Jewelry Store Denied Entry To Uniformed Officer Because He Was Armed

By Tom Knighton

AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh

As gun owners, many of us are used to being told we’re not welcome in various places. After all, what are gun free zone postings other than a warning that we’re not welcome unless we turn ourselves into helpless sheep?

However, there are people that I think everyone should be able to agree are best armed. In particular, law enforcement.

Unfortunately, one jewelry store made it clear to a sheriff’s deputy that he wasn’t welcome because he was armed.

Every kiss begins with Kay, huh? I guess the same is true of the phrase, “kick in the balls.”

Bear in mind that this wasn’t even an off-duty deputy. No, he was on-duty and, presumably, in uniform. He was still barred from entering the establishment.

Before any of you get too upset at Kay’s, though, the chain probably isn’t all that happy with what happened either.

A company spokesperson for Kay Jewelers, David Bouffard, responded to the sheriff’s office’s post, stating that the company is “reaching out to the …Read the Rest

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