[Moonman62]

So you think non-smokers have more rights than I do as a property owner???????

Places like restaurants and bars have always been regulated as public spaces.

What right do smokers have to stink up the hair and clothing, and to irritate the eyes and respiratory passages of non-smokers? Talk about violating someone's property.

[teenyelliott]

What right do smokers have to stink up the hair and clothing, and to irritate the eyes and respiratory passages of non-smokers? Talk about violating someone's property.

*sigh*

Here's the deal. If I own a restaurant, that means I have all the property rights. That, in turn, means I can choose which legal activities I allow on my property. If I choose to allow smoking, that is my right even if I don't smoke.

And it is your right to not come in to my restaurant.

YOU AS A NON-SMOKER DO NOT HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN I DO AS A PROPERTY OWNER, YOU FRICKING NAZI.

[SheLion]

Places like restaurants and bars have always been regulated as public spaces.

As well as Wal-Mart.  Highly used by the public, wouldn't you agree?

Well, during the Christmas holidays, a woman was robbed inside a Wal-Mart.  She ran to a Security Guard.  He told her "This is private property.  You entered at your own risk."

So...................just because Wal-Mart is highly used by the public, remember, it is still a private business.

As well as bars and restaurants.