Posted on 09/21/2013 2:49:12 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows
This week, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz caused a stir by asking customers to leave their guns at home.
While Schultz stressed that customers who did legally bring guns into stores wouldn't be kicked out, the comments offended a lot of people.
We asked two Starbucks competitors, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts, if they had gun policies for their thousands of restaurants.
Both companies said they simply abide by the laws of that state or region.
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Have a t-bone for me.
The McDonald’s spokesman is lying. There are signs forbidding guns at the McD’s in Wickenburg, AZ.
Explained in the continued article.
will do
From what I heard, Schulz basically got shot down by the laws here in Washington.
Open carry is legal here, and that applies to businesses offering services to the public.
Basically, if he has to serve Mocha-Grande-Latte-Whiz-Bangs to queers, he can’t discriminate against law-abiding open carry customers.
There are two Dunkin donuts near me. I love their coffee more than Starbucks. At certain times of the day I can always see local police getting their coffee fix with a sandwich or donut or some other yummy thing to eat. Yes, the cops have guns. Yes they get a served. No one notices or cares except small children who always ask “is that real”
I love Dunkin donuts.
It’s the loud mouth, in your face open carriers who caused all the stink at Starbucks. Is it (or should it be) your right to open carry? Absolutely. Does it advance your cause to pick a day to swarm an establishment just to rub the noses of the liberal patron’s noses in it? Not so much.
Hubby and I LOVE Tom Waits. Step right up..........
Well said...plus, the element of surprise should always be on your side.
Your post made me laugh out loud!!!!
Will go to my first Waffle House next week!!!!
But, will they actually let you eat your waffle in peace??!!
And then we have this story from earlier this year:
Police: Waffle House customer shoots would-be robber
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/police-waffle-house-customer-shot-would-be-robber/nY6pJ/
UNION CITY, Ga. —
Police said a customer at a Union City Waffle House shot a man allegedly trying to rob the restaurant Monday.
Chad Pollard told Channel 2’s Erica Byfield he didn’t have a choice and he had to act.
“When the gun was in my face I just thought I was going to die right then and there,” Pollard said.
Much more at the link.
The very first track I heard was “Step Right Up” on a local college radio station. I was hooked!
“Small Change” is an extraordinary album - every track a masterpiece. His 70’s albums are his best
He and Crystal Gayle did the soundtrack to a Francis Ford Coppola movie - “One From the Hear” with superb songs. Cystal Gayle’s cover of “Take Me Home” is a short, small gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDdDEUieZu8
Here’s “Pickin’ Up After You (Tom & Crystal) from the soundtrack - love those lyrics!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAzT39rlhHk
I prefer George Webb’s.
As long as a fight doesn’t break out it’s peaceful. But...
I can open carry my H&K 45 into one Dennys in Chandler AZ but not into the one by Hiway 10 ... both are on Chandler Blvd. I no longer frequent the Hiway 10 Dennys.
Abiding by local laws simply means they can post signs that say the don’t allow guns on the premises in most places - they do around here in MN (note: this may not apply to all franchises here).
NH:Armed Citizen Confronted at Starbucks
http://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2013/09/nharmed-citizen-confronted-at-starbucks.html
Here is a starbucks open carry confrontation.
Hey, man, Waffle House ham & cheese omelets are one of my “comfort foods”, especially when I’m on the road....at 2 am.
Sort of explained, in a nit-picky way. Yes, a franchise holder is allowed by Arizona law to forbid guns in his place of business, and that is as it should be. However, Arizona allows open or concealed carry, and I can’t agree that forbidding guns is “abiding by the laws” even if it is technically legal to do so.
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