old Grump
11-05-2010, 07:27 PM
Dave Workman (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/dave-workman)
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/dave-workman)
Remember six months ago when the anti-gun Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Washington CeaseFire were aghast that Seattle coffee giant Starbucks would not become their political surrogate and ban armed customers from their shops?
The campaign against Starbucks had kicked off down in California (where else?) and the gun prohibition lobby tried to spread it nationally, but quickly lost traction when Starbucks did the responsible thing and merely announced that it was in compliance with, and would do business under all state and local laws.
Almost immediately, the Open Carry crowd declared it would spend more time and money with their local Starbucks franchises like they did in October at a Spanaway coffee shop following a confrontation between a legally-armed citizen and an allegedly over-zealous Pierce County sheriff's deputy.
Now comes the news (http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1310ap_us_earns_starbucks.html)that Starbucks is reporting big earnings during the third quarter. The coffee giant reported yesterday that earnings had risen to $278.9 million, or 37 cents per share. That’s up significantly over last year’s third quarter earnings report of $150 million and 20 cents a share.
The world's largest cafe chain earned $278.9 million, or 37 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Oct. 3. That compares with $150 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier.
All of those predictions about people refusing to patronize these coffee shops appears to have been so much bull, same as the anti-gun lobby’s repeated forecasts of more violent crime, increased homicides and other problems if legislatures adopted sensible concealed carry statutes over the past several years.
For the past three years, crime rates have declined while gun ownership and the number of concealed carry permits and licenses issued by the states has gone up dramatically.
Gun prohibitionists predicted Starbucks would lose money. Wrong…again! However, do not hold your breath waiting for Brady President Paul Helmke or CeaseFire President Ralph Fascitelli to acknowledge that their hysteria-laden rhetoric was empty. Congratulations to Starbucks and Howard Schultz for making a buck and standing up to anti-gun demagoguery.
The traffic increase was particularly strong in U.S. Starbucks stores, where 6 percent more people came in and each spent 2 percent more, on average, than a year earlier. Abroad, 4 percent more people came in and spent an average of 3 percent more.
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/starbucks-redux-money-talks-and-b-s-walks
Kind of gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling don't it. Starbucks goes pro=gun and prospers and Brady Bunch goes broke. What a tragic state of affairs...for the Brady Bunch. :yeah:
Seattle Gun Rights Examiner (http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/dave-workman)
Remember six months ago when the anti-gun Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and Washington CeaseFire were aghast that Seattle coffee giant Starbucks would not become their political surrogate and ban armed customers from their shops?
The campaign against Starbucks had kicked off down in California (where else?) and the gun prohibition lobby tried to spread it nationally, but quickly lost traction when Starbucks did the responsible thing and merely announced that it was in compliance with, and would do business under all state and local laws.
Almost immediately, the Open Carry crowd declared it would spend more time and money with their local Starbucks franchises like they did in October at a Spanaway coffee shop following a confrontation between a legally-armed citizen and an allegedly over-zealous Pierce County sheriff's deputy.
Now comes the news (http://www.seattlepi.com/business/1310ap_us_earns_starbucks.html)that Starbucks is reporting big earnings during the third quarter. The coffee giant reported yesterday that earnings had risen to $278.9 million, or 37 cents per share. That’s up significantly over last year’s third quarter earnings report of $150 million and 20 cents a share.
The world's largest cafe chain earned $278.9 million, or 37 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Oct. 3. That compares with $150 million, or 20 cents per share, a year earlier.
All of those predictions about people refusing to patronize these coffee shops appears to have been so much bull, same as the anti-gun lobby’s repeated forecasts of more violent crime, increased homicides and other problems if legislatures adopted sensible concealed carry statutes over the past several years.
For the past three years, crime rates have declined while gun ownership and the number of concealed carry permits and licenses issued by the states has gone up dramatically.
Gun prohibitionists predicted Starbucks would lose money. Wrong…again! However, do not hold your breath waiting for Brady President Paul Helmke or CeaseFire President Ralph Fascitelli to acknowledge that their hysteria-laden rhetoric was empty. Congratulations to Starbucks and Howard Schultz for making a buck and standing up to anti-gun demagoguery.
The traffic increase was particularly strong in U.S. Starbucks stores, where 6 percent more people came in and each spent 2 percent more, on average, than a year earlier. Abroad, 4 percent more people came in and spent an average of 3 percent more.
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/starbucks-redux-money-talks-and-b-s-walks
Kind of gives you that warm and fuzzy feeling don't it. Starbucks goes pro=gun and prospers and Brady Bunch goes broke. What a tragic state of affairs...for the Brady Bunch. :yeah: