Dear Starbucks – no decision is a decision

Howard Schultz and Starbucks, versus the "open carry" pistol advocates — PISTOL-carry advocates, not GUN-carry advocates — say that they just want to be left alone, out of the politicization of pistol-carrying rights, etc.

That said, the "open carry" movement has specifically targeted Starbucks, so "no decision" on banning pistol-carriers from Starbucks, rather than letting state laws apply, is itself not just a decision, but a politically charged decision.

Also, in California at least, some "open carriers" are breaking the law, yet the weaselly LA Times op=ed board, by opposing this group's petition drive to get Starbucks to give pistol packers the boot, says:

The Brady Campaign is spraying ammo at an innocent bystander.

Fail.

Meanwhile, up in Starbucks' home, the Seattle Times has a pro-con on the issue. Even the columnist supporting the "right" to carry can't muster too much support.

That said, Starbucks has the right, per laws in all open carry states, to ban open carrying of pistols in its stores. That, if anything, would depoliticize the issue.

Wake up and ... smell the coffee, Starbucks.