Re: Sign question....

by jakeg823 on Mon May 09, 2011 3:33 pm

There was also a report a year or so ago where a group of guys were open carrying in a waffle house and a group of guys came in looked around and left. A few minutes later a cop lit them up in the parking lot of the waffle house for some reason or another, and discovered they had several handguns and shotguns in the car with them, and when asked what they were doing with them they fessed up to having intended to rob the waffle house until they saw the guys OCing.

Now how true that is I dunno, because I'm too lazy to google it, so it could very well be some made up story from the OC advocates

by jakeg823 on Mon May 09, 2011 3:53 pm

So my story was a bit off, but here's a link: http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-atlanta/open-carry-deters-armed-robbery-kennesaw?do_not_mobile_redirect=1

by CAJNFRND on Mon May 09, 2011 9:52 pm

Well, I sent the letter to corporate this morning. I also went to the local store and spoke with the manager. She informed me, very politely, that it was Waffle House corporate policy that firearms are prohibited from Waffle House property, inside or out, with the exception of law enforcement. She added that she owned a firearm and had a firearms permit. While she wished that the policy stated otherwise, it was not her or the owners decision. When I got home, I had a message on my answering machine from the District manager of Waffle House. When I called him back he was also polite, and also a gun owner. Corporate had forwarded my letter to him. He again stated that the corporate bosses were steadfast in their stance on firearms on Waffle House property. I asked if this policy could be exempted from any individual store. He said any and all "Waffle House" stores are bound by corporate policy. He sounded sympathetic to our second amendment rights but reiterated the policy was above his pay grade. He hinted that he would feel safer if he were allowed to carry at work. One of the two hinted at a "don't ask, don't tell" type carry. If Waffle House doesn't know, their employees aren't going to ask.............

by jakeg823 on Mon May 09, 2011 10:52 pm

CAJNFRND wrote: One of the two hinted at a "don't ask, don't tell" type carry. If Waffle House doesn't know, their employees aren't going to ask.............

Not a big fan of waffle house anyway these days, buuuut if all of their signs are like that I won't be going out of my way to remember to disarm if I should happen to find myself in one....especially with their track record. But with a policy like that I don't particularly care to go back now anyway

by DCKilla on Tue May 10, 2011 5:39 am

Hate their food, but it don't matter now. They're on the black list.

by speedyrev on Tue May 10, 2011 7:20 am

Concealed means concealed. Who's going to know you are carrying? The only place I don't carry is in a place where it is illegal (schools, gov. buildings...). If I was going to Awful House, I'd just go. If someone asked me to leave, I'd just leave.

by 9c4me on Tue May 10, 2011 5:57 pm

This old worn out sign is in front of the shopping center on I-55N by the HD & Olive Garden. Where does it apply to? I don't think any of the businesses in there have signs prohibiting firearms. confused

by IslandTimes on Tue May 10, 2011 6:54 pm

Wouldn't take much for someone to remove that sign. It's old enough, I doubt anyone would notice...

by jakeg823 on Tue May 10, 2011 7:09 pm

9c4me wrote:
This old worn out sign is in front of the shopping center on I-55N by the HD & Olive Garden. Where does it apply to? I don't think any of the businesses in there have signs prohibiting firearms.

It applies to where ever the pistol is pointing lol

by dhollis51 on Tue May 10, 2011 8:55 pm

9c4me wrote:
This old worn out sign is in front of the shopping center on I-55N by the HD & Olive Garden. Where does it apply to? I don't think any of the businesses in there have signs prohibiting firearms.

just say you drove in by the Red Lobster and there wasn't a sign so you didnt know. other words there is no sign by the Red Lobster entrance but there is a sign by every other entrance to that shopping center. dont like that home depot anyway

by DCKilla on Tue May 10, 2011 9:28 pm

9c4me wrote:This old worn out sign is in front of the shopping center on I-55N by the HD & Olive Garden. Where does it apply to? I don't think any of the businesses in there have signs prohibiting firearms.

I open carried in that Olive Garden a couple of times. So, I would say they are 2A friendly or follow state law, no questions asked.