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NYC_SKP's JournalNo guns policy at new Toby Keith restaurant in Woodbridge, Virginia
No guns policy at new Toby Keith restaurant in Woodbridge
Posted: Dec 26, 2013 2:21 PM PST Updated: Dec 26, 2013 2:27 PM PST
By John Henrehan, FOX 5 Reporter
WOODBRIDGE, Va. -
A big country star opened a huge, new restaurant last week in Woodbridge, Va. But a house rule for the new establishment is roiling some Virginians: no guns are allowed inside.
Toby Keith is not only a hugely successful country star (and actor), he also has personally opened a couple of restaurants, and through other companies, has now expanded those establishments into about a dozen cities.
The latest Toby Keith restaurant opened in Woodbridge. Prominently displayed on the front door is a sign saying: “NO GUNS PERMITTED.”
Virginia happens to be a gun-friendly state, where it’s quite permissible for citizens to strap on a weapon and go into a bar or restaurant, as long as the weapon is clearly visible. State law is silent on the issue of drinking while openly carrying a gun. (State law does prohibit most citizens who are legally carrying a concealed weapon from consuming alcohol, but they, too, are allowed to go into a bar or restaurant.)
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24309712/no-guns-policy-at-new-toby-keith-restaurant-in-woodbridge#axzz2ogpXNUHA
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By Sy Mukherjee on December 29, 2013 at 5:25 pm
Country music star Toby Keith is facing some backlash from gun owners after one of his new I Love This Bar And Grill restaurants in Woodbridge, Virginia posted a “No Guns Permitted” sign outside its premises.
“I’ll never eat here. Lawfully armed and spending my money elsewhere,” read one of many disgruntled reviews on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
The furor spurred a response by the restaurant, explaining, “While we understand and respect every person’s right to own and bear arms, we at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill, with guidance from the State of Virginia and based on insurance regulations, have adopted a no weapons policy. It is our desire to provided a safe, enjoyable and entertaining experience for our patrons and staff.”
That did little to quell the ire of gun owners, one whom responded to the restaurant’s Facebook message by saying, “Your post regarding your stance on not allowing patrons to defend them selves should the need arise is a total cop out to the bad publicity that your bad policy has initiated.”
But gun owners may actually be legally allowed to carry loaded weapons in Keith’s restaurant under Virginia law, irrespective of what the sign says. Virginia is one of at least six states — the others being Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Arizona — that explicitly allows loaded guns in bars. “No Guns Permitted” signs don’t actually have the force of law in Virginia unless the state specifically lists the facility as one where people cannot carry guns.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/12/29/3106791/toby-keith-restaurant-guns/#
Should be interesting...
O HELL No!!! I'm Crackin' Up! Obama is Crackin' me the fuck up!!!
You all know this expression, it's McKayla Maroney, and she is not impressed...
Remember her? Well, she's a good sport! And she went to visit the president and what do you suppose happened?
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Oh yeah, you know...
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http://www.kulfoto.com/celebrity-pictures/34082/barack-obama-and-mckayla-maroney-are-not-impressed
ROFL!
And, just for good measure:
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Debunking the claim that US mass murders are on the rise since 1976.
Let me preface this by repeating that I want to see a host of measures to reduce violence in America, including sensible gun control legislation, most of California's laws applied nationally.
OK.
I was reading applegrove's interesting post in the other group: http://www.democraticunderground.com/12625349
And attached to the source article was this graph of "mass shooting" incidents and number of victims by year from 1976 through 2010.
I was thinking that it seems to be mostly flat with maybe a bit of an upward trend and then it struck me.
That graph doesn't take into account the growth in population over that time frame; it's not per capital, it's just raw overall data.
In 2010 there were 40% more citizens than in 1976 but guess what? The shooting incidents numbers haven't risen by 40%-- they haven't risen at all, and the number of victims has risen only slightly.
Adjusted for population growth or measured per-capita, the number of incidents and victims of mass shootings, then, has fallen by as much as 40%.
If I'm statistically wrong, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, please feel free to refute the above.
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Newtown. Here's a very thoughtful slideshow with a picture and little bit about each victim.
Huffpost, unfortunately, but worth the visit.
The topic is how proceeds have been spent in different ways for each victim, a very thoughtful and individualized story on this sad day.
Look for the slideshow after the text part of the article, which is about various ways donations have been spent to commemorate individual victims.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/09/newtown-fund-distribution_n_3046420.html#slide=1979131
Peace.
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