Jusme wrote: Sun Jun 03, 2018 9:54 am
Whataburger's open carry policy was well documented and publicized when OC first passed. This however was the result of one or two things, either the manager did not know that 30:07 does not apply to LEO either in uniform or plain clothes, or he/she was anti LEO.
Since there has been more than one incident involving LEO at Whataburger, I think they need to do more vetting of their employees, and make sure their training involves fully understanding Texas laws regarding LTC.
I have OC at the Whataburger in Alvarado, but just because I forgot their policy before entering. No one said anything, but if they had I would have simply, untucked my shirt. JMHO
I agree...... I would have simply untouched my shirt too. But I still don’t think that absolves Whataburger from the obligation of doing the right thing, and posting their stores with 30.07 signs. Just because their position was “well publicized” at the time, that doesn’t make it any more relevant. OC became law on January 1st 2016 - two and a half
years ago. How many people did their message reach back then? It almost certainly was ignored by anyone without an LTC. It was absolutely unknown by people moving into the state since then. It very well may not have been on the radar of LTC holders back then who are NOT members of this forum. We are a group who tends to stay on top of the news when it is related to firearms carry - but we’re only a few thousand of the more than 1 million people with active LTCs. Whataburger’s policy was well discussed on these pages, but there’s no way we can seriously claim that word of Whataburger’s position reached the eyes/ears of all LTC holders, then or now.
Therefore, if Whataburger wants to ban open carry in their stores, it has TWO moral obligations to its LTC customers: (1) post all of its stores 30.07 to save those customers the embarrassment of being publicly refused service and made to leave,
just like its competitor In ‘N Out does; and (2) make a better burger like In ‘N Out does.
It’s a matter of showing your customers a little respect.
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It's just a dress code policy. Whataburger isn't anti gun. Concealed carry is fine. The guy should have complied with the dress code and covered up. Show some respect for private property rights and enjoy your meal. Instead he makes the news in a major metropolitan area because he won't follow the rules. This in-your-face activism doesn't win support and his extremist behavior sets their cause back and wastes political capital. On the heels of Art Acevedo and Tony Leal openly attacking Second Amendment rights for ordinary Americans, his antics just make things worse for his profession.
