Quoted from a letter to the editor in the Lebanon Reporter June 22, 2013
This woman is just completely nuts. !
Rick
Starbucks should ban guns
To the editor
As a member of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, I am shocked and confused as to why Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz recently banned smoking within 25 feet of its stores, but continues to allow customers to carry loaded weapons inside.
Unlike its competitors, including Peet`s Coffee & Tea, Starbucks allows customers to bring loaded guns inside stores where states allow open carry.
I do not want to unknowingly expose my children to loaded weapons when I purchase coffee. There have been several shootings at Starbucks around the country recently, and I want to prevent this from happening in my community. I am asking Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to institute corporate policies that promote gun sense, a common-sense approach to protecting our children and families from the growing epidemic of gun violence in America.
As a valued community citizen, Starbucks could play a role inj addressing this crisis by immediately banning loaded guns from its stores.
Gun violence in not just a legislative issue: Companies and businesses can help create a culture that values gun safety.
By instituting a policy banning guns in its stores, Starbucks would make a crucial statement about how much they value the safety of their customers.
Moms and women oversee nearly 80 percent of household spending decisions: Moms Demand Action is helping them make sure they spend those dollars at businesses that respect and support the safety of their children and familes.
As a mother of five children in Indiana, I will not rest until real gun reform takes place in America`s businesses and legislatures.
Shannon Watts
Zionsville
This woman is just completely nuts. !
Rick