Kind of what some of us have been telling the open carry folks for a while now.......but I have a feeling that won't stop until we also have state law prohibiting open carry.......

When they make enough of the opposition mad enough it will be too late. Personally I think they already have passed the point of no return.

The company's stance came about from events elsewhere. Starbucks stated in an article that "some anti-gun activists have also played a role in ratcheting up the rhetoric and friction." But thats right, its only the open carrier's fault.
I haven't seen one of these local long gun open carry rallies even mention starbucks. Have you?
Costco did the same thing a few years ago after a chl holder was shot by leo in one of their parking lots. All chl holders should be tarred and feathered!!! Jared's jewelry, CVS, and Chuck E Cheese also doen't want guns in their stores either. Is that due to open carry too?
Honestly, all this hullabaloo tells me that the anti-gun propaganda machine did its job very well.

In other news. Starbucks extended a no smoking zone of 25'. Smokers should be tarred and feathered!

I doubt seriously anti-gun groups have done more than the Yoyo's like this to push this new stance.

According to the article I read (IIRC is was the WSJ) the anti-gun people would even get biligerent with staff, so yes I think beligerent anti-gunners make more of an unfavorable impression than that yoyo posing for his picture. I agree that there is tardedness going on in the open carry camp. Its everywhere now days.

Ya'll should listen to yourselves. You sound subjugated. "Don't piss off the opposition or they'll take away more of our rights." We'd be British and probably stuck on the east coast if our forefather's had that mentality.

That article was very well written and articulated. Well done.

+1

This is like morality, or when is it too cold. Correct answer being "whatever that person says". How much money is enough? Didn't some famous admired person say "any plan is better than no plan at all"?

Starbucks appreciation day

Starbucks appreciation facebook

Newtown Starbucks Appreciation Day

Ya, I would say I have heard of this...

Half the open carry advocates crowd saying Starbucks sucks, the other half telling Starbucks how much they appreciate their 2ND Amendment support. What a cluster???

I feel bad for statbucks. The turf war was brought onto their neutral turf.

The bikers at the Golden Aspen Biker Rally in Ruidoso didn't care either way, Starbucks was packed with motorcycles every time we drove by.

agree that long guns should not be carried in public and that open carry states will soon outlaw same or repeal open carry laws all together and these idiots will make it difficult for more states to approve open carry laws.

I don't have a crystal ball, but I'll make a prediction anyway. The legislature will pass a law during the next legislative session banning open carry of long guns in public places.
Ironically, the "use it or lose it" crowd will blame those who did not open carry, when in fact it will be those very people who continually shoved their AR's and AK's in everyone's faces who will generate the new law.
Like it or not, people in general don't like seeing perfect strangers walking around in public with rifles strapped to them in the midst of all of the mass shootings and other general craziness going on in this country, especially when it serves no real purpose other than to show everyone they can.
IMO, the argument that we will lose the ability to carry if we don't exercise it holds absolutely no water. It has been legal for many, many years to carry long guns. Until this year, how many people have you ever seen doing this? The answer for most would be "none", yet somehow we haven't lost it yet.

You must be thinking of a different Texas Legislature!

Possibly, but I believe there are enough influential people who will grow tired of seeing Johnny Rambos when they are running their errands that it will happen.

I am afraid you are right.

The people that have influence over the Texas Legislature haven't worried about the needs or desires of the general public for ages. An ugly fact that has been hammered into me many times while wearing out shoe leather in Austin.

Another thought. As the Governor prepares himself for another run for the Presidency, there is no way he would sign any legislation restricting weapons of any form.

Oh my, my.....how naïve to think that old Rick wouldn't sign a law against open carry of AR's and AK's to draw in the independent vote......Finally a candidate that takes the 2nd Amendment and the welfare of the people into consideration......I can see it now.

The Independent Vote does not participate in the Republican presidential candidate selection process.

Well, I'm sure old Rick expects to make it further than just being in the process......come on man!