marshaul
Campaign Veteran
I was being sarcastic
I got it.
I was being sarcastic
I got it.
Is anybody even remotely surprised at this outcome? This is a perfect example of how we can be our worst enemy sometimes. It has been clear to anybody with even half a brain, that Starbucks wasn't pro gun, but rather chose to remain neutral on the matter and simply stick to their policy of following local law. When you have the CEO making comments urging those who oppose guns to work with their congressmen to change the law, that should be a pretty obvious sign that they don't care for the practice. Not once has he ever alluded to being a proponent of the second amendment. But hey, he didn't say they were banning guns, so what did we do? We acted like the company gave us their seal of approval, and decided to rub our perceived gun rights victory in the faces of all those who didn't feel the same as us. Instead of just going about our lives, enjoying the right to carry on an individual basis, we decided to act like a bunch of assclowns, organizing gatherings and showing up looking like we were armed for combat. Or we tried organizing a "Starbucks Appreciation Day" at the Starbucks in Newtown only months after the shooting. As if we hadn't thumbed our noses at the antis enough, let's get a bunch of assclowns to all show up openly armed at the Starbucks in a town that is still trying to heal from a major gun tragedy. That's as insensitive as the Muslims wanting to build a huge mosque right beside ground zero. Starbucks never wanted to become a platform for gun rights, yet we acted like they were our biggest supporters, and that clearly wasn't the case. So we forced them to take a public position that they never wanted to take, and surprise surprise, turns out they don't really care for the open carry practice after all. So instead of taking the high road with our perceived gun rights victory, we backed Starbucks further into a corner, and gave a real huge victory for the anti-gun crowd. We were the best players on their team. We have nobody to thank but ourselves.
Same thing with these clowns who walk around with rifles slung over their shoulder and handguns on their side, with cameras rolling just so they'll have a video to post to YouTube when the cops come and harass them. You think that helps our cause? Heck no. It causes folks who didn't realize it was legal to suddenly decide to work toward changing the law. Can you say California?
Look, I am all for open carry. I do it on occasion, but tend to prefer blending in rather than sticking out, so I conceal more often than not. About the only time I OC now is when I'm riding my bicycle since it's much easier to use a paddle holster than an IWB in a biking pant. While it's legal for me to do it, would I go out with dual under arm holsters, a belt holster, thigh rig, and 17 mag carriers strapped around my waist? Hell no. Why would I want to draw that sort of attention to myself? This is how I feel when I see folks "supporting Starbucks" with a freaking AR15 on their back. Is it legal for them to do that? Yeah. Is it helping our cause by doing that? I think that answer is quite obvious now. I gotta say, I really wouldn't feel very comfortable seeing some guy walk into a Starbucks dressed like that either.
I don't go to Starbux anyway, so even if I agreed with the boycott, it would make no difference to me, since I don't go there
Are you agreeing or disagreeing that there is a significant difference in handgun OC v. long gun OC? I want to assume you meant the long gun OC.