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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 933387" data-attributes="member: 12952">Anti-Gun Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott of Starbucks -- The National Gun Victim’s Action Council (NGAC)&nbsp; will&nbsp; lead a national boycott of Starbucks Coffee products on&nbsp; Valentine’s&nbsp; Day, Feb. 14, to try to change the company’s “open carry”&nbsp; gun policy at&nbsp; its locations. Starbucks currently allows guns to be&nbsp; openly carried by&nbsp; patrons in its stores in the states where it is legal&nbsp; to do so.“Starbucks allowing guns to be carried in thousands of their stores&nbsp;&nbsp; significantly increases everyone&#039;s risk of being a victim of gun&nbsp;&nbsp; violence,&quot; said Elliot Fineman, CEO of the NGAC in a <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starbucks-pro-gun-policy-prompts-gun-victims-advocate-group-to-launch-nationwide-boycott-on-valentines-day-2012-137890863.html" target="_blank">statement.</a>The NGAC says that its boycott will, “90% of the time,” reduce Starbucks stock price.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 933387, member: 12952"] Anti-Gun Group to Launch Nationwide Boycott of Starbucks -- The National Gun Victim’s Action Council (NGAC) will lead a national boycott of Starbucks Coffee products on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, to try to change the company’s “open carry” gun policy at its locations. Starbucks currently allows guns to be openly carried by patrons in its stores in the states where it is legal to do so. “Starbucks allowing guns to be carried in thousands of their stores significantly increases everyone's risk of being a victim of gun violence," said Elliot Fineman, CEO of the NGAC in a [URL='http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/starbucks-pro-gun-policy-prompts-gun-victims-advocate-group-to-launch-nationwide-boycott-on-valentines-day-2012-137890863.html']statement.[/URL] The NGAC says that its boycott will, “90% of the time,” reduce Starbucks stock price. [/QUOTE]

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