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Just read a sign on a Peet's store door that effective today the CEO of Peet's (Patrick O'Dea) declared that following a recent Open Carry on Peet's property in San Ramon it is now their company policy to deny Open Carriers to be on their property with open carried weapons, including the outdoor seating areas of their stores. They said it dsistracts from a safe environment where their patrons can enjoy their coffee.
As a publicly licensed company Im not sure of the legality of this. What's next... are they going to revert to denying civil liberties and constitutional rights based on the color of someones skin? Or maybe based on age because the young people scare the elders who then cant enjoy their coffee? I was under the impression that if you are a company operating with a public business license that you have to abide by the law and respect the legal and civil rights of the people - which would include Constitutional rights and what Peet's has specifically recognised as a legal right to openly carry firearms.
Anybody have any more insight as to the legality of this and what affect this could have on someone openly carrying a firearm at Peet's going forward? If it is legal to deny service... the OpenCarry.org movement should support a boycott of Peet's coffee estalishments henceforth. If it is not legal... someone needs to take this back to Peet's and raise a stink.
Just read a sign on a Peet's store door that effective today the CEO of Peet's (Patrick O'Dea) declared that following a recent Open Carry on Peet's property in San Ramon it is now their company policy to deny Open Carriers to be on their property with open carried weapons, including the outdoor seating areas of their stores. They said it dsistracts from a safe environment where their patrons can enjoy their coffee.
As a publicly licensed company Im not sure of the legality of this. What's next... are they going to revert to denying civil liberties and constitutional rights based on the color of someones skin? Or maybe based on age because the young people scare the elders who then cant enjoy their coffee? I was under the impression that if you are a company operating with a public business license that you have to abide by the law and respect the legal and civil rights of the people - which would include Constitutional rights and what Peet's has specifically recognised as a legal right to openly carry firearms.
Anybody have any more insight as to the legality of this and what affect this could have on someone openly carrying a firearm at Peet's going forward? If it is legal to deny service... the OpenCarry.org movement should support a boycott of Peet's coffee estalishments henceforth. If it is not legal... someone needs to take this back to Peet's and raise a stink.