I am not a law officer. If I see a no firearms allowed sight. I do not go in. I go somewhere else.

I'm so glad for this post. This is one 20 year army vet, Vietnam vet who will never again visit an Outback steakhouse.

Manager should be fired. Period

He handle the situation very professional

I guarantee there were people in there concealed carrying, the manager probably would have 💩 herself. 😂😂😂

Uhhh, OK..... Next time they get robbed, tell them you can't respond because they don't allow police to carry their job required equipment. On duty or off duty, you do NOT leave your weapon in a car, unattended.

Well here is one officer that will never go to outback.

I applaud the officer in the way He and his wife handled the situation, I think it's ashamed that our country has succumbed to the liberal society and of all places the volunteer state God help us volunteers

WOW!!!! this is crazy!!!! An Officer with a weapon! Wouldn't you think him being there makes it safer than without???? Close that restaurant down!!!!

This actually happened in Grandview Missouri several years ago. Several Officers were asked to leave and they did so because of their weapons.

Just wait until they have a robbery or disgruntled customer!!

Does the word Boycott ring a bell?

No more Outback for me anywhere!

"Being in uniform would make the customers feel uncomfortable"....get the fu*k outta here, i guarantee they would feel SAFER seeing/knowing there was a uniformed officer there.

Dang it man. Now I can not eat at Outback anymore. Support the Blue and your civil rights

A gun-free zone does not apply to police.

That steak house should be closed forever.

A gun-free zone does not apply to criminals

I wonder what happened to the customer that started this whole thing, were they banned from ever going to an Outback Steakhouse ever again?

That is really evil! Who would they call if they had an armed person come in to rob them. They would call the police. What hypocrites!

I call BS. I've been to Outback Steakhouses before, with a gun, and never had any problems.

The most frightening place in America is a gun free zone!

When I was growing up I remember police officers Were almost worshiped by the citizens. When they stopped somewhere for lunch they were NEVER charged. A coffee or soda was on the house. People felt safe when they were around. My wife worked overnights in a local donut shop(no pun intended) where the local police always ate and drank for free. This came in handy at 3 am one morning when someone decided to rob the place. The three old men sitting at the counter were off duty officers who promptly ruined his day for 10-20. I wish to thank all Law Enforcement Officers for the difficult job they have.

I can't believe any restaurant would bow to some ignorant woman who was so nervous around firearms that she couldn't even stand for a policeman to be wearing one when he was in full uniform. Restaurant management should have told her that the man was a cop and he was in uniform and when cops are in uniform that includes wearing a gun and if she "didn't feel safe" they would happily box her meal up for her so she could take it with her and go to some location where she felt safe and eat it there. The woman was a few bricks short of a load and the restaurant management had obviously been taking stupid pills for ordering that cop out of the restaurant. I hope they pay a HEFTY price as customers, many of whom have Conceal Carry Permits and POSSIBLY have their own guns on them as they are dining at the table right next to Nervous Nellie, go elsewhere to eat. When someone is shouting and banging on this woman's door and is threatening to break her door down to get into her house and she calls 911 to send the police, I wonder if she will add to the operator, "BTW, be sure you tell the officers who respond to leave their weapons behind because I don't feel safe around them." If she is so stupid that she cannot comprehend that any weapon is only as dangerous as the person using it and cannot recognize that cops are good guys who do not go around harming people (despite what some jacked up media would tell us) then when she needs help she needs to call someone OTHER than the police. Same thing with the restaurant. My message to Outback Steakhouse would be, "If someone comes in and is robbing you, DO NOT call the police. They are not welcome in your fine establishment. Your food is good but frankly it's not so good that I will soon overlook this bit of stupidity." I totally support our policemen and I am embarrassed as a resident of the state of Tennessee that this happened in MY state. FOR SHAME!

Any Business that refuses service to a police officer or member of the armed forces should have their business license revoked. IT is Worse than plain RACISM.

To be honest,if that place got robbed I'd say don't call law enforcement. That is a disgrace to the uniforms that help protect their businesses.

