DriftingSand
Cast Iron Member
Still no one has answered the question, or even tried, except one obvious liar:
Which bar is the robber more likely to try to knock over? The one where he knows there are probably some armed people in the crowd? Or the one where he's sure there are none... because gunz are forbidden by a sign that calls CCW's "losers" and "douchebags"?
Of the bar owners I have known, they all kept their own weapon somewhere within close reach. You know, to take care of the troublemakers who come into bars.
Why should the bar owner, on asking a troublesome patron to leave, have to be worried that this person will pull their gun and start firing? And yea, the guy might go to his car or truck and get his gun, but when he walks back into the bar, the bartender knows what is going to happen; a violent situation. And the bartender can be prepared.
Guns and alcohol do not mix well.
As to which bar to rob? The bartender will take care of that. It is not my bar and not worth my life defending 20 dollars in my pocket or someone else's bar. If you want to stand up and put your life on the line for someone else's bar property, follow the robber out to the parking lot.
Here's how I see it. We know that folks who have a propensity towards violent behavior and criminal activity will likely carry a gun into a bar regardless of the law or the bar owner's personal wishes. He's going to carry, regardless. Now if I want to head to the local pub knowing that there are bad guys out there with bad intent and a gun I'm going to want to prepare myself for the worst. Hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Therefore, I, as a law-abiding citizen of the USA, have the right to defend myself against dangerous foes. Of course, knowing that the bar owner has no regard for my safety I would likely go to a Constitution-friendly pub instead of his.