[ [link removed] ]Tell Subway to ban people from openly carrying firearms in their
restaurants!
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[ [link removed] ]No matter what we look like, where we live, or where we come from, we
want to be safe and free from the threat of gun violence.
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Dear Friend,

As many of our local restaurants begin to reopen with new safety measures
in place to protect us from COVID-19, our excitement is tempered by alarm
as we see another threat to our safety re-emerge in some of those same
restaurants: the threat of gun violence. 

On May 9th, a dozen protesters openly displayed weapons – including
pistols, shotguns, and even what appeared to be an AT4 rocket launcher! –
as they ordered food from a Subway restaurant in Raleigh, North
Carolina.[1] 

[ [link removed] ]→No one wants to feel scared as we begin to return to our favorite
restaurants. Help us tell Subway CEO John Chidsey to ban the open carry of
firearms in all Subway stores, and tell people to leave their guns at
home! 

Research has consistently found that the presence of a visible firearm
makes people more aggressive, and can transform mere disagreements into
violent, and potentially deadly, confrontations. [2] According to Guns
Down, based on an analysis of data from the Gun Violence Archive, since
2014 Subway restaurants nationwide have experienced at least 65 incidents
of gun violence in or near its restaurants, resulting in 21 deaths and 28
injuries. [3] 

Subway’s website shares the vision of founder Fred DeLuca: “As we continue
to grow, we are guided by his passion for delighting customers by serving
fresh, delicious, sandwiches made-to-order right in front of you.” [4] If
someone entered a restaurant openly carrying a weapon while I was ordering
my favorite Subway sandwich (the tuna sub!), I would be terrified, not
delighted. 

[ [link removed] ]Join us in telling Subway that we need this ban in order to keep Subway
employees and customers safe from the threat of gun violence!

The armed protesters at Subway were particularly frightening. Not only
were they defying North Carolina social distancing orders, the May 9th
gathering was organized by a group called Blue Igloo, an apparent play on
“Boogalo,” a term used by white supremacist extremist groups and militias
in reference to anticipated civil war. [5]  Allowing armed white supremacy
in its restaurants endangers Subway workers and its customers as well,
especially people of color. According to the Subway website, 24% of
Subway’s franchise owners are members of minority groups, and nearly 80%
of franchisees employ members of minority groups in their restaurants.
[6] 

Walmart, Target, Starbucks, Kroger, Chipotle, and many other American
businesses agree that we all deserve to be safe in their stores and have
developed policies that ask people to leave their guns at home. [7] It is
time for Subway to join this group of prominent businesses committed to
maintaining safe and healthy environments for customers and employees. 

[ [link removed] ]No one wants to feel scared as we return to our favorite restaurants!
Join us in demanding that Subway ban the open carry of firearms at all of
their restaurants!

No matter what we look like, where we live, or where we come from, we want
to be safe and free from the threat of gun violence, especially as our
families begin to return to our favorite restaurants. Thank you for taking
action and joining your voice with thousands of others to tell Subway to
prohibit people from openly carrying firearms in their restaurants. 

Together we are a powerful voice for keeping families and communities safe
from the threat of gun violence. 

-Jessica, Gloria, Kristin, and the whole MomsRising / MamásConPoder team

P.S. Much thanks goes to our friends at [ [link removed] ]Guns Down America for crafting
this action! We appreciate all they do.

 

[1] [ [link removed] ]Photos of armed demonstrators at North Carolina Subway draw
national attention

[2] [ [link removed] ]Mere sight of a gun makes police- and public-more aggressive,
experts say

[3] [ [link removed] ]The Gun Violence Archive

[4] [ [link removed] ]The Subway Story

[5] [ [link removed] ]The Boogaloo: Extremists’ New Slang Term for A Coming Civil War

[6] [ [link removed] ]Subway: Our People, Our Communities

[7] [ [link removed] ]Publix, Aldi, CVS, Walgreens and other businesses want shoppers to
leave guns at home

 

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