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Guns in restaurants draw stares but little outcry

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Posted by: Cinderella

Guns in restaurants draw stares but little outcry




RESTON, Va. (AP) -- The patrons at Champps, an upscale restaurant and bar chain, were eating ribs and drinking beer on a
recent Saturday when customer Bruce Jackson stood up and made an announcement: He was armed, and so were dozens of other patrons.
The armed customers stood up in unison, showing off their holstered pistols and revolvers. Jackson said a word or two about
the rights of gun owners to carry firearms in Virginia, then thanked everyone for their attention and sat down.
The diners returned to their burgers and Budweisers.

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Posted by: frank

Quote:
Saslaw said he's not necessarily surprised that VCDL found restaurants in the region that would allow them to dine while armed. But he said that carrying guns is simply not normal behavior in this area.
"What normal person walks around with a gun on your hip? Something's wrong in your life" if you feel compelled to carry a gun as part of your daily routine, he said.
Sounds like someone needs to read some Lt. Col. Dave Grossman...

It takes an extraordinary person to walk around every day with a gun legally on their hip, you idiot.



Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

Friggin RETARDS.... the whole idea about ccw is concealed. We, as gun owners do not need such grandstanding. It just scares the sheep.



Posted by: Wolfman

JAP, Virginia does not allow concealed carry in restaurants - the only way to carry is open:
Quote:
Gun owners in Virginia are allowed to carry firearms in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, as long as the restaurant permits it and they carry their weapon openly. Legislation to allow concealed weapons in restaurants serving alcohol passed the General Assembly this year, but was vetoed by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
The retards are the Governor and sheeple who think that nothing bad will ever happen to them. You think they'd all have the airbags removed from their cars since they don't plan on getting in a crash?



Posted by: justanotherparatrooper

OK, I feel like a tool...not reading the entire article but I still say grandstanding wont help our cause.



Posted by: Wolfman

From what I gather these guys would like nothing more than to be allowed to carry concealed - and discreet - but the absurd laws won't allow them to. If any grandstanding was going on, it was by the chickenshit restaurant owners who wet their pants and cowered with their tails between their legs because someone had an evil gun in their establishment. Wonder if they have "GUN FREE ZONE - UNARMED VICTIMS" signs on their windows so the crackheads will know which place to hold up to fund their next fix.

Quote:
"There are families in here, children in here," Cathy Nolasco said. "It bothers me."
Quote:
"When I saw the gun on her hip, I was like, 'What is going on here?'" said the manager, Gabba Kaye, who hadn't noticed the guns when the group of 20 checked in for their lunch reservation.
Kaye said he hadn't received complaints from customers, but that the weapons made him uncomfortable. He also said he had been warned by the restaurant's owners about the visit and instructed not to allow the group service while carrying.
Quote:
"What normal person walks around with a gun on your hip? Something's wrong in your life" if you feel compelled to carry a gun as part of your daily routine, he said.
Un-fuckin'-real.





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