It was a practical business decision, and it was a good one.
Having been in the gun business for many years, and as a former Manager of the largest gun store West of the Pecos (formerly located in North Hollywood and Westminster, which is no longer in business), and a previous FFL holder myself, I find it hard to believe that this was the Open Carry's chosen battle ground for those who want to exercise their 2nd Amendment Rights. Starbucks? Why not choose Toy-R-Us? You're acting like children anyway, and you fail to exercise the most important rule of gun ownership.
YOU CANNOT CALL A BULLET BACK!!!
Once discharged from the barrel, the projectile leaves at such a tremendous rate of speed, that it breaks the sound barrier. That's why you hear the crack, pop, bang, boom, or growl of a gun. The bullet only does part of the damage. In rifles, sonic shock is what does most of the damage. It is caused by the wind that trails behind the bullet, for those who are uninitiated in gun nomenclature. Sonic shock or Hydrostatic shock,... and *the wind that trails the bullet causes the most damage. Hydrostatic shock sucks the fluid, known as blood, right out of the meat, which is flesh. When enough fluids is rapidly displaced, the meats rips off the bone. The human body is 80% fluid.
No one ever talks about the wind that trails the bullet.
Hydrostatic Shock affect the body, not just in the wound channel. The damage is caused all over the body, as bodily fluids adjust to compensate for loss where the wounds are. And there is not one person in the world who can unequivocally state that accidental discharges never happen; so carrying a gun, for no reason at all, just to prove you have a right to do so because it is listed on the Bill of Rights is an absurd thought process. You could be jailed for absurdity of lacking common sense, and you should be. You can never call a bullet back.
I would like to see certain laws pertaining to Open Carry fall under the same type of Judicial ruling as, "you can't yell fire in a crowded theater" to prove you have 1st Amendment Rights. You are a danger to yourself and others when you carry a gun "just because".
You are bearing arms against no one, unless his name is Mr. Paranoia. You are making complete idiots of yourselves, and by your inept actions, it is assumed that every other responsible gun owner in the United States who does not publicly display a firearm, is not as righteous of a believer in the Bill of Rights. You bear these arms in public for the sole purpose of supposedly scaring away the unseen bad guys, that apparently stalk coffee shops, looking to rob scone laden individuals, hopped up Chai Tea; because we all know Starbucks is where all the big money is located and all the crime in the United States takes place.
I've met idiots like you "open carry" fools, in my former Managerial position and consequently, kicked you the fuck out of my store for being ignorant dipshits. Isn't that strange? I, who love guns, would actually MAKE YOU, open carriers, check your guns at the door, disarm, or slap leather. (That is not a good idea with those who IPSC shoot or are CQB trained) So would the 20 other guys standing behind my counters. You would never be allowed to saunter to the back of the store armed, near the cash registers to discuss the matter in a so-called "peaceful" manner, based on your Constitutional Right to Bear Arms. Even if you had a issued CCW, you would still had to check your shit at the door. Or, shop elsewhere. Believe me when I say, that I did the kind of annual business, that losing your business, based on your need to open carry in my place of business, would show up as a minor blip on the economic scale of how much came in the door and how much went out, where operating overhead is concerned.
Assholes like you weren't even a trickle of my business. I could give a rat's ass if you never spent another dime, ever again in my place of business. Do you open carriers realize what type of insurance binder must be carried in order for people to carry firearms in a place of business? Your Constitutional Right my ass! I'm sure Mr. Shultz was notified by his insurance company, that based on your unwanted/unneeded presence, that his insurance rates would increase substantially, if he continued to allow you idiots to continue your quest to show President Obama who "the boss is in this here American nation". Well, while Shultz may have used the Navy Yard Massacre (yet to be named that, so you heard it here first) as a tool to rid his places of business from the irresponsible open carry crowd, any business decision to cut overhead cost by not allowing people to carry deadly weapons in his facilities of operation was basic common business sense. Nothing more, nothing less. Don't take that shit so personal. And yes, the main reason you could not carry a gun in my place of business was for the same reason, where as my carrying a gun on a daily basis had nothing to do with Constitutional Rights, but in fact, it was all about securing my facility, and never needing or requesting your help as an open carry person to do so.
Your Constitutional Rights to Bear Arms ended at my front door.
I made no bones about that decision.
You took a stand at Starbucks, because you felt is a a liberal bastion of yuppies to be taken down one cup of coffee at a time, and this is how you were going to show America you have rights, by scaring men, women and children of all ages. Now I know where the term "guntard" came from. Please, don't try to appeal to my better nature. I don't really have one when it comes to stupid people who own guns, who never considered that they may be scaring the crap out of others, as they endanger the lives of others. I'm betting that the majority of you "open carry" people own guns, but you never owned a real safe. Yes, you have a trigger lock, or a gun cabinet, or some other hillbilly shit that holds your guns, supposedly safe, when you're not brandishing it on your hip or quick slinging across your chest, in some public venue to see how far you can push the limits of reality.
