45acpForMe
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My daughter and I pulled up to Quaker Steak and Lube in Newport News, VA today only to see the below sign.
I was OC-ing my FNP-45 and went in to ask about the sign. The hostess immediately tried to seat us so I don't know how trained they are to follow their own policy but I asked to talk to the manager. He was busy so I said I would wait. Luckily he didn't take too long to make it out front. We talked for a few minutes and he confirmed that it was a corporate decision to ban weapons. I told him all about losing business and that law abiding carriers were not the issue and criminals would ignore the sign. He seemed to agree and offered that there had been complaints from other customers and that was what spurred the decision to change their policy.
The managers name was Rick Stone and he seemed (or at least feigned) to understand the arguments against disarming law abiding customers. I told him that I would contact corporate and he went and got his General Manager's card for me. The general managers name is Jim McCracken, newportlube@gmail.com, 757-874-5823. I didn't have time to contact him today and may wait until after Wednesday since it is Independence Day.
I was pretty worked up since they were the last good place in town to get chicken wings (and I'm grew up outside Buffalo) and the first place that was 2A friendly (neutral) that has gone anti to me personally. With all the small victories we win in the General Assembly it is painful to watch us lose private businesses! While I tried to be calm and logical my voice carries and when I get emotionally charged I tend to get louder. My daughter and I talked about it afterwards and she said that the manager seemed afraid and thinking back he did seem a bit put off which would be my bad. :-( I guess being called out front to argue with an armed customer may be intimidating in general.![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I also told the manager that we would abide by their policy (being law abiding people) but that would mean that they would lose our business since I choose not to disarm. My daughter and I had alot to talk about at Olive Garden where I spent $38 on lunch for two that was intended to go to QS&L.
Hopefully we can get this decision turned around.
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I was OC-ing my FNP-45 and went in to ask about the sign. The hostess immediately tried to seat us so I don't know how trained they are to follow their own policy but I asked to talk to the manager. He was busy so I said I would wait. Luckily he didn't take too long to make it out front. We talked for a few minutes and he confirmed that it was a corporate decision to ban weapons. I told him all about losing business and that law abiding carriers were not the issue and criminals would ignore the sign. He seemed to agree and offered that there had been complaints from other customers and that was what spurred the decision to change their policy.
The managers name was Rick Stone and he seemed (or at least feigned) to understand the arguments against disarming law abiding customers. I told him that I would contact corporate and he went and got his General Manager's card for me. The general managers name is Jim McCracken, newportlube@gmail.com, 757-874-5823. I didn't have time to contact him today and may wait until after Wednesday since it is Independence Day.
I was pretty worked up since they were the last good place in town to get chicken wings (and I'm grew up outside Buffalo) and the first place that was 2A friendly (neutral) that has gone anti to me personally. With all the small victories we win in the General Assembly it is painful to watch us lose private businesses! While I tried to be calm and logical my voice carries and when I get emotionally charged I tend to get louder. My daughter and I talked about it afterwards and she said that the manager seemed afraid and thinking back he did seem a bit put off which would be my bad. :-( I guess being called out front to argue with an armed customer may be intimidating in general.
I also told the manager that we would abide by their policy (being law abiding people) but that would mean that they would lose our business since I choose not to disarm. My daughter and I had alot to talk about at Olive Garden where I spent $38 on lunch for two that was intended to go to QS&L.
Hopefully we can get this decision turned around.