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USA1 wrote:some of ya'll may not agree with this , but i don't really even look for those signs .

i figure they won't know if i'm packin or not .
i don't think i stand out from any other normal person there .

i know i'm taking my chances , but that's my choice .

i would rather be safe than sorry .

BTW , i would absolutely not carry in a school or a bar .

Utopia54 wrote:

USA1 wrote:some of ya'll may not agree with this , but i don't really even look for those signs .

i figure they won't know if i'm packin or not .
i don't think i stand out from any other normal person there .

i know i'm taking my chances , but that's my choice .

i would rather be safe than sorry .

BTW , i would absolutely not carry in a school or a bar .

USA1 I totally agree with you on this issue. But I will not visit any location banning concealed carry if I have a choice.

Keith B wrote:Doesn't Outback serve alcohol? If so, any restaurant in Tennessee that serves alcohol is off limits automatically per the state statutes.

They tried to get the law set to 51% like Texas, and it passed the House and Senate, but the Governor vetoed it. If you read this moths American Rifleman there is an article on this issue in Tennessee and the push to get a lot of businesses to prohibit concealed carry.

So, bottom line, whether the restaurant wants it or not, if they serve alcohol you can't carry in Tennessee.

nitrogen wrote:Their loss. Yet another reason for me to avoid their expensive, yet subpar food.

AMC sends me mailers wondering why I dont use my moviewatcher card anymore. I guess they didn't believe me when I wrote them explaining why I would not use it anymore.

Luggo1 wrote:The first capital murder case I defended involved the execution style murder of 3 Outback employees in Texarkana, Texas. They were herded to the back of the restaurant, which had closed for the night and were executed. I wonder if any of the 3 (one was pregnant too) wished they had some other alternative to being shot down like cattle? I suspect that they would have. Outback was also sued civily over the incident, I don't know the current status of that suit. I think you should send the Outback rep a letter back and ask him about whether or not he would like to have some other option, that the Outback employees in Texarkana did not. Ask him if that quadruple homicide is one of the "benefits" of their policy? Perhaps he could maybe see one reason in that example that someone other than criminals carrying guns into an Outback restaurant might be a good thing?

Silly me...

Luggo1 wrote:The first capital murder case I defended involved the execution style murder of 3 Outback employees in Texarkana, Texas. They were herded to the back of the restaurant, which had closed for the night and were executed. I wonder if any of the 3 (one was pregnant too) wished they had some other alternative to being shot down like cattle? I suspect that they would have. Outback was also sued civily over the incident, I don't know the current status of that suit. I think you should send the Outback rep a letter back and ask him about whether or not he would like to have some other option, that the Outback employees in Texarkana did not. Ask him if that quadruple homicide is one of the "benefits" of their policy? Perhaps he could maybe see one reason in that example that someone other than criminals carrying guns into an Outback restaurant might be a good thing? Silly me...

Commander wrote:

Luggo1 wrote:The first capital murder case I defended involved the execution style murder of 3 Outback employees in Texarkana, Texas. They were herded to the back of the restaurant, which had closed for the night and were executed. I wonder if any of the 3 (one was pregnant too) wished they had some other alternative to being shot down like cattle? I suspect that they would have. Outback was also sued civily over the incident, I don't know the current status of that suit. I think you should send the Outback rep a letter back and ask him about whether or not he would like to have some other option, that the Outback employees in Texarkana did not. Ask him if that quadruple homicide is one of the "benefits" of their policy? Perhaps he could maybe see one reason in that example that someone other than criminals carrying guns into an Outback restaurant might be a good thing?

Silly me...

Also, If I recall that case correctly the shooter was a former employee of the Texarkana Outback who showed up at closing time and was let in by the employees because they "knew" him.....I used to eat at that Outback periodically and often wondered if those that were killed had waited on me during one of my visits.....

Big Tuna wrote:I think the steaks at Outback are good value for the price. They're not Peter Luger but as a frequent flier I think they're better than many chains. I'm not shy about telling the waitress exactly how I want mine cooked, so maybe that makes a difference.

The email said it's corporate policy but I never saw a sign at any Outback and I ate at Outback restaurants in three states in the past year. No signs at any of Outback's Bonefish Grill restaurants in four states either. None of them were in Tennessee so it sounds like a local problem not a national one.

jaurelio wrote:It seems that it is a national problem and all of us should stand together and take our business to those companies that respect our desires.