OFF THE WIRE
Donnie 'Mr. Breeze' Landsman sent this to me
SEATTLE, Wash. -- The National Brady Campaign will deliver an anti-gun petition to Starbucks headquarters Wednesday morning.
The group has been asking Seattle-based Starbucks to ban guns in its stores.
Starbucks has ignored the request, saying it will abide by laws allowing customers to openly carry unloaded weapons.
The Brady Campaign said it chose Starbucks as a target because members of the pro-gun activist group, OpenCarry.org often meet at Starbucks to exercise their right to carry unconcealed guns.
Similar controversy caused Peet's Coffee & Tea to ban firearms in its stores.
OpenCarry.org has postings on its website praising Starbucks and thanking the company for protecting 2nd Amendment rights.
The Brady Campaign says the public petition has 28,000 signatures.
Group members plan to hand out fliers to Starbucks customers Wednesday morning to try and increase the pressure against Starbucks.
They also plan to hold a news conference outside the original Starbucks at Pike Place Market at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday before delivering the petition to company headquarters.
Similar controversy caused Peet's Coffee & Tea to ban firearms in its stores.
