This is why I have a problem with open carry agenda guys. The guys that make a big deal out of open carry as some sort of constitutional statement are a net negative impact for anyone interested in expanding firearms rights. We have yahoos flaunting open carry laws and videoing their encounters with the police in the hopes they get an unprofessional reaction from the cops. There are guys that carry openly in obviously emotion charged places. In a state like mine where we have had open carry since territorial days, and recently concealed carry without a permit, carrying your cocked and locked 1911, or worse, Norinco pistol openly simply causes angst among the polis. It just isn't, well, polite. IMHO. Don't get me wrong. I have carried open many times before. But it is in rural areas where disarming after a hike or hunt just to get gas or a sandwich is a hassle. In those parts of my state guns don't cause a second glance. Then there is the guy at lunch just today that carries openly in a restaurant packed with a lunch crowd in a major urban area. Why is that necessary? He even had a long tailed shirt. He only had to pull it over his holster. Which brings me to another observation. In nearly every case of unnecessary (my opinion) open carry I have seen, the holster of choice is a cheap nylon rig. WTF. If you are going to carry openly then use something with some real retention qualities and dress it up a bit. Oh ya, the Starbucks thing.
So it appears Starbucks has had groups of open carry folks frequenting their establishments. It has apparently made their customer uneasy. So, the CEO issues this open letter, which appeared in several major papers including USA Today and NYT. Honestly, for a company whose corporate citizenship is marked by liberal tendencies, I think he is handling this very well indeed. I think he is being reasonable. I just hope the open carry jihadists don't push back. It is bad for gun ownership in general.
http://www.starbucks.com/blog/an-op...source=search&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=phd
So it appears Starbucks has had groups of open carry folks frequenting their establishments. It has apparently made their customer uneasy. So, the CEO issues this open letter, which appeared in several major papers including USA Today and NYT. Honestly, for a company whose corporate citizenship is marked by liberal tendencies, I think he is handling this very well indeed. I think he is being reasonable. I just hope the open carry jihadists don't push back. It is bad for gun ownership in general.
http://www.starbucks.com/blog/an-op...source=search&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=phd