SNIP....I just complied with her request. I feel it would look more favorable then being rude leaving with out paying and making a scene and making her and others think that all people who openly carry guns are criminals or bad people and furthering what ever stereotype she has for gun owners but if I had it to do over again I would have just paid for mine and my wife's drinks (Pepsi not an alcoholic drink) and just left. I definitely won't be back the biggest reason being they don't support our 2nd amendment and the other being that the food and service sucked.
The reason Maverick9 mentioned leaving without paying is because you are under no obligation to pay for services NOT rendered. You aren't paying solely for the (questionable) food, but for the service and courtesy (the "dining experience"). It is an implicit contract between you and the establishment in question that money will be exchanged for the food, the service, and courtesy. If they breach that contract, you have no reason to keep up your end of the bargain.
It also doesn't help that you effectively admitted to
KNOWINGLY patronizing an anti-gun business.:banghead:
As to the reason for leaving instead of disarming and returning, "You" (as a person, entity, being, etc.) includes your rights, and the right to life and defense of the same is one of those rights. If your gun isn't welcome, you're not welcome, and your $ (being the good friend that it is
) will choose to leave along with you and your gun. Just make sure you make it clear WHY you are leaving. It wouldn't be such a bad idea to print off some "No guns = No $" cards to leave behind so that management realizes they are losing money because of their anti-rights policy (usually this matters more to them than the safety of their customers).
If appearing rude is such a big concern, just do it in a polite manner, use an even (maybe even friendly) tone, and walk out of there without letting anything or anyone rile you up (just helps them prove their misconceptions).