Starbucks no longer allow customers with guns

[Bailey Guns]

Oh...and how does this make Starbucks greedy?

[ChunkyMonkey]

I agree more with 10mm on this. By asking customer to not bring guns they sided with anti's. But hey, they don't support our military either, what reasons left for us to support them?

Stop acting like a liberal. It's their business.. its their right. And most of all, stop believing everything you read on the net... There is no truth to the rumor that starbuck is anti military.

I dont drink coffee so I really dont care what they say or dont say.. but I respect a private business's decision in the free market.

[jhood001]

They could've come and said "some of you people are too fucking stupid to use common sense so we kinda have to use it for you".

I wish they would have. Then davesl might go back to drinking the shit brew he strained from his midevil sock and the rest of us could go on with business as usual.

[Bailey Guns]

Stop acting like a liberal. It's their business.. its their right.

Exactly. Everyone has to be offended by something today...even those that should know better.

[davsel]

First off, I don't drink coffee.

I am also not a fan of open carry - different discussion.
My beef is with the wishy-washy, pussified, how bout if we say please, tone of the letter.
Take a Fn stand. Either way.
However, they'd rather sit on the fence and put the dollar before the principle - Greed.
They should have stayed out of the debate from the beginning and at least saved face.

F-em

Sippin some overpriced, fu-fu, organic, creamy, imported beany, chi, soy beverage through a cute little straw, surrounded by self proclaimed intellectuals and hairy-legged liberals?
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Have more respect for yourself - find a tavern.

[Irving]

No shit their going after the money, that's the entire reason they are in business. No one will give a shit what Starbucks stand on guns is when all their doors are closed. All everyone will know is that they were a bunch of clowns who apparently didn't care about selling coffee after all.

If you didn't catch what I said, the principle of their business is to make money, period. They don't need to worry about the principle of openly embracing one political ideology or another because they are operating in a country full of adults.

[Bailey Guns]

Big, bad corporation. Yeah. Screw 'em for wanting to make money. The nerve. They should hand out their coffee for free at gunshows. [/sarcasm]

[3beansalad]

FFS, dude. Read the letter. Starbucks is not prohibiting guns. They're politely asking people not to openly carry.

I read the letter and didn't see that the CEO asked for people to stop open carrying. He did however ask that people don't bring guns into the store. Yes, this was all prompted by open carry but his request is for guns to be left out, period. The previous Starbucks stance of being pro selling coffee I could respect but by this action, minimal as it seems, they have clearly taken a side.

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[TheBelly]

Seeing as Starbucks is now a 'gun free zone' (per their own respectful request), I won't allow my money to be spent there. I think the coffee is OK, if a bit overpriced, but mostly because mass shootings (almost to a fault) have happened at gun free zones.

I will just avoid the place so I don't get shot.

[eneranch]

I haven't patronized Starbucks in years, but I did respect their policy of adherence to Local Laws. Now things have changed and I still won't go there for my morning coffee.