Officers told to ‘put their guns in car’ in order to have lunch at Texas Roadhouse
The officers said they would be eating lunch elsewhere and left.
Two on-duty Oakdale plainclothes police officers were told to “put their guns in the car” before they would be allowed to have lunch at Texas Roadhouse in Woodbury on Friday, according to an officer in the department who spoke to Alpha News about the incident involving his colleagues.
He said the officers were first told by the hostess they were “not allowed to have weapons in the restaurant.”
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State law precludes private establishments from prohibiting “the lawful carry or possession of firearms by a peace officer.”
A spokesperson with Texas Roadhouse told Alpha News the 17-year-old hostess had just completed “active aggressor training” and that she “didn’t see a badge.”
“She was freaked out seeing a gun,” Travis Doster said.
I've thought about stopping by Texas Road House, after a trip to OGC, on occasion. My first response on reading this headline was that I wouldn't.
But having read the whole article, it seems to me that there's an opportunity for OGC to reach out and offer firearms safety and familiarization to the staff.
People who "freak out seeing a gun" need education, not ridicule or ostracism.
