[Gabz]

Since when has being in a private establishment been being in public?

I assume you must also support smoking bans in private businesses? That is exactly where this nonsense has stemmed from.

[Bigs from Michigan]

a bar is not a private establishment. All bars that are open to general public access are licensed by the state they are in. The licensing of such establishments makes them subject to the definition of public places. Only those establishments that are close to the general public, such a private clubs fall outside this definition. And they still have to abide by the laws of the state.