You were given effective notice by a person in authority at that location. A higher authority for the owner has now given you oral permission that its ok, but other than your word, what is there to show that? Lets say you eat there again while armed and someone who is not gun friendly notices the bulge of your gun and makes a cell phone call or complains. You could find an officer arriving to check on it. Can you imagine what will happen if the manager tells the officer he has told you before not to carry your gun there? Will you have any luck getting the same person you called on the phone to confirm it's ok before the officer arrests you? What if the manager did not get the memo? What if he has a very strong personal objection and simply does not tell the officer his boss is ok with it? The fact you had a higher authority tell you it's ok is something you won't be able to prove at that moment. You would likely take the ride and have some heavy expenses even if later the upper management is willing to get involved and confirm you had permission.Glock_Tacular wrote:No the jump is quite ok fellas. I'm only 24 yrs old. I want to learn and know everything I can to be a prime example of a CHL holder I can be for the great state of Texas.
I've only had my CHL since March of 2012 but have dealt with handguns my whole life and moved from Ohio to Dallas, Texas in 2010. All the input will be taken as constructive criticism.
But back to the Hooters. Since he gave me a Verbal warning I can never carry there again? They have the blue "unlicensed" sign posted behind their bar and absolutley no sign posted on the entrance. Just trying to completly understand. Sorry for being a rookie.
If you want to cover your bases and still eat there armed, get written permission to carry. I personally would not go in there armed again without that. This is not legal advice. It's just what I would do in your position.
I know this is a very unlikely scenario and many others will just tell you concealed is concealed, but it is your risk not theirs. Just take this as a learning experience as to why making sure your gun is well concealed is important.
On a side note; When the upper management apologized to you and offered to retrain it's mgrs, that makes them a gun friendly company and worthy of your money. Many would not have offered to do that.