After Robbery, Indy Restaurant Owner Offers Discount To Concealed Carriers

By Bob Owens

After Cajun restaurant Papa Roux was robbed Saturday night in Indianapolis, owner Art Bouvier decided that the proper response to deterring more bad guys with guns was to encourage even more good guys with guns to visit his restaurant, and so he’s offering concealed carriers a significant discount to dine at his establishment.

Bouvier said anyone who knows him knows he is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, but he’s never made it a business issue. Until now.

“We’re not saying, ‘Show us your gun.’ But if you’re a legal and stable carrier of a concealed carry license, I’m going to reward that,” he said. “To me, it’s common sense. And until further notice, you’ll get 25 percent off your bill.”

The restaurant is popular with law enforcement personnel — and the presence of police vehicles in the parking lot can’t help but deter criminal activity, Bouvier said — but they won’t always be there.

Recent robberies of city bars and restaurants point to a new kind of desperation, Bouvier said, though there’s nothing linking the incidents.

Papa Roux may be the first Cajun restaurant in Indianapolis to offer a significant discount, but it is also part of an apparent trend …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms