Posted June 4, 2018 12:03 am by Comments

By John Falkenberg

FRIENDSWOOD, TX — A plain clothes detective who was open carrying and on his lunch break May 31 was denied service by a Whataburger manager because of the presence of his firearm, Fox News reports.

The detective reportedly went into the restaurant, placed an order, and was denied, despite having his badge clearly visible and right next to his service pistol.

When the detective tried to explain himself to the manager, the manager continued to refuse to the point that the detective left before tensions could escalate — a good move for anyone, law enforcement or civilian.

Now Whataburger, as you can imagine, is reeling from the PR hell that just dropped into their lap.

To corporate’s credit, they seem to be as embarrassed as they should be.

“This was an unfortunate misunderstanding of our open carry policy, and we’ve talked to the detective to make this right. He was understanding, accepted our apology and said he plans to come back to Whataburger,” a spokesperson said according to Fox News.

“Our company policy allows law enforcement with proper identification to open carry at our restaurants, and we’ll be reinforcing this policy with employees through additional training.”

“We’ve also been in contact with the …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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