Aguila Blanca
28th February 2010, 18:58
Please discuss:
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Buzz and bullets: Gun fans cheer Starbucks' policy
Published: 2/28/10, 3:45 PM EDT
By GREG BLUESTEIN
(AP) - Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. He says the firearm drew a double-take from at least one customer, but not a peep from the baristas.
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I zeroed in on this idiotic statement:
Ralph Fascitelli of Washington Ceasefire, an advocacy group that seeks to reduce gun violence, said allowing guns in coffeehouses robs residents of "societal sanctuaries."
"People go to Starbucks for an escape, just so they can get peace," Fascitelli said. "But people walk in with open-carry guns and it destroys the tranquility."
I'd like to know HOW it destroys the "tranquility." Police walk into restaurants and coffee shops every day wearing guns and nobody panics. If someone walks in waving a gun around and shooting at people ... yeah, that would be a bit disruptive. But if a guy (or gal) walks in with a pistol worn on their belt in a nice leather or kydex holster (just like the detectives wear), why should that upset anyone? Around here, except for the fact that open carry isn't allowed even with a permit I suspect most people seeing such a person would assume it muct be a police officer or security officer and go back to reading Elle.
Of course, it would destroy Mr. Fascitelli's tranquility. He's an outsider, recently arrived in Washington (state). He's the doofus who tried to have people arrested at a recent public hearing on a proposed bill, and was upset when the state tropper on duty informed him that nobody was breaking the law. In other words, Mr. Fascitelli is a hoplophobe.
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Buzz and bullets: Gun fans cheer Starbucks' policy
Published: 2/28/10, 3:45 PM EDT
By GREG BLUESTEIN
(AP) - Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. He says the firearm drew a double-take from at least one customer, but not a peep from the baristas.
...
I zeroed in on this idiotic statement:
Ralph Fascitelli of Washington Ceasefire, an advocacy group that seeks to reduce gun violence, said allowing guns in coffeehouses robs residents of "societal sanctuaries."
"People go to Starbucks for an escape, just so they can get peace," Fascitelli said. "But people walk in with open-carry guns and it destroys the tranquility."
I'd like to know HOW it destroys the "tranquility." Police walk into restaurants and coffee shops every day wearing guns and nobody panics. If someone walks in waving a gun around and shooting at people ... yeah, that would be a bit disruptive. But if a guy (or gal) walks in with a pistol worn on their belt in a nice leather or kydex holster (just like the detectives wear), why should that upset anyone? Around here, except for the fact that open carry isn't allowed even with a permit I suspect most people seeing such a person would assume it muct be a police officer or security officer and go back to reading Elle.
Of course, it would destroy Mr. Fascitelli's tranquility. He's an outsider, recently arrived in Washington (state). He's the doofus who tried to have people arrested at a recent public hearing on a proposed bill, and was upset when the state tropper on duty informed him that nobody was breaking the law. In other words, Mr. Fascitelli is a hoplophobe.