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You know starbucks gets worse and worse. I mean now they are even serving alcohol in several locations and now this with guns. I agree with you that a criminal would ignore the rule they made. I mean really. And people carry guns for several reasons. like protection.

I live in Alaska where guns are just the norm. And especially up North you expect every one to have a gun, I agree that anyone with a permit would not have a gun out waving it around. I have friends that carry guns in there purses and in the car and except for the fact that I was told about it they do not go around telling anyone. In fact we have been to starbucks together in the past. And since it was a night they could have been carrying a gun with them.

And so here I am a year and a half later. Mothers Demand Action and other anti gun organizations joined the boycott to pressure Starbucks to ban guns on the premises. Since the boycott began gun owners have given additional support to Starbucks for allowing them to carry their weapons. Today Starbucks released an open letter requesting gun owners no longer carry their weapons in the stores or in their outside seating areas. The anti gunners are going to tote this around as a big victory.

Several of my pro gun friends are angry over this because they gave their support since their rights were welcomed.

I personally am a little annoyed but otherwise don't care. As a "counter" protest I ordered one drink from them. I never really became a regular customer and didn't really have any intention of becoming one. The open letter said it is not a ban, but rather a "request" to give the gun owners the opportunity to politely comply. Either way it's their store and they can do what they want. They've lost a lot of customers today as pro gunners will boycott them now. Time will tell if the new influx of anti gunners will balance out the pro gunner protest.

It gives people the illusion of safety. With open carry allowed if you see someone carrying a gun you're not sure if they're a threat or not. Ban it and if someone has a gun it's likely they mean you harm.