Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Should businesses that forbid the carrying of guns have any responsibility to protect patrons? [View all]petronius
(26,602 posts)firearms, and customers are free to accept that restriction or vote with their feet. While I do think there should be legal requirement to provide a safe environment for clients and staff (no active hazards like dangling electrical wires, for example), I don't think businesses should be given responsibility for the deliberate or negligent acts of others (whether they bar or permit firearms within the law).
As far as businesses barring firearms out of fear of lawsuits, I'm a little skeptical simply because didn't Starbucks decide not to have a ban? Just a WAG on my part, but I assume that a corporation like that would have looked closely and determined that the legal risk isn't there. Rather, I think business ban OC/CCW just because they think it's good for their image and they'll gain more clients than they lose, or because they (erroneously) believe legal CCWers are a non-trivial hazard...