Posted on 09/23/2013 3:05:50 AM PDT by Kaslin
Up until this week, Starbucks had been neutral when it came to its gun policy, which meant that the coffee giant respected local laws regarding firearms. This policy was widely respected among gun-rights advocates—a Starbucks Appreciation Day has even been organized at stores throughout the country for the past few years—but it also drew the ire of anti-gun groups and lawmakers who have been pressuring Starbucks to change its ways. Although the coffee chain didn’t reverse its policy toward guns, on Wednesday the CEO issued a statement essentially saying firearms are unwelcome (but not banned). Even though this wasn't surprising, it was still a big disappointment for Second Amendment advocates who felt the coffee giant was moving closer to the anti-gun side of the contentious debate.
Enter: McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts. After the Starbucks CEO caused quite the stir this week with his statement, Business Insider decided to ask some of Starbucks’ competitors what their gun policies are. Turns out, McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts are gun neutral.
Here's a statement from McDonald's spokeswoman Lisa McComb:
“We recognize that there is a lot of emotion and passion surrounding the issue of firearms and open carry weapons laws.
While we respect the differing views of all our customers, McDonald’s company-owned restaurants follow local, state and federal laws as it relates to open carry weapons in our restaurants.
For franchisee-owned restaurants, operational decisions regarding open carry weapon laws are made by the independent franchisee.
That said, as with all aspects of operating a McDonald’s restaurant, we expect our franchisees and their crew to follow local, state and federal laws.”
And Dunkin' Donuts spokeswoman Michelle King:
"Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins restaurants are owned and operated by individual franchisees who are required to follow all federal, state and local laws with regard to firearms."
Up until this week, gun owners celebrated Starbucks’ neutral gun policy, and increasingly came to use the coffee shops as gathering places. Now it looks like they’ll be frequenting Starbucks’ competitors a bit more often.
Every Saturday, I listen to the Kim Komando Show on the radio. Kim is also known as the “Digital Godess.” It’s a tech show, with people calling in asking questions about computers and other tech issues.
Kim occasionally mentions Starbucks. She calls it “ten bucks,” because every time she visits a Starbucks, she says she always spends at least ten dollars.
“I don’t ever do business with anti-Second Amendment bigots”
I prefer the scientific term for these mentally ill people, “hoplophobes”.
McDonalds coffee for the win! One dollar for a large coffee is even better than the corner grocery store (who I try to support because I like having a corner store).
I prefer the scientific term for these mentally ill people, “hoplophobes”.
Mentally ill, yes; scientific, no: Colonel Cooper coined the term in the 1960s or 1970s.
Nothing but hype which moonbats seem to love just like their resident in the white hut.
I only know Starbucks from a sample they sent me of their coffee, I have never gone into a Sratbucks location but judging from the sample I agree with Jackie Mason, there is no shmuck like a shmuck who goes to Starbucks, anyone who would drink that garbage would vote for Obama twice.
Go down to N'awlins sometime and get some REAL coffee. The coffee importers and roasters there were cookin' coffee before Seattle was cleared from the forest. I have a good silent laugh whenever a Washingtonian brags about the "greatness" of Seattle coffee. Have some beignets while you're about it.
Ha ha! I guess Jackie drank their coffee as well. I tell you that stuff really gets me sick, every-single-time like clockwork. Last time I drank it a friend of mine bought a bag of coffee beans from them and made it and didn’t tell me, and after 3 sips BLAAAAH! right away, I got the hiccups and puked my guts up. That crap they are selling is flat out poison, some people I know say it doesn’t do anything to them so I don’t know if it’s because I’m allergic to whatever beans they use, but maaaaan, that stuff is like arsenic to me. Plus it doesn’t taste like coffee to me - It’s hard to describe, it taste like dirt or something.
My son-in-law thinks Starbucks is wonderful, guess who he voted for in 2008? I don’t know about 2012.
If you have not seen the Starbucks routine from the “Ultimate Jew” here is a link, it is great, I have never been to Starbucks but one taste of their coffee and I understood exactly what Jackie meant.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fGnIOZ1yY8
Jackie expresses my opinion in his own unique way, you cannot be neutral, you either love him or hate him and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
I lived in Europe for 4 years, and absolutely love the coffee there. Starbucks is a European style coffee, and has the largest market coverage of any European style coffee house. The two times I have been to New Orleans, I stayed at the Hilton and bought coffee in their little coffee shop, which sells Starbucks coffee. It was good.
I guess the beignets are okay in New Orleans. What really impressed me, though, was the bread pudding. I could gain 50 pounds just thinking about it.
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