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Hmmmm... I think it's a bit wishy washy... why would you go on record that you welcome carrying your firearm on the premises & then go back asking that individuals not carry them b/c it's "not part of the *said establishments* experience"..... last I recall a person legally carrying their firearm generally has nothing to do with their shopping/dining/outing experience but about them exercising their right to do so & protection. lol

I think a world without guns would be a better place. I'm so tired of hearing all the stories of innocent children finding them and hurting themselves or another child.

I wish Starbucks would just go all in and say no guns.

I think Starbucks will be feeling the backlash of this statement very soon.

Lame. Starbucks should either ban them completely or keep the policy as is. I am personally very uncomfortable around guns so if I was in a Starbucks and got a glimpse of a customers gun on their hip I would avoid that store--but in NYC it would only be someone in law enforcement.

I guess they were OK with allowing guns but now that it's gotten too much attention they're sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place? If they now say no guns they'll be bothering pro-gun customers but if they say guns are allowed they will be bothering anti-gun customers. Either way they'll lose customers.

Just so everyone is aware, every state now has some sort of carry law in place (Illinois has a law but won't start issuing permits for a few more months). If you ever leave your house, you have probably been in a building with someone carrying a firearm.

I think they should focus on making better coffee.

Most states have EXTREMELY stringent policies on who they grant conceal and carry licenses to. I wouldn't be worried at all to be around those who are licensed to carry a concealed weapon.

We check policies of new places all the time. DH has his concealed license so we always make sure we are in the right when we go places, otherwise we leave the gun in the car. At first I thought it was silly to take a gun everywhere when DH first expressed his desire to get his license, but anymore I'm thankful he has it. You never know what will happen at an innocent trip to the movies, unfortunately.

I don't mind if places allow guns. DH had to go through a long and hard process to obtain his and there are tons of rules and regulations about being able to carry. Not just anyone can get one. And even if they do, we are protected!

@looch: I know absolutely nothing about gun laws, but I do know PA is a conceal and carry state.

That said, there are HUGE signs in our preschool that says "absolutely no firearms"

I just dont understand the need to carry a gun around in the first place. I just dont get it.

@looch: I'm in North Carolina where we have the right to conceal with a permit, up until about a month ago we couldn't take them into anywhere that you had to pay to get into (movies, theme parks, etc,) anywhere that served alcohol, any school/government building/property or anywhere where it was posted saying no weapons allowed.

They passed a bill so now you can take them anywhere that it isn't posted, other than INSIDE a school/government building..they are allowed on the property (inside your car) but they cannot be ON you in those buildings..concealed or not.

A place allowing guns doesn't draw us to it, it just tells us weather DH needs to take his gun off or not I think the Starbucks thing got a little more attention than they wanted so they're trying to say "Guns are welcome, but that doesn't mean we are asking everyone with a gun to show up armed".

I know this is from Buzzfeed, but it just happened to be the most recent thing I'd seen:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/10-potential-mass-shootings-that-were-stopped-by-someone-wit

This is why people carry guns. Because there are crazy people that don't listen to "no-gun" rules. Should we also post signs that say "No Murdering"?