Results: Starbucks Anti-Gun Request
Published on 09/18/2013
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is asking customers in a letter not to bring their guns into the stores after gun rights group announced plans for a "Starbucks Appreciation Day" to recognize the Seattle-based chain's policy of allowing gun owners to bring in their weapons where permitted by state law.
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Do you approve the Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz's request to his gun-owners customers not to bring guns at the Starbucks locations ? Yes
60%
1004 votes
No
19%
315 votes
Undecided
21%
354 votes
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Do you think that other businesses should follow the Starbucks' example on how to ensure a more comfortable environment for everyone? Yes
56%
945 votes
No
20%
328 votes
Undecided
24%
400 votes
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Do you think that companies have the rights to request from customers not to bring guns to public spaces like Starbucks Coffee Shops? Yes, it is a good way to ensure an excellent customer experience
59%
982 votes
No, there are laws that decide that
17%
289 votes
Undecided
23%
386 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.36% | 6 | |
| yes, they have the right. no, it is not a good way to treat your customers. | 0.06% | 1 |
| not if they have a policy to let them bring them in. | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes--it's their business, and not "public." | 0.06% | 1 |
| i might've voted yes, but not wth the end of the sentence above. | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes they have the right to make a "request" but i don't think it'd be right for them to enforce it because there is the right to bear arms in this country, and in those areas where you're able to carry a firearm on you, it should be legal there. | 0.06% | 1 |
| it's the right thing to do | 0.06% | 1 |
| they have the right, but criminals are more likely to target companies with such policies | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes its their company, they can do what they want | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes, they have the right to serve whom they wish. | 0.06% | 1 |
| starbucks is not the federal gov. they can request anything they want. their property, their rules. they don't like guns, they can refuse service to anyone at anytime. free markets and all that. | 0.06% | 1 |
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What is your overall view about guns? I support Anti-gun Law
43%
721 votes
I do NOT support Anti-gun Laws
28%
468 votes
Undecided
29%
484 votes
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