Sen. Blumenthal thanks Panera Bread for asking customers to leave guns at home

Panera CEO Ron Shaich is requesting that customers “leave their guns at home”:

No Guns, Please, Panera Bread Asks Customers http://t.co/x60VzXsWJq

— Pipsheet (@Pipsheet) September 8, 2014

Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Panera is doing the right thing:

Another company does the right thing: @PaneraBread asks customers to leave guns at home. RT to thank them. http://t.co/GWPRss105a

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) September 8, 2014

Would an armed lunatic intent on harming others be swayed by the polite request of a company CEO? Probably not, but if it makes everybody feel safer…

https://twitter.com/JHW252/status/509070013903695872

@SenBlumenthal @panerabread @KatieLittle Every business has the right to make that decision. You should stay out of it!

— Mateo (@stfuworld) September 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/hairlesshippy/status/509073535416164353

@SenBlumenthal @panerabread @KatieLittle actually it's the wrong thing and people still will because we live in a free society

— Dustin Cormier (@DCormier16) September 8, 2014

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