Chilis and Sonic- No Guns

[Tommyh]

Grow up..

Same could be said for someone set in their ways. Or is that ol timer talk?

[tef]

What's the point in open carry in these places anyway? Its hurting the whole image of any firearm ownership. I have a chl and promote firearms use and hunting, but it bothers me to see these people blatantly carry these weapons just to say they can. There is no real purpose for it. Most of the people toting these weapons that are getting news coverage are some of the most red neck hillbilly looking idiots on earth. Stupid! Hurts us all as hunters and responsible firearm users.

[DFA]

I am all for people including myself exercising their rights, but if I'm sitting at Chili's with my daughter, and people come walking through the door with rifle's, then I'm going to get real nervous bottom line. These guys are trying to prove their point in a negative manner.

[bboswell]

I'm for folks doing what is allowed by law, but SOME of these open carry guys are hurting the cause.

Ya think?......

[bboswell]

Thanks for proving my point...

I'm all for open carry, but I am not in support of the whackos shouldering AK's, AR's and other weapons which by their very reputation cause the general public to take alarm. Standing on street corners, traveling in mass to fast food joints, marching in rank or milling around in shopping malls.

All that is designed to do is cause alarm and get their picture on the TV, they are not helping the cause they purport to champion. They are causing the people who are on the fence about firearm ownership to rethink their position and in many cases force businesses to take a stand which is counter productive to that cause.

Some of those folks are well meaning and just caught up in the hype and some (I believe) are serving another master and using well intended people's own passion against them.

And some are just ignorant, spoiled children in grownup suits.

Yep

[Phdan]

Or youre a butter and only understand your way of thinking

Local laws? OK is an open carry state . What is the will of the people where u r based ?

Hypocrites

[M.E.B.]

Sonic gave a bunch of money to the Obama campaign, I haven't spent a dime there since

No kidding. I wonder how Sonic is feeling about the min wage bill.

[drbonner]

So I can't have a gun in my car at Sonic. Good luck with that.

X2

[drbonner]

Couldn't the same be said for carry of any kind?

Why is it ok to carry a handgun but not a rifle? What's the difference? Both can accomplish the same thing.

I just grow tired of people calling folks who exercise a Constitutional right, idiots, whackos, etc more than anything.

Currently the only limitations to long gun open carry in the Texas Penal Code is that is cannot be displayed in a manner calculated to cause alarm.

And FWIW, as much as I don't like it, I do support the owner's of these establishments private property rights to ask that they not be brought there.

I believe some people just like to do things to see how other people react. Walking into a chilis, chipotle or any family restaurant with any kind of rifle whether it a BAR 270 or an AR-15 around your shoulder is just silly. If you want to protect yourself get your chl and carry where no one knows.

You have the right to scratch your butt in line at chipotle, but it's best to be done in the bathroom where you have privacy and can wash your hands when you are through. Exercise your rights when it makes sense.

[randal]

open carry being abused is going to make people ban guns from their establishments.. I'm all for open carry but if i own a store or diner i don't want a bunch of whackos walking all over with ar15's ak etc..

[125Dad]

Do people that don't eat at places that have 30.06 sign go to hospitals,church,banks and all the other places that post a30.06 sign ?

[Mike D]

I believe some people just like to do things to see how other people react. Walking into a chilis, chipotle or any family restaurant with any kind of rifle whether it a BAR 270 or an AR-15 around your shoulder is just silly. If you want to protect yourself get your chl and carry where no one knows.

You have the right to scratch your butt in line at chipotle, but it's best to be done in the bathroom where you have privacy and can wash your hands when you are through.Exercise your rights when it makes sense.

Makes sense as determined by who?

[JW]

Most places of employment do not allow concealed carry or open carry. Y'all gonna quit ur job too???

[cgny27]

Most places of employment do not allow concealed carry or open carry. Y'all gonna quit ur job too???

This!

deer season needs to open...some of you are a bit pint up...haha.

[kumathebear]

I don't "open carry," but gonna miss my Route 44 Diet Coke, easy ice.....at Sonic! Drive up would pose me a problem, if ya' know what I mean!