We need to hear from corporate Outback just in case this was just a manager’s power play and not a set policy. Any Outback that has that policy should be avoided.

My family has never had a meal at any outback steakhouse because of their Gun Free Zone policy and this TWRA officer and his wife were rudely forced to leave. This insulting encounter with our law enforcement family reinforces my view of never becoming a patron of outback steakhouse ever! I grew up and live in Tennessee but this is way away from what my principle’s are!

Was a police officer, and never encountered this kind of BS, ever. But if I had, I would have left with my wife, and made it loud and clear that we would never come back again. When the $100 gift card arrived, I would have cut it in half and sent it back to them with a letter saying, "We have passed that point, and I want nothing more to do with your company." As it turns out, the few times I have eaten in Outback, in different locations, I will say that I think their food isn't that good, the prices are high, and service was ok. Have been to one in 20 years. Won't ever go back in another.

Let’s take this and go viral.. Boycott every OutBack Steak House!

First off it might be restaurant policy of no weapons. But is not a law. But if everybody does what I do spend your money some place else. And let outback steak house along with starbuck's eat sh**. They shall go broke before I spend a dime in those worthless places. Telling a uniformed officer he has to leave his weapon in his car. BOYCOTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

That is absurd & makes no sense at all!! Businesses should welcome Police Officers; not kick them out!! I’m surprised they’re still open after that. I guarantee they would welcome them if their lives were in danger!! I wonder how that manager would feel if that happened & she called for help & they refused to help her! Things like this is something I never would have dreamed would happen, & it’s really a shame! As my Mother used to say, “they just cut their nose off to spite their face!!” 🤦‍♀️

I would have called my LE supervisor to come help handle the situation and explain that the officer was required to carry his service revolver. I would also have written a complaint to Outback's corporate office the next day. I too might have posted the experience on FB.

I wint be eating at outback again this is so wrong

Boycott

If I was at a restaurant and cops were there, I would feel very safe and eat my food and enjoy it.And thank the officers for their service

Stupid rule,makes you sick to think this is what our country has come too

Hoping they go out of business!!!

WTF, i would tell the so called manager, its not illegal, and ask her if she lost her mind.... I absolutely would not comply and demand to be served...

Another good reason I don't go to Outback

The corporate of Outback should be ashamed of yourself for allowing this manager to do this to a man in blue who probably protects her everyday and every night when he's working she should be ashamed of herself she should be removed from her position

I would have left but before I did, at the top of my lungs, I would have made sure that everyone in the restaurant knew what was happening. I would have made damn sure that I WAS the center of attention. No threats or violence but definitely loud.

I offered to visit my local high school in uniform, during school hours - and was told “no thank you, it will scare the kids and the parents”...

A pebble can cause a tidal wave

I would not take that apology for nothing bulshit

I WOULD SUE OUTBACK AND HAVE THAT MANAGERS JOB!!

As someone who had one friend held hostage and another killed at an Outback Steakhouse, while both responded to a robbery call on duty in uniform in Dublin CA this just reinforces my commitment to never patronize their restaurants ever again. If a customer complains about not feeling safe because there is a uniformed officer present, then they (the complaining customer) should be politely asked to leave. If someone is that easily triggered, they have the issue. Not to mention at any given time one never knows how many concealed armed people are in your vicinity when in public.

Texas Roadhouse is the best... anyways ❤❤❤No Outback for me ever🤬

HE IS A SWORN PUBLIC SERVANT DOING HIS JOB!!! HE HAS EVERY RIGHT TO WEAR HIS GUN!! HE IS PROTECTING AND SERVING HIS COMMUNITY

I stopped going to Outback after Covid. The quality of the food and staff hit rock bottom after restrictions were lifted. This only cements my refusal to ever step foot in any Outback again!

The last time I ate at an OUTBACK resturant, I ordered a steak, potatoe and green beans. When I took the last piece of the steak I found a FLY under that piece. I called the owner over to state what I found. THAT manager ACCUSED me of placing the fly on my plate. THAT accusation made my decision to NEVER cross the threshold of ANY Outback!

