For these reasons, today we are respectfully requesting that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas—even in states where “open carry” is permitted—unless they are authorized law enforcement personnel.
I would like to clarify two points. First, this is a request and not an outright ban. Why? Because we want to give responsible gun owners the chance to respect our request—and also because enforcing a ban would potentially require our partners to confront armed customers, and that is not a role I am comfortable asking Starbucks partners to take on. Second, we know we cannot satisfy everyone. For those who oppose “open carry,” we believe the legislative and policy-making process is the proper arena for this debate, not our stores. For those who champion “open carry,” please respect that Starbucks stores are places where everyone should feel relaxed and comfortable. The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers.
Just a thought, but I believe that image was around a long time before Starbucks "asked"* that people no longer carry guns openly in their stores.
Every one is entitled to their opinion. In my opinion, that image had little to nothing to do with that decision by SB. It was driven by the increasing "Starbucks Appreciation Days" where both pro and anti gunners started getting nasty with each other. As soon as it began to look like SB was taking a side, i.e. the appreciation days, they were forced into making the announcement. The co-opting of their image had little to do with it or else they would have been filing cease and desist orders as soon as it became public. Who knows, maybe in a way they looked at it as free advertising within a community that they could not openly advertise toward.
bob
Every one is entitled to their opinion. In my opinion, that image had little to nothing to do with that decision by SB. It was driven by the increasing "Starbucks Appreciation Days" where both pro and anti gunners started getting nasty with each other. As soon as it began to look like SB was taking a side, i.e. the appreciation days, they were forced into making the announcement. The co-opting of their image had little to do with it or else they would have been filing cease and desist orders as soon as it became public. Who knows, maybe in a way they looked at it as free advertising within a community that they could not openly advertise toward.
bob
But this is the Internet, so that might be a very old picture, from the image's heyday.
But why discuss history?
And it's still going on . . . they asked not to be involved politically, but we couldn't leave it alone. We had to shove it down their throats and co-opt their image. Great job guys . . .
Who is "we"? I had no part in the image you posted. I've never carried a long gun in Starbucks. What the **** are you on about?
I haven't either. But I will if I feel like it. Know why? Because it's my right and I can.
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.