Posted on 09/29/2014 11:33:08 AM PDT by Daffynition
If you're going to Bergeron's Restaurant in Louisiana bring your appetite - and your gun.
Customers at the Port Allen outlet who carry a weapon are given a 10% discount on their meal.
According to US news reports, restaurant owner Kevin Cox said he came up with the idea as a way to thank law enforcement officers who go to the restaurant.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Question to those FReepers that know:
Is showing your gun, even in this benign setting, a violation of Louisiana Conceal Carry laws?
From that sign I see “guns yes! Muslim’s no!” my kinda place!
That business will NOT be held up.
If I brought my M-60 would I get 20% off?
If I brought all my guns, they would owe me money, but I digress...it's a great idea.
FMCDH(BITS)
“An Armed Society is a Polite Society”
The state of Louisiana recognizes open carry. No person shall carry a concealed firearm intentionally without a permit unless one is a peace officer in performance of his or her official duties. The Deputy Secretary of Public Safety Services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall issue a concealed handgun permit to any citizen who qualifies for a permit.
Thanks. Wish Texas had that.
Actually, I wished they had Alaska style carry laws.
Packin’ & Pork PING!
How could this be wrong?
For reference of why my question:
Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun...and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place.
http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.46.htm
The way I look at it, every time I leave the house I'm probably breaking four or five laws I don't even know about.
I’m looking for the tongue in cheek signs which say “Adult Ladies and Gentlemen will not be seated unless armed, excepting those who are not.”
I’m not proud. I’ll take a discount for being a Vet who carries, being over 65, being White, being a Christian, being ugly and being hungry when meal time comes around. A discount is a discount in my books.
.As long as a major portion of the menu is reserved for pork, I’m fine with it. Have you ever notice the more pork a restaurant serves the less muzzies there are hanging around.
We have a pub up here.....on the door front, the sign says *NRA MEMBERS WELCOME*
I’m trying to figure out how they could run with this as a theme. Like that Texas restaurant known around the world for its steaks so big that if a person can eat one, he doesn’t have to pay for it.
Ladies’ Nights are still legal in Louisiana, so why not “Armed Ladies’ Night”?
Likewise, have an “Armed Veterans Night”. They might even bring in a military celebrity guest speaker.
Importantly, a LOT of politicians are backing gun rights now and using them in their platforms, so this restaurant would be a natural for relatively low cost political rally, with menu prices *higher* than normal, with the extra going to the candidates election fund.
That might really work. Not the $500 a plate crowd, but charging $50 for $15 worth of food, if enough people turn out, that could be a big boost to a local candidate.
Sounds good. I hope they persist. I remember one more northerly that got worried about doing this and stopped.
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