I get concealed carry, what I don’t get is open carry, which is the issue involving Starbucks stores. If someone walks into a Starbucks, gun in hand, how can you tell if they’re simply making a political statement, or they’re about to rob the place or shoot someone? What if one guy walks in carrying a gun, and another guy feels threatened – does guy #2 have a right to “stand his ground” and shoot the first guy? At the very least, sensible gun control would involve the gun staying put away or holstered – not this craziness people keep posting of their gun sitting next to their latte on a Starbucks table.
I get concealed carry, what I don’t get is open carry, which is the issue involving Starbucks stores. If someone walks into a Starbucks, gun in hand, how can you tell if they’re simply making a political statement, or they’re about to rob the place or shoot someone? What if one guy walks in carrying a gun, and another guy feels threatened – does guy #2 have a right to “stand his ground” and shoot the first guy? At the very least, sensible gun control would involve the gun staying put away or holstered – not this craziness people keep posting of their gun sitting next to their latte on a Starbucks table.