Carry at Bonefish Grill
An incident and how to handle it.
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August 4th, 2011 at 9:28 am
Or, in the alternative you could just remember that concealed means concealed and carry anyway, as long as it is legal to do so. Then you would have avoided the entire episode, which was caused by another customer complaining about having to see the scary gun.
After all, the gun hating customer got to intimidate the store owner in to losing a customer, the store owner lost a customer, and the gun owner lost a place to eat. The only winner here was the gun hater.
I am not sure that you can claim this was a win for the gun owner, and the person who started all of this will never see that letter. I can’t say that this was the right way to do anything.
August 4th, 2011 at 10:02 am
divemedic, I disagree. This IS the right way to handle the situation.
First, there was no scene made, except by the Gun-Fearing Wussie!
Second, ‘Bubba’ stood his ground and kept his principles, even though it cost him and his wife an eating establishment. But there are plenty more of those.
Third, the resturant-owner saw the difference between the class of a gun-owner and the childish petulance of the GFW!
And fourth, ‘Bubba’ has publicized the event, making sure to let all of his ARMED friends know where they are not wanted.
Open carry is legal, and ‘Bubba’ should not have had to adjust due to the juvenile behaviour of another patron. He also could have easily made a scene, which would have only confirmed the GFW’s ignorant notions about the gun owner.
He made the right choices.
August 4th, 2011 at 12:10 pm
In Texas we have two signs. One is the “30.06” sign (Sec 30, paragraph 06),which very specifically states the exact words, size, color, and languages (English and Spanish) which must be on that sign. The other is a much simpler sign consisting only of the number 51. This means that the establishment, or that portion of the establishment closed off by some kind of wall, barrier, or doorway gains 51% or more of it’s business from the sale and consumption of alcohol. Concealed carry past either of these two signs is prohibited. Obedience of any other sign is up to the individual. The only other sign I’ve seen said “No unlicensed handguns permitted”.
On the actions of the Carrier in this instance, I’m with Stan.
August 4th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Since he was in violation of state law by carrying in a place that serves alcohol, I would say that he is lucky he still has the gun and his freedom.
August 4th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
I think it was handled perfectly. With that said, I do agree that carrying concealed will eliminate those issues. I have been carrying concealed since 1996 and have never had an issue. I eat at the Bonefish Grill once a month (good food) and the one I go to is not posted for what it’s worth.
August 5th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Nice letter. I like it.
August 5th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Chris: The no alcohol provision is in the section that governs CCW, not open carry. Read the entire statute before posting about it. I did.
The heading for the section you quoted clearly state that is governs the carrying of concealed weapons.
You miss-interpretation of the law is just that.