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In reply to the discussion: If you go to Starbucks, you are committing TREASON! [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)31. But many conservatives who legally carry firearms support Starbucks because the chain refuses ...
to post "no-guns" signs on their doors.
(To be fair, Starbucks has asked its patrons to leave their firearms at home but will continue to serve those who chose to legally carry while in Starbucks" establishments.)
Starbucks Guns Policy: Coffee Chain Asks Patrons To Leave Weapons At Home
Reuters | By Lisa Baertlein
Posted: 09/18/2013 1:24 am EDT | Updated: 09/18/2013 6:23 pm EDT
***snip***
Starbucks' long-standing policy had been to default to local gun laws, including "open carry" regulations that allow people to bring guns into stores. It has nearly 7,000 company-operated U.S. stores.
That policy had frustrated U.S. gun-control advocates, who have persuaded many other restaurants and retailers to ban weapons in their stores and worked hard to get Starbucks to follow suit.
Schultz underscored that Starbucks' new policy is not a ban - employees will continue to serve patrons with guns. The request also does not apply to authorized law enforcement personnel.
"I don't want to put our people in a position of having to confront or enforce a policy (when) someone is holding a gun," Schultz told Reuters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/18/starbucks-guns-policy_n_3945390.html
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somehow can't quite picture wingnuts as Starbuck people anyone. Guess they don't realize that
Laura PourMeADrink
Nov 2013
#2
The 1st Amendment says the government won't come after you for speaking your mind
FiveGoodMen
Nov 2013
#32
Silly conservatives - don't they know that you can't commit treason simply by buying coffee?
el_bryanto
Nov 2013
#7
Given the amount of bitterness per cup, you'd think Pukes would WORSHIP Starbuck's
hatrack
Nov 2013
#30
Are all of their coffees bad in your opinion? They come from a wide variety of locations.
indie9197
Nov 2013
#34
As I sit drinking my free S'Bucks latte (award program bonus)...... I must smile,
hlthe2b
Nov 2013
#26
But many conservatives who legally carry firearms support Starbucks because the chain refuses ...
spin
Nov 2013
#31
I've tended to avoid Starbucks, since its so expensive. Maybe I'll go after all. nt
s-cubed
Nov 2013
#36