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Open Carry: McLean Patch Readers on the Coffee Shop Gun Situation
A coffee shop situation recalled in a Reston Patch blog post drew hundreds of comments from readers. Here's what McLean Patch readers said.
Over the weekend, Patch ran a piece asking readers for comments on a coffee shop situation in Reston.
Within 36 hours of publication, the Patch post had received more than 400 comments.
The original situation was detailed in a blog post on Reston Patch—a man walked into a coffee shop with an openly-carried gun, and some women who frequent the coffee shop were uncomfortable with the way the man conducted himself.
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- You can read that blog post here: What do you do when you run into a man with a gun?
McLean Patch readers weighed in and here, we’re rounding up some of their comments. What do you think about what your neighbors are saying? Comment below, or head back to the original post from Sunday and add to the discussion going there.
A reader named Charlotte wrote: "This is getting more and more like the Old West. Why in the world do we need to carry all these guns? Just A matter of time before someone loses their temper and then it's too late. Don't get me wrong—I think you have A right to have guns in your home, but why do we have to strap them on on go in public places? ..."
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Terry commented: "Now, to all of the people who have suggested that coffee shop owners, etc., post a sign banning guns: Have you noticed that most of the locations of the mass shootings are 'gun-free zones'? The theater in Colorado did not allow guns. The many schools where nuts have come in and killed are all gun free! Can you not make the connection between those two things...."
A reader named Michael wrote: "I wouldn't open-carry because it does make people uncomfortable, but I reserve the right to make that election."
What do you think, McLean?
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