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Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh posted this message on LinkedIn:
The debate in the U.S. over gun safety and gun rights is as complex as it is divisive. As a former army officer, a father and business leader, Ive heard the arguments from all sides. And, as CEO of a 163-year-old company whose products and presence rest at the intersection of culture and community in more than 110 countries around the world, I feel a tremendous responsibility to share our position on the issue, now, at a time when clarity is paramount.
Providing a safe environment to work and shop is a top priority for us at Levi Strauss & Co. That imperative is quickly challenged, however, when a weapon is carried into one of our stores. Recently, we had an incident in one of our stores where a gun inadvertently went off, injuring the customer who was carrying it.
So, while we understand the heartfelt and strongly-held opinions on both sides of the gun debate, it is with the safety and security of our employees and customers in mind that we respectfully ask people not to bring firearms into our stores, offices or facilities, even in states where its permitted by law. Of course, authorized members of law enforcement are an exception.
With stores in Paris, Nice and Orlando, and the companys European headquarters in Brussels, Ive thought more about safety in the past year than in the previous three decades of my career because of how close to home so many incidents with guns have come to impacting people working for this company.
We operate in hundreds of stores across every state in the U.S., and laws are different in each one. We know that the presence of firearms in our stores creates an unsettling environment for many of our employees and customers. We also know that trying to enforce a ban could potentially undermine the purpose of the ban itself: safety. With that in mind weve made this decision as a business a request not a mandate and we sincerely hope responsible gun owners will respect our position.
It boils down to this: you shouldnt have to be concerned about your safety while shopping for clothes or trying on a pair of jeans. Simply put, firearms dont belong in either of those settings. In the end, I believe we have an obligation to our employees and customers to ensure a safe environment and keeping firearms out of our stores and offices will get us one step closer to achieving that reality.
melm00se
(4,991 posts)allows the owner to set the rules if (or if not) firearms/weapons allowed on those premises.
Making this statement is just a PR move.
katmondoo
(6,457 posts)I won't go into a store that allows open carry.
HAB911
(8,891 posts)I hate being around non-professional paranoids
MiniMe
(21,714 posts)Just maybe not Professional gun handlers
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)I did a gun course that included cops. One was professional and squared away. The other 5 were Bubbas with a badge. They, by far, were the worst shooters, and got cited for the worst safety violations.
Politicub
(12,165 posts)Wait and see.
raging moderate
(4,304 posts)Then, enrollment in a militia will suddenly be important - with only certain militias meeting the requirements.
BumRushDaShow
(128,920 posts)Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)The former for years. No one has mumbled anything about "militia clauses," nor has anyone shot those guys down.
raging moderate
(4,304 posts)Wasn't it them? Exact names of groups have faded through the decades, but the nastiness remains in my memory. I still remember the pictures of those bullet holes in the walls. Dear God, my fellow whites do get hysterical sometimes, and their hysteria yields horrible massacres.
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)"Article number two of the constitutional amendments provides you and me the right to own a rifle or shotgun."
HAB911
(8,891 posts)raging moderate
(4,304 posts)Thanks.
Grey Lemercier
(1,429 posts)HAB911
(8,891 posts)cheers
Dem2
(8,168 posts)HAB911
(8,891 posts)angrychair
(8,698 posts)A suggestion means nothing.
WillowTree
(5,325 posts).......what does this story have to do with Breitbart squealing? Or Breitbart at all, for that matter.
HAB911
(8,891 posts)Initech
(100,068 posts)oneshooter
(8,614 posts)is post the proper 39.06 and 30.07 signage and I will take my money elsewhere.
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