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  • As Helmke leaves, MI editorial shows why his message lost, even in NW

    07/05/2011 4:05:08 AM PDT · by marktwain · 11 replies
    Seattle Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 4 July, 2011 | Dave Workman
    Evergreen State gun owners recall Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke as the fellow who declared war on Starbucks for serving armed citizen patrons — and lost — and as he departs that post, an editorial in a Michigan newspaper yesterday underscores why. This column discussed Helmke's looming departure the other day. We talked about the record number of CPL holders here while violent crime had declined. We talked about it on a national scale here, all on Helmke's watch. We noted here how Starbucks profits actually climbed after Helmke's attempt to browbeat the business chain into submission. As America celebrates...