I don't get it...

[freewookie]

I've never really stood in a Chipotle thinking "I sure wish I had my AR".

http://www.okcfox.com/story/25568920/chipotle-dont-bring-your-guns-to-our-stores


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[freewookie]

Text of the story.

NEW YORK (AP) - Chipotle is asking customers not to bring firearms into its stores after it says gun rights advocates brought military-style assault rifles into one of its restaurants in Texas.

The Denver-based company notes that it has traditionally complied with local laws regarding open and concealed firearms.

But in a statement Monday, the company said that "the display of firearms in our restaurants has now created an environment that is potentially intimidating or uncomfortable for many of our customers."

The announcement came after a petition by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which has called on other companies to ban firearms in their stores as well. The group said its petition was in reaction to open-carry gun activists appearing at a Dallas-area Chipotle restaurant over the weekend.

Erika Soto Lamb, a spokeswoman for the group, said she thought the move by Chipotle was a "bold statement," especially considering its previous stance of complying with local laws.

Many states allow people to carry licensed guns in some way, but some businesses exercise their right to ban firearms.

A Chipotle spokesman didn't immediately respond when asked if the company's request was an outright ban, or how it would respond if people continued to bring firearms into its restaurants.

Last year, Starbucks Corp. also told customers that guns were no longer welcome in its cafes after it had to temporarily close a store in Newtown, Connecticut, to avoid a demonstration by gun rights advocates. The company said it shut down the store out of respect for the community, where 20 school children and six educators had been slain.

The Seattle-based coffee chain stopped short of a ban, however, saying it didn't want to put its workers in the position of having to ask people carrying guns to leave its stores. Its carefully worded decision also underscored how major companies need to walk a fine line on highly divisive political issues.

Likewise, Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. noted in its statement that "there are strong arguments on both sides of this issue." It said it hoped that customers who oppose carrying guns in public agree that "it is the role of elected officials and the legislative process to set policy in this area."

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Conversation going on over here: http://www.okshooters.com/showthread.php?197594-Gun-control-activists-petition-Chipotle-to-ban-guns

 

[Old Fart]

Upside is they finally became famous. There's tons of pics of them on facebook now.

Here the first pic before fame.

Here's a couple of the funny pics.

 

[tRidiot]

Some serious operators there... glad they had a good time and gave the antis a great opportunity for alarmism. Strong work.

 

[R. Johnson]

I've never really stood in a Chipotle thinking "I sure wish I had my AR".

Neither have I, nor would I hang out in a Chipolte with my AR. However, I firmly believe a person ought to be able to go anywhere with their AR slung without anyone blinking an eye about it or feeling uncomfortable. That's just me though. Baby steps.

 

[tRidiot]

Neither have I, nor would I hang out in a Chipolte with my AR. However, I firmly believe a person ought to be able to go anywhere with their AR slung without anyone blinking an eye about it or feeling uncomfortable. That's just me though. Baby steps.

We're a long ways from that in this country, sadly. I, too, long for the days when anyone can carry their weapons openly and no one blinks an eye, because guns are simply part of everyday life in the hands of responsible citizens. But we do have to do it incrementally - keep in mind in this country for decades in some areas, people have been indoctrinated since their early school days that guns = evil and anyone outside of a soldier carrying one must be up to no good.

These two were simply interested in showing off. Really hurt our cause.

 

[Jestik]

WTF were those guys thinking? If I had been a gun owner, I would have walked up to them and had a nice long conversation with them about how they're being dicks.

 

[R. Johnson]

Really hurt our cause.

Oh yeah they did. Every time these idiots do something like this it makes the small, deliberate steps towards Constitutional carry that much more difficult.

 

[Old Fart]

It's been way too long since people were used to seeing rifles in public and given some of the recent press with AR's or other "assault" weapons it just plain stupid to make your point this way. All around dumb decision.