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Well what a great nite, about 67 degrees at dinner time. We had a great turnout for 6 hours of notice. 7 OCers (M1gunr, Deros, G20, 69Charger, Stryker, Jarhead and wife) and a couple of youngins' Great greasy food, great milkshakes, great conversation. For 1 hour and 45 minutes with dozens and dozens eating outdoors tonight and not a word.
Until 7:45pm.
AFTER finishing her hamburger, an anti approached us and asked us what gives us the right to carry our guns like that? She didn't like the answer. She continued to read from the Brady playbook. When she asked us if we thought there was going to be a crime, I asked "when is the next crime going to occur?" She had no answer and then accused me of waving my holstered handgun in her face. Mind you she was sitting 25 feet away and approached me! She said that the 3 of us (there were 7 with guns) with guns ruined her hamburger! (Mind you this is a heavy set middle aged woman eating alone)
Then.....Then....Then....she stormed off to tell the manager. I let her, I thought about it, I grabbed a ocdo pamphlet from the trunk of my car and my business card, with the full intent to apologize to the manager. Boy was I in for a shock! I went to the window and the very sweet gal working walked me out to the OWNER! I introduced myself by name with card and pamphlet in hand. I apologized for HER behavior, but before I could finish, Joe (the owner) apologized to me! We are welcome anytime, he is involved in a swiss shooting club up in Puyallup (?)! He came over to our table and chatted with us for a bit, then went and retrieved his son, who quickly stated he had a safe full of guns!
It is too bad that the 'anti' left and didn't get to see us talk with the owner and family for the next 15 minutes.
Anyways, we will be having many more dinners here the rest of the summer and if you stop in by yourself, say thank you! (Also, if you notice at the window where you order there are many patches from military units)
Joe, thank you for standing up for us, we owe Joe the same! This is better than Starbucks folks, this is a local family who understands that without the 2A we have no rights. (That is a paraphrase of one of the many things he said to me)