John --
On May 9th, armed protestors marched through the streets of Raleigh
and also ate a Subway. Pictures of them in the restaurant went viral.
This is not what our state should make the national news for.
We
will not stand for these armed people intimating others on the streets
and in private establishments.
This is why we are calling on the CEO of Subway, Mr. John Chidsey,
to ban firearms at their Subway shops. Under North Carolina law, they
can post a notice banning open and concealed firearms at their NC
restaurants. People deserve to eat and work in peace.
Please
sign the letter today and forward it to your friends and
family.
Together we can keep North Carolinians safe. --Becky and
Sara
PS – Even though the petition asks for your contact information,
only your name and town will be sent on the letter to Mr. Chidsey.
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Dear Mr. Chidsey:
We are writing from North Carolina requesting that you exercise
your right under North Carolina law to ban concealed carrying of
firearms (G.S. 14-415.11(c)(8)) and open carrying of firearms (G.S.
14-159.13) in your Subway restaurants. Customers and staff deserve the
right to eat and work in peace, without intimidation.
As you know, on May 9th, a dozen people carrying weapons marched
through downtown Raleigh, NC and eventually entered one of your stores
with their firearms in full display. Thank goodness no one was
injured or killed.
We condemn these senseless provocations. Armed people walking
around our state’s capital clearly seek to intimidate and send a
message that somehow a stay-home order infringes on Second Amendment
rights. This is false: firearm stores have remained open under the
governor’s stay-home order.
Allowing armed protestors to enter your Subway restaurants helps
legitimize their outrageous behavior.
By posting a conspicuous notice stating or showing that guns in the
open or concealed are not allowed in Subways you would be protecting
your staff and customers from intimidation, injury or even death.
We urge you to ban firearms from Subways in North Carolina
immediately. This blatant and dangerous intimidation should have no
place in American society and should be forcefully opposed by public
establishments such as Subway.
Sincerely,
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