My Fellow Texans are Letting Me Down!

[PAGunGuy]

On the other hand it is my business and if I want to limit my customer base to left-handed, one eyed, bald, men of French Canadian decent, then I should have the right to be stupid. I'm really on the fence about this and can see both sides.
Now to cast aspersions/judge a book by its cover, "Alexander Testa, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health," Ya I'll bet that's a non-bias individual, that is above cherry-picking data and massaging the outcome.  With a title like that I wouldn't him(?)her to give me the correct time of day.

In theory, sure.

But I am thinking more of discrimination angle.

A business can't legally discriminate access to it's business for race, religions, sexual orientation, etc...they are are all protected.

I don't see why we allow the 2A to be treated differently.

I do allow for two exceptions...actual, private business, or, rather, a club. Social clubs, Sam's Club/Costco, etc....becuase they aren't actually open to the general public, they are members only, and as such, it doesn't meet MY opinion of private vs. public. Again, just my opinion.

The other exception I make is for not forcing a business to promote somethign that goes against their own beliefs. Like the cake baker for a same sex wedding, just to use an easy example. A baker store shouldn't be allowed access for a homosexuals to not enter and buy premade products, but the customer shouldn't be able to force the store to CREATE a products for something that goes against their values, like a wedding ceremony. You may feel that's splitting hairs, but I stand where I stand.

 

[bc22wm]

In theory, sure.

How about if it was just privet business's and not chains stores, franchises, and corp? I'm really not disagreeing with you, in fact I tend to agree wholehearted, but there is a small part of me that is a property rights fanatic/absolutist. And while we are at it no criminal penalties other than trespassing if one should refuse to leave after being requested to do so.

 

[rcurtner]

Rarely do I visit a business/store/hospital-clinic, etc, that doesn't allow me to carry. But if I have to leave my EDC in my truck it is inside a small lockable safe attached to the seat framework via a steel cable. A determined thief with a bolt cutter could still get it, hope not.