Using an ancient Captain Midnight secret decoder ring at Warp speed,
Paul Nixon, sent the following message to Rd Thompson:
PN>  EP>        right thing. We *should not* blame Dennys for local policies
PN>  EP>        they cannot control. The local owners are, however, a valid
PN> 
PN>  JD> While I agree with what you say, there is one reason for boycoting 
all
PN>  JD> Deneys.  we need to put enough pressure on all of them to see that 
PN>  JD> baning handguns would be economicly unsound.  let them get a taste 
of 
PN>  JD> guilt by association, if one dennys is anti-gun, then they all must 
PN>  JD> be, so they won't get me money.
PN> 
PN>  RT> IOW, if I owned the Denny's in your area and *allowed* firearms, you
PN>  RT> would boycott me because of some Denny's in Boston or somewhere? 
PN> 
PN>  If a given region bans carry, but the rest don't, and the folks in the
PN>  rest of the country don't support a boycott by gun folk in the region
PN>  that _is_ banning, where is the economic incentive for the banner to
PN>  change policy?
That fact that you don't eat at a Denny's in Mesa doesn't make a damn
bit of difference to a Denny's in Boston.  There is no incentive for
Boston to change based on your decision of where to eat.  However, if
you don't eat at my place, because of a gun ban in Boston, I may just
say the hell with it, you really don't support me anyway.
PN>  IOW, Denny's in Mesa bans, Denny's in Phoenix doesn't.  What to do?
Obviously, when I desired to eat at Denny's it would be in Phoenix and
not in Mesa.
 
PN>  I recognize there's disagreement here, and I believe it's a valid point
PN>  some people make to continue to patronize those outlets that don't ban
PN>  as a matter of support.
It is the right way to go.  If I don't ban in my store, why should I
be picketed or boycotted the same as those that do?
PN>  But I would suggest that if we don't hang together we'll hang
PN>  separately...
PN> 
PN>  I like Janada's card:
PN> 
PN> - Area: PR_NET
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PN>   Msg#: 3135            Rec'd                        Date: 17 Jun 96  
22:07
PN>   From: Janada Oakley                                Read: Yes    
Replied: No 
PN>     To: Paul Nixon                                   Mark:  
PN>                    
PN>   Subj: No Guns - No Sale
PN> 
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PN> 
PN>         NO CONCEALED HANGUNS = NO SALE!
PN>     Your sign is an invitation to criminals!
PN>    If I cannot be safe in your establishment
PN>        I will spend MY money elsewhere.
PN>     You will also be added to "avoid" lists 
PN>       on the Internet and other Networks.
PN>     Do contact me if you change your policy.
PN>          Home Number     FAX Number
As do I.  I do not shop or purchase from vendors who ban guns from
their establishments and I do frequent those who do not ban.  The
bottom line is that the owner of the property makes his/her choice
concerning whether or not to ban on their private property.  I make my
choice as to whether or not to purchase anything form them.
 
Sleep well tonight, Paul....
RD (The Sandman)
sandman@azstarnet.com
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