partners (employees) who work in our stores have been thrust unwillingly into the middle of this debate. Thats why I am writing today with a respectful request that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas.
From the beginning, our vision at Starbucks has been to create a third place between home and work where people can come together to enjoy the peace and pleasure of coffee and community. Our values have always centered on building community rather than dividing people, and our stores exist to give every customer a safe and comfortable respite from the concerns of daily life.
We appreciate that there is a highly sensitive balance of rights and responsibilities surrounding Americas gun laws, and we recognize the deep passion for and against the open carry laws adopted by many states. (In the United States, open carry is the term used for openly carrying a firearm in public.) For years we have listened carefully to input from our customers, partners, community leaders and voices on both sides of this complicated, highly charged issue.
Our companys longstanding approach to open carry has been to follow local laws: we permit it in states where allowed and we prohibit it in states where these laws dont exist. We have chosen this approach because we believe our store partners should not be put in the uncomfortable position of requiring customers to disarm or leave our stores. We believe that gun policy should be addressed by government and law enforcementnot by Starbucks and our store partners.
Recently, however, weve seen the open carry debate become increasingly uncivil and, in some cases, even threatening. Pro-gun activists have used our stores as a political stage for media events misleadingly called Starbucks Appreciation Days that disingenuously portray Starbucks as a champion of open carry. To be clear: we do not want these events in our stores. Some anti-gun activists have also played a role in ratcheting up the rhetoric and friction, including soliciting and confronting our customers and partners.
For these reasons, today we are respectfully requesting that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areaseven in states where open carry is permittedunless they are authorized law enforcement personnel.
I would like to clarify two points. First, this is a request and not an outright ban. Why? Because we want to give responsible gun owners the chance to respect our requestand also because enforcing a ban would potentially require our partners to confront armed customers, and that is not a role I am comfortable asking Starbucks partners to take on. Second, we know we cannot satisfy everyone. For those who oppose open carry, we believe the legislative and policy-making process is the proper arena for this debate, not our stores. For those who champion open carry, please respect that Starbucks stores are places where everyone should feel relaxed and comfortable. The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers.
I am proud of our country and our heritage of civil discourse and debate. It is in this spirit that we make todays request. Whatever your view, I encourage you to be responsible and respectful of each other as citizens and neighbors.
Sincerely,
Howard Schultz
So he's weaselly trying to placate both sides.
A question: how many CCW or open carry patrons have actually committed a crime in a Starbucks?
Ah yes, an open carry policy everywhere. And the crazies can openly carry their assault weapons into crowds kill by the dozens. America already has by far the highest death toll from guns of any first world nation. A toll that will soon surpass auto deaths in this nation.
For every person killed in the US by a gun (including criminals killing other criminals and suicides) three die from medical malpractice. For every child killed by gunfire (defined as <20 years old) two children drown in swimming pools.
we should outlaw doctors and swimming pools.
So he's weaselly trying to placate both sides.
A question: how many CCW or open carry patrons have actually committed a crime in a Starbucks?
The same amount that commit voter fraud so you're all for it. Or is this different this time?