This is nonsense! People can not have it both ways

This has been going on for quite a while. When I was a rookie in the mid-1970s, i started with foot patrol. Back then store managers loved having us around and joked with us. Soon, neighbors would stop me in the streets to give us info about criminals locally. Then in about the 1990s, we were not welcomed in two Starbucks and several diners in my precinct because we were armed. It seemed that they believed that customers were safe only if they were defenseless. Later there was a mass rape in a diner in another precinct, which is infamous and New Yorkers remember it well. I’m retired since 2000 and not sure anybody young remembers it.

I heard about this a long time ago. Outback apologized and fired the manager. I eat at the one in my town all the time. Packing heat like always!! FJB

Last time we went there the service and the food sucked we won’t go back Vero beach Florida

Next time they call the local cops , I wouldn’t show up for a long period of time.

They should have fired the manager. She handled it horribly!

But if these restaurants get robbed who are they gon to call ghostbusters

This company didnt learn anything. The apology was all about trying to get their sales back up.

I am a retired USAF member, I have a cancelled carry permit and carry all the time, including my visits to Outback. I will never visit Outback again. i f this is how they treat a LEO

Scared for your life? Oh please stop ✋

Good for the manager.

I don't know the laws in Tennessee but in my state it is illegal for anyone to carry a gun in an establishment that serves alcohol so all they were doing was following the law

OUTBACK SHOULD BE PLEASED AN OFFICER WAS THEIR THAT NIGHT. THAT IS A SENSE OF SECURITY! THEY DONT APPRECIATE IT.

Budlight that Outback Steakhouse.

I would like this to be fact checked. If it’s true, the Outback chain should be boycotted.

I have just eaten at my last out back steak house.

It wasn't that service was refused, he was asked to leave his weapon in his vehicle He could've just complied, enjoyed his meal with his wife then deal with their policy afterwards

I CANNOT FORGIVE OUTBACK FOR THIS VIOLATION OF HUMAN TRUST SORRY I'LL NEVER EAT THERE AGAIN.

Businesses under proper circimstances do have a right to refuse service. This isn't it. Back in the late 2000s, My GF and i were in the MI Army National Guard. She worked at that time for Sams Club. When they were going to have a grand opening for their new store, the manager asked if she could get a detail from her armory to present colors. Leadership granted this request. The detail consitted of two flag bearers and two rifleman. I was tasked with leading the detail. Since no firing of the weapons was needed, I took the precaution of signing out just the rifles and not the bolts. This way if the worst happened, the weapons were not capable of firing. After presenting the colors, we were invited in to shop. Since we had no way to properly secure our weapons, the store manager told us we were welcome to carry our weapons inside as we shopped. Cool! Still, a couple of customers approached us telling us that they were uncomfortable with us open carrying our rifles in the store. We did tell them that we had no ammunition nor were the bolts in the weapons making the rifles incapable of firing. Still that didn't satisfy the customers. With management permission we continued. Three of us were veterans of a 9 month tour of duty in Iraq. We were required to carry our weapons with ammo anytime we left quarters in Desert Uniform. So we all were very well trained in weapons and weapons safety. It is sad the the very few citizens due to all the BS in the liberal press were then terrified of anyone carrying a black rifle. Even Soldiers in Uniform. When carrying our weapons in public, on a base, or in a war zone, safety is a primary concern. Our goal is to only fire at proper targets in training or bad guys at war.

That's disgusting I never go to outback an tell everyone about this story

WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY NEED THE POLICE TO RESPOND TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT FOR AN INCIDENT, WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO TELL ALL THE COPS THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR GUNS IN THEIR VEHICLES? GIVE ME A BREAK! BOYCOTT OUTBACK.

