http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:PEET

http://www.boycottwatch.org/misc/peets01.htm

I saw nothing about not bringing guns into the building and several signs about their shooting range.

NRA headquarters has a shooting range on the first floor. I’ve taken a concealed carry class there. I’ve also seen the museum, and didn’t see any “No concealed carry” signs.

Interestingly, I wonder if the opponents of the recent Citizens Utd vs FEC believe that Peets Coffee & Tea should have protected property rights, being the corporations that they are, such that they are able to prevent an individual from exercising his/her right to bear arms.

Unwise in what sense? Do you really think they’ll loose more business from the open carry crowd then from families who won’t want to show up at a restaurant with a bunch of people packing? Heck, I was in the Marines for eight years and can probably field strip any weapon they’re carrying and I would find somewhere else to eat, especially if I were with my kid.

That makes it much easier for the criminals to decide which ones are the safest to rob.

“Banning” firearms from college campuses and post offices worked so well.

Remember, it isn’t a gun free zone if you get shot in it.

The proprieter, a very decent old man, is rabidly pro-gun – but won’t let anyone bring a gun into his gunshop unless it is in a case, which only he (or another employee) is permitted to open. I brought in an old rifle to sell a while back, and since I didn’t own a case for it, he sent an employee out to get it out of my car and carry it in for me.

I think that’s clearly not the case, assuming — as seems clear from the context — that by “openly brandished” you mean “carried, unconcealed, in a holster.” It’s very common, across the US, and rarely seems to result in any noticeable discomfort. Granted, most of the folks who carry openly in most places also carry badges of some sort, but open carry is very, very common.

That said, of course, it seems to me that this pizza place is entirely within their rights to discourage open carry at their location. That’s unwise of them, but people often have the right to do unwise things.