Anyone been made in a restaurant with a CCW?

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rantingredneck:

Good for you! It's a little easier for me, because I nolonger drink. Our MCPL instructor told us when we took the class that we really needed to choose one or the other (his opinion).

For me, the choice was easy. The worst part was the acid reflux and kidney stones, so not drinking became pretty easy. The male anatony was never designed for passing aaaaaanything. The first stone wasn't bad, the second stone wasn't bad. But, then I passed a kidney bolder! It hurt so bad I was affraid I was gonna die...then, it got worse and I was afraid that I wasn't gonna die, and it would just go on forever. :evil:

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Not sure.

We were on our way to a play once, and were walking past the outdoor seating of a restaurant. A waitress almost ran over me and I stopped short. My wife was on my left, half a step behind. I felt a hand touch me right at three o'clock, and felt pressure on the piece, but I'm not sure which touched me or if they realized what they'd pressed on.

Another time we were at Target and my wife was walking behind me. Someone came barrelling out of a side aisle and I hit the brakes. She ran into me and I felt her hand come in contact with the gun, but she didn't say anything. Since she doesn't seem to be real fond of me carrying, I'd guess she didn't realize.

So I'm gonna say: Maybe, but probably not.
 
I haven't but one of the guys I used to shoot IPSC with dropped his seecamp on the floor of the restaurant.some patrons looked oddly at him(no concealed carry in Ks. at time. well he just picked it up and asked the closest one "need a light?"
 
I would stay away from the bar establishments with a CCW, and do. Too many people get out of control (at least they do here in Colorado) and it would be ashame to have to use force in a situation you could avoid and possibily lose everything in the process. The bar scene is great if your a young buck and are looking for a quick date....and in that case you probably don't need to be carrying a piece under your jacket. Just my thoughts.
 
Our folks in Minnesota did things right when they constructed our carry law. We don't HAVE to carry concealed, we CAN carry in a bar or restaurant and even drink a bit (as long as our BAC doesn't exceed 0.04%) and even if we carry in a posted place, the management must still ask us to leave. If we don't leave when asked, then it's a small trespassing fine. That said, the consensus is that one probably shouldn't drink alcoholic beverages while carrying. It doesn't take much to be at the 0.04% BAC. While I no longer frequent bars, I do go to a few bar/restaurants upon occasion. A lot of common sense was put into our carry laws here. Now, if we can get the anti-gun sheriffs under control and abiding by the law and get some better reciprocity, we'll be good to go. Our Governor made promises about the reciprocity issue and assured us that it would be addressed. They just recently approved 11 out of 21 states for reciprocity. There could be more that have similar laws to MN, but the DPS seems loathe to do their jobs.
 
Don't think I have, as far as I know. Was in IHOP a few months back, carried my wife's Glock 19 on my right hip in a Fobus paddle rig. Had on a longish coat that I had planned to leave on, but it was blazin' hot in there. I slipped my arms out and kept the coat bunched up behind me in the chair with it draped over the gun/holster. At some point it fell off. I was sitting with my right (gun) side facing directly into the area where the wait staff picked up the food from the kitchen, on the main "aisle". Nobody said anything, and after I discovered the problem and covered back up, I didn't notice any knowing looks. Think I got lucky.
 
Like El Tejon said "Indian doesn't care"

I have never been "made" eating in a resturant. I do go to places that serve the hooch. I however do not drink. It is not worth the risk, if I decide to drink it will be at home where i will not have to get out on the roads.

Michigan has the 51% rule which is nice as well since all of my family lives there.

I try to sit with my holster facing a wall or someone in my group so if it does show they will not freak out about it.
 
Don't have this problem in Virginia, we cannot legally conceal our weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol. We can however open carry, so I guess I am made every time I go out to eat, because thats what I do.
 
Don't have this problem in Virginia, we cannot legally conceal our weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol. We can however open carry,
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The really sad thing is that this actually made enough sense to enough people that it became law.
 
Before shall issue CHP passed in 1995 there was no restriction CCW in restaurants that serve alcohol. The restaurant ban on CHP holders was a poison pill but allowed the bill to pass. In regard to open carry it was actually some years before people started to exercise this right in large numbers to work around the ban.
 
My normal CCW is a Browning Hi-Power. I was carrying my SIG 4320 one day which is quite a bit bulkier. Well I'm walking in to the restaurant behind a woman pushing a stroller, I held the door for her and no sooner had she entered her todler threw some type of toy through the litle fence into the pond. Well I bent over and reached over and pulled it out for her. No problem. Well when I walked to the table with my associates, Frank snickered abd said ' I had something hanging out ':eek: I was well past mere embarassement. But nobody said anything about it
 
I wasn't made, but the worst restaurant while carrying experience happened after a day of shooting. I had my .45 Colt Ruger Blackhawk on in a cheap-o uncle Mike's shoulder holster under the most hideous yellow print camp shirt you have every seen...basically the only way to carry a Ruger Blackhawk...

Anyways, after shooting for a few hours we decide to get some lunch and not only is the place completely packed but there were no booths and we got seated at a table. I felt like everyone in the world was staring at the hand cannon I had on under my very ugly shirt. But no one said anything or even looked at me funny and the whole time I felt like I was smuggling a cat under my left arm-pit.

After that experience I pretty much determined that no one cares and unless you drop your gun on the floor no one would probably notice.
 
TN is a "not where alcohol is served for on-site consumption", specifically.
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I bet you could challenge the definition of "where" as well as the statemnt "is served." For example, the seat you are sitting at and in the area of the table in front you, while you are there, IS NOT being "served alcohol for on site consumption." The law doesn't say an area where alcohol "can be served" it says "where alcohol is served." :scrutiny:
 
Carry in Minnesota

We can carry into bars and/or restraunts but what you can't do is be legally intoxicated (0.08 %) and have your weapon on you.

I don't think that I've ever been "made" indoors but I know I've been made outdoors due to the wind. Makes no difference, however, as we don't have a "conceal-carry" law. We have a "carry" law so we could conceivably carry our weapon totally exposed. I'm not sure why anyone would do that but it'd be legal, anyway.
 
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