Starbucks just lost business

[mystic96]

Who walks around with a gun on their hip nowadays anyway?

[SS Junk]

Who walks around with a gun on their hip nowadays anyway?

Those who want attention/cop wannabe as well as the possibility of becoming a primary target.

[Downs]

I'm pretty sure most concealed weapons are carried on the hip too .

[ELVIS]

Who walks around with a gun on their hip nowadays anyway?

all day. every day. its under my Earl Campbell jersey as I type this.

god bless.

[mystic96]

I'm pretty sure most concealed weapons are carried on the hip too .

Is it considered open carry if it's concealed?

[SS Junk]

I'm pretty sure most concealed weapons are carried on the hip too .

Yes. Concealed I think is a key word here.

con·cealed
kənˈsēld/
adjective
past tense: concealed

1.
kept secret; hidden.
"a concealed weapon"

[71chevellejohn]

Who walks around with a gun on their hip nowadays anyway?

I'm pretty sure most concealed weapons are carried on the hip too .

Is it considered open carry if it's concealed?

He was just answering your specific question.

[motoman]

He's not saying you can't open carry, he's just asking you not to. There's a difference between making a request and making a demand.

There's really no difference in making a request and a demand when it comes to a company. All they have to do is tell the cops that they've made a public request for anyone with a firearm on their person to not be on property whenever they feel they have a problem or whenever a customer complains.

[David]

We need another rally to show Starbucks who we gun owners really are. Bring more attention to us in the news.

[Lone Sailor]

There's really no difference in making a request and a demand when it comes to a company. All they have to do is tell the cops that they've made a public request for anyone with a firearm on their person to not be on property whenever they feel they have a problem or whenever a customer complains.

If they are only requesting people to do this and do not follow up with posting proper signage then I wouldn't be the least bit concerned about their "request". Keep in mind that most companies already reserve the right to refuse service or ask you to leave for any reason, so carrying is no different, IMHO.

[sc281]

Those who want attention/cop wannabe as well as the possibility of becoming a primary target.

It's a logical assumption to make, but it doesn't bear out in real life. The states that open carry do not have a rash of open carriers dying by criminal hands because they were open carrying.

Until there is evidence to back it up I'd like to have the option to open carry. This would allow me to have on me what I am most comfortable with, my p226, instead of a hodgepodge of an xds or an lc380 depending on how I dress at the time.

[Fastlane]

If they are only requesting people to do this and do not follow up with posting proper signage then I wouldn't be the least bit concerned about their "request". Keep in mind that most companies already reserve the right to refuse service or ask you to leave for any reason, so carrying is no different, IMHO.

Exactly, without the proper 30.06 signage, who cares. I will still have my weapon on me if I go there.

[SS Junk]

It's a logical assumption to make, but it doesn't bear out in real life. The states that open carry do not have a rash of open carriers dying by criminal hands because they were open carrying.

It could be because there aren't a whole lot of those who do. VA is an open carry state and in the 13 years I've been here I have not seen one person do it. As far as your weapon of choice is concerned, that sounds like a personal issue. I have no problems conceal carrying full frame or compact guns. LOL, and how is an XDS hodgepodge?

[BlackGT]

Starbucks lost what little business they had from me years ago when they outright refused to support our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan because starbucks didn't support the war...Fuck Starbucks!

[Sean88gt]

We need another rally to show Starbucks who we gun owners really are. Bring more attention to us in the news.

Ugh....you know people are going to do that as well.