Brandish: To display ostentatiously (for those who have a limited vocabulary)
My question to you is this: IF YOU CAN AFFORD A $1,000 gun or two, don't you think it prudent to BUY A $1,000 SAFE TO SECURE THEM ALL OF THEM?
Or are you cheap?
No one wants to here you spout off at the mouth about your "inalienable", inherent rights under the 2nd Amendment, and you morons (open carriers) are basically stretching the limits of Law Enforcement to a breaking point. These nonsensical challenges to authority, that you perceive as a slight to your Freedom. Get over yourselves, puppies. Until you get to a place, where it is your business to wear a gun on a daily basis--don't. Until you shoot 200,000 rounds a year (as I did for research and development on new products), don't carry a gun to prove you have a right to do so. You are a bad accident waiting to happen based on the attitude, "I'm not doing anything wrong,...I have rights, you know". Guns and attitude are fire and gasoline. Don't challenge Law Enforcement, because you feel since 9/11, the rules have changed in your favor. If you are carrying because of 9/11, seek professional help. You represent a bigger threat to a stable society than the errant robber or imaginary terrorist IN YOUR HEAD!
Also, these dumb ass youtube videos (produced by dumb asses for dumb asses), where dumb ass people are strolling into a Shopping Malls, Subway, Walmart, etc...to test the gun free zone waters,... knock that shit off already! No one wants to watch another youtube video of YOU, harassing Law Enforcement, because you own a cheap piece of shit AK-47 or AR-15. You are raising the stakes where a Police State is concerned. You are giving them cause to pause and assess. Have you ever considered that, while you blurt on continuously about your 2nd Amendment Rights? You want to engage Law Enforcement in some unknown struggle, this battle of wills, to see if they will engage you back? You are the precursor to what creates a Third World Nation, and you think nothing of your fellow man and how your errant behavior affects everyone in this nation.
Really--who give a rat's ass if you own a Glock 23 or an AR-15?
I certainly don't. I couldn't care less. It doesn't scare me and based on your incompetent handling of these weapons and others (in public), and you need to know the end results of your constant challenge of open carry rights. A scoped H&K 91 or PSG-1 at 500 yards would put you on the ground PERMANENTLY, in seconds from a cold shot--without hesitation, and that is the stage you are setting up for this nation. To be taken down. When you get hit with that .308, remember, it was YOU who came outside, brandishing a firearm, with no real reason to do so. Every .308 launched raises the stakes to a Tikka T-3 Tactical or Barrett Light .50, and it's all because you'll feel that, every open carry person was within his or her rights to brandish in public.
Not even close.
Philosophically speaking, (because this is what you are doing when you talk about your "open carry" rights) you will have your legs taken out from under you, literally speaking, because you're stupid enough to literally have a REAL GUN while proposing a philosophical view point in public, while brandishing a firearm. You're no better than the guy who self immolates to prove his philosophical viewpoint. He uses real gas and real matches. Is the picture becoming clearer now?
Again, open carriers, you are in need of major therapy, because beyond you Right to Keep and Bear Arms, there has been ZERO call for a United States National Militia, and WE HAVE NOT been invaded by anyone... so the current U.S. standing military doesn't need your help. They will let you know when they do. They probably won't EVER need your help securing any Starbucks as a command post, so all your open carry practice has been in vain--and a bit disturbing to say the least.
Do what every other normal person does.
Go have a cup of coffee without a gun.
Try a maple scone, or a lemon bar with that coffee.
Read the morning news and reflect how to make society a better place to live, not react by carrying a gun in a public venue.
Take your gun to the shooting range when you want to use it.
Don't carry a gun in public; it makes people uncomfortable when there is no reason for you to do so.
Realize that you don't use real items like guns to make a philosophical statements or viewpoints.
We know you have rights, now get over the need place you and everyone in danger to prove it.
Don't engage Law Enforcement in open carry engagement, which they are out doing their job hopefully. If the police are called on you, for open carry, then they could actually be somewhere else preventing a real crime, but "man/dumb ass/ with a gun" takes top priority in 911 calls. That dumb ass would be you! A liquor store just got held up because you needed to have a philosophical discussion while brandishing a AR-15, for your youtube audience. Stop wasting my tax dollars with your nonsense.
Grow up and get a life.
These are simple request.
MUSASHI has spoken.
Peace Out.
[*] the wind that trails the bullet causes the most damage (One day, when Progun realizes that the wind that trails the bullet is the political spin they put on every shooting, then they'll stop questioning what this phrase means. Allegory and puns aren't for everyone. That's why most people understand the 2nd Amendment and don't carry around guns, because the understand Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution—and don’t limit themselves to one singular, Bill of Right Amendment, that has no need of being implemented on out public streets because the President is not the same color they are. Their racist needs and beliefs usurp the meaning of Freedom and Liberty)
Huzzah to you sir! We need more responsible gun owners to speak up for common sense.
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