“In an open letter released today, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said that Starbucks will now ‘respectfully request’ that gun owners not bring their guns into Starbucks, even in states where ‘open’ or ‘concealed carry’ is permitted. ‘We’re not pro-gun or anti-gun,’ he told Bloomberg Businessweek, but he wanted to stop events like Starbucks Appreciation Day, in which those legally permitted to carry firearms were encouraged to patronize Starbucks while brandishing firearms.”
