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 Tell
Starbucks: Keep Guns Out of its Coffee Shops
Over the past few
months, more and more gun owners have been gathering at restaurants
and coffee shops like Starbucks with guns strapped to their hips,
intimidating fellow patrons.
Businesses can legally
prohibit guns from being carried in their establishments - and so
far, Peet's Coffee & Tea and California Pizza Kitchen have heeded
customer concerns and barred the open carrying of guns. But Starbucks
is refusing to prohibit the open carrying of firearms in its stores,
despite protests from loyal customers. Because of Starbucks' refusal,
the Brady Campaign has teamed up with CREDO Action to tell Starbucks
to keep guns out of its coffee shops.
The practice of packing
heat in places like Starbucks is intimidating and could be potentially
dangerous to our families and communities - and it must be stopped.
It's everyone's right
to sit in a restaurant or coffee shop with their families without
intimidation or fear of guns, either concealed or openly carried.
Under the law, Starbucks
has the right to adopt a gun-free policy, with an exception for
uniformed police officers. Such a policy can easily be implemented
in most cases by putting up signs at store entrances.
We need to tell Starbucks
to bar guns in its stores. These individuals who have been carrying
guns into Starbucks have all the firepower of a SWAT team, and none
of the law enforcement training.
Click the link below
or paste to your browser to sign the petition today: http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/starbucks_guns/?rc=brady
Tell Starbucks to
keep guns out of its stores! The petition to be delivered to Howard
Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO of Starbucks.
CAGV Joins with Hartford Communities
for Public Safety to Stop Gun Violence in Hartford
As part of our "Red Flag" campaign, CT
Against Gun Violence is working with Hartford's Communities for
Public Safety in a campaign to help control gun violence in Hartford.
Hartford's rate of gun violence is the highest in the state. The
Red Flag Campaign, whose slogan is "Where Did They Get the Gun,"
highlights the fact that most gun crimes are committed by persons
who are prohibited from owning guns. But most prosecutions are for
criminal possession, while there are very few trafficking prosecutions.
So where did these criminals get the gun?
As part of the campaign, CAGV and the
Communities for Public Safety have issued the following petition:
The Communities' Committee for Public
Safety and Connecticut
Against Gun Violence Ask Where did they get the gun?
We, the undersigned because of our concern for the
quality of life in Hartford and our distress over excessive gun
violence in the City, wish to be informed on a regular basis of
the results of all gun traces for guns recovered from crime scenes
and search and seizures. Since all recovered guns are required
to be traced, we want to be advised of the source of these guns
coming into our City that are falling into the hands of prohibited
users who are committing violent crimes with these illegally obtained
firearms. We feel that this is an important first step for our
Community in dealing with the unacceptable level of gun violence
in Hartford.
We are in the process of gathering signatures
for this petition. Please help us by adding your name to our list.
To do this send your name and address
to erichardson45@yahoo.com.
Just mention "petition" in the subject
of your email.
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