<Li> The Starbucks coffee chain has been the target of several boycotts arranged by gun control groups to protest Starbucks' policy of allowing concealed and open carry weapons in stores, if allowed by local laws . A counter buycott was proposed for Valentines Day of 2012 to show support from gun owners for Starbucks, with the use of two dollar bills to represent Second Amendment rights . On September 17, 2013 Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, published a letter asking customers to refrain from bringing guns into his stores . </Li> <Ul> <Li> On September 1, 2017 the state of Texas legalized the open carrying of Swords in public . </Li> </Ul> <Li> On September 1, 2017 the state of Texas legalized the open carrying of Swords in public . </Li> <P> State laws on open carry vary widely . Four states, the Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia fully prohibit the open carry of handguns . On the other side, twenty - five states permit open carry of a handgun without requiring the citizen to apply for any permit or license . Fifteen states require some form of permit (often the same permit as allows a person to carry concealed), and the remaining five states, though not prohibiting the practice in general, do not preempt local laws or law enforcement policies, and / or have significant restrictions on the practice, such as prohibiting it within the boundaries of an incorporated urban area . Illinois allows open carry on private property only . </P>

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