I still will not be going there

This is not underhanded nor unlawful Apr 21, 2023 - (a) Notwithstanding § 22-4505 or any other law, no off-duty law enforcement officer shall carry any firearm, openly or concealed, in the ..... police were able to ... able to carry weapons into these venues even when off duty. ... The law defines “establishment in serving the public” as a hotel, restaurant ... . I have checked and rechecked this and Outback was within the law. This is something that would not stand up in court if the officer were to sue and if pushed, Outback would be within their rights to counter sue

What would they do IF and WHEN they get robbed or have a seriously disturbed guest? IF they are willing to push a cop out of restaurant just because he is carrying his service weapon, I guess they are going to do the next best thing, and let the robbery happen again and again and pray that it will not happen again! I think it's the fault of the first customer who was supposedly afraid, if it was that frightening she should have left! I would feel a bit safer, knowing there was a cop in the house!

I won’t be eating at outback and when I share this with my friends you will lose more customers

Does Outback have a sign on their frontdoors that the open carry of firearms are not allowed, including law enforcement.

That a shame

I legally carry a gun and I am often told that this establishment is not allowed to have guns in it so I just leave if I legally armed citizen is not allowed to carry a gun in that establishment then it is only fair that the police are not allowed to carry a gun in that business establishment

If I am there,,, it not a gun free zone. Concealed means concealed.

Apparently it's time to boycott Outback....let's do it patriots

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Manager needs training or fired. Manager has danaged Outback's business. If I was the owner she would be gone!!!

Outback is soon to experience a Budweiser moment. This manager needs to find the unemployed line. As a 35 year veteran of law enforcement and a Vietnam veteran. I will never enter the doors of any Out Back restaurant. This manager must speak for Out Back in their WOKE B.S.

They, the police will be invited back when those businesses get held up or worst things happen ti them.

TLDR. Please lose the bot, and don't drag the story.

Never eat there again.

I am a very loving and happy go lucky fella , if this was my wife and I with respect to my wife and the customers I would have left . peaceful and quiet , but now comes in my wife . Unlike myself I know she would have lost it on management ! I'm sorry but I know my wife and unlike myself she is very out spoken ! And would have made sure in her very polite way to announce to all in the restaurant her concerns and then would have dismissed herself ! Shaming the establishment ! Its her nature , god forgive if she was very hungry lmao ! I'm sorry but that is the facks my friends .... And I would not have blamed her as I walked out with her for the disrespect . .... And I know there wouldn't be anyway she would go back there . And that would be that . I would have to stand with her ! 🤗😇 ... Happy Wife Happy Life ! ...

Cmon. He’s. Fuzz

Big mistake unless he wants to go broke.

The manager should have told the customer that the LEO and his wife are welcome. The customer is a woke liberal who feels that she is in control. This is very much like when a person with a service dog is asked to leave because dogs are not allowed in a restaurant. This is what happend when businesses bend to the will of people who really do not support the business any way. I hope the restaurant goes under.

Speed trap just outside the parking lot

ALTHOUGH I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS MANAGER, MOST RESTUARANTS HAVE A SIGN STATING THEY RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE SERVICE TO ANY ONE

There are numerous contact creators and lawyers (We the People University, Delete lawz ,audit the audit , Direct D, San Joaquin Valley transparency, Detective Matt Thornton.) KZfaq showing the police officers do not know the law they do not uphold their oath to the Constitution and Bill of Rights don't get me wrong we need police officers there's always going to be criminals but who do you go to whenever a police officer is the criminal. far too many police officers are using the tactics of a Nazi Gestapo demanding ID without reasonable articular suspicion of committing a crime about to commit a crime or in the process of committing a crime police officers have been trained because they got a call officers are violating the 4th amendment demanding to search inside your car or house stating if you've done nothing wrong and you have nothing to fear upholding unconstitutional laws referring to guns

bye ffnnn outback

Duck Outback Steakhouse wherever they located

Praise God Paying it Forward ❤️

Once again catering to the less than one percent, what about the other ninety nine percent that wants armed police?

You took tooooo long to tellthis tale.

What is this AI crap?