[JoeFromSidney]

the proper response for those restaurants should be to provide gun racks for their patrons' long guns.

[ExSoldier]

Agreed! That's an awesome idea.

[Hugin]

the proper response for those restaurants should be to provide gun racks for their patrons' long guns.

Awesome idea? I think it's stupid. What good is a gun for self defense if it's sitting in a rack on the other side of the restaurant? And what's to stop any random nut from picking one up and using it? You are responsible for your firearm, and you can't control it if it's sitting on a rack. Are you carrying for self defense, or just to make an "in your face" point? If it's the former, putting it on a rack negates the purpose. If it's for the latter it's very likely to backfire in terms of public opinion. Even people who support self defense are going to get nervous if a bunch of guys with AR15s stroll into the place.