# "Doonesbury" mocks Starbucks open-carry policy **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [March 25, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-mocks-starbucks-open-carry-policy/533689 "2010-03-25T00:17:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-mocks-starbucks-open-carry-policy/533689/32 "2010-03-26T17:07:08Z")
> [@Please explain the US open vs concealed carry laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-the-us-open-vs-concealed-carry-laws/531656/5): > > It’s simply not worth it unless you have no other choice. I can carry concealed in all 50 states, but I routinely open carry. I’ve had only a few hassles with it. Are there times I’ve chosen to conceal to avoid hassles? Yes. But I haven’t had to do that very often and the current open carry movement is making things even easier. It’s a matter of choice and a position of philosophy. I can openly carry a larger weapon than one I could [comfortably] conceal. I can also get to it easier. I feel I am far less likely to be the victim of an assault, mugging, etc. while OCing. Now, I know someone will come in here and start going on about how the bad guys will target an OCer just to get his weapon. All the research I’ve done on it shows no trend towards this. I believe if you look like you’re prepared to rock and roll they’re going to leave you alone. I applaud Starbucks for not kowtowing to Sarah Brady and her lying pukes. It’s their coffee shops, they should be able to set the rules they want (including having a smoking section if they so choose). If someone doesn’t like it, don’t go in! If something negatively affects a businesses income you can bet they’ll change their position. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-mocks-starbucks-open-carry-policy/533689)._