Earlier today I sent an inquiry to Starbucks press office as follows:
1. In the fourth paragraph you state " we would be forced to require our partners to ask law abiding customers to leave our stores, putting our partners in an unfair and potentially unsafe position." Are you saying that having "law abiding" armed customers makes your stores safer? or are you saying "law abiding" armed customers may suddenly become "law breaking" citizens and threaten your partners? Your statement is not clear on this issue.
2. Does your open carry position apply to states with Concealed Carry laws but restricted "open carry"- such as Kansas? Your statement is not clear on this issue
I received this reply moments ago from a Starbucks Spokesperson:
Statement
As we indicate in our statement, our approach is to comply with the local laws and statutes in Kansas and all other communities we serve.
The statement certainly does NOT address my first question, which I believe, needs to be addressed.
As to the second question-
Unfortunately, Kansas law, and many other states with concealed carry allow a business to post a "no guns" sign on the door. Some municipalities in Kansas, for example do NOT allow open carry, but do allow concealed carry.
The original statement does NOT indicate that Starbucks will allow Concealed Carry in their stores- it merely addresses open carry.
However, we appreciate the response from Starbucks and appreciate their apparent support for the Second Amendment
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