Texas Grocery Magnate Forbids ‘Open Carry,’ Opposes School Choice, Supports Sanctuary Cities

Brietbart Texas ^ | 3 Jan 2016 | Merrill Hope

[fella]

Charles Butt, the Texas billionaire magnate behind the H-E-B supermarket chain which forbid the open carry of firearms law that went into effect January 1, 2016, opposes school choice, funds anti-school choice lobbyists, and is even credited for his role in killing a 2011 state bill banning “sanctuary cities.”

Butt is the 2015 fourth richest Texan and Forbes’ 44th wealthiest person in America with a net worth of $10.7 billion known for funneling hard earned assets into educational lobby groups that fight school choice, although the 77-year-old grocer received a private Ivy League college education that included an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s prestigious Wharton School and a master’s in business administration from Harvard. Texas Watchdog stated Butt believes that private competition “undermines government schools.”

[fella]

That's a shame. I kind of liked HEB stores but Winco and Aldis beats them on price.

[ExGeeEye]

Yep. If I was still living down there I’d find a new grocer.

[Defiant]

I wonder who sweeps the floors at his stores? I bet it’s not Americans.

[Libloather]

Always use the proper holster...

[clamper1797]

And they charge you for bags ... at least in Austin

[sport]

I would stay my ass out of his stores too.

[BenLurkin]

Charles Butt

Aptly named

[dp0622]

did a little poking on him and turns up he was on a list of 20 most intensely religious businesses.

old FR thread.

I guess religious doesn’t always mean smart.

does he have a “sanctuary city” for the rape victims, DWI victim and murder victims of illegals?

!#$@# !@#!@# jerk.

[Vendome]

LOL

Too Funny....

[Chauncey Gardiner]

I’m done with HEB. Thanks for posting.

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[Fai Mao]

“Charles Butt”

The founder was, I think, named Harold Earl Butt. So, it is literally Harry Butt’s grocery

[Jane Long]

Same guy that primarily donates to Dems.....and donated $250,000 to Rick Perry.

[Quickgun]

I did. I now go to Kroger. I already knew that Butts was pro illegal alien, but the open carry prohibition was the last straw for me. I will carry concealed anyway, but Kroger’s policy was that they would allow open carry in any states that allowed it.

[BwanaNdege]

He must be a mighty poor shot!

[jagusafr]

Not in SA, but they did piss me off with this decision...

[Quickgun]

Donates to either party. But they always want something in return. There are plenty of wealthy business people that do this.

[SaraJohnson]

I was not crazy about HEB.

[Grampa Dave]

Time for Texans who pay taxes and believe in the second amendment to boycott this $ob’s businesses.

[gop4lyf]

I’ve lived in Texas my whole life, minus the time in college. I couldn’t tell you where the nearest HEB is. To me, HEB is an acronym for the cities of Hurst-Euless-Bedford. I did use to date a firey red head from Bedford years ago.