I don’t know how to post links . October 2015 google is your friend.
2015
Channel 4 News
Three parole officers were asked to leave a T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant in Franklin Tuesday because they were armed.
A manager told the parole officers they were not allowed to have guns in the restaurant.
The incident caused a social media backlash and got all the way to the Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police.
“The officers are out there to protect the public,” said Johnny Crumby, president of the Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police. “If somebody comes in while someone is on their lunch break, they are not off-duty. They are still an officer. They will respond to whatever occurs there.”
The Tennessee Department of Correction confirmed the officers were in uniform and carrying state-issued law enforcement IDs at the time.
The restaurant chain bans customers from carrying guns, but law enforcement officers are allowed to eat in the restaurants while armed.
Friday’s corporate office interviewed the manager who asked the officers to leave and came to the following conclusion:
The incident at our Franklin, Tennessee restaurant was caused by a manager’s misunderstanding of our company gun policy, and that manager has since been coached on the policy and now knows that police officers are always allowed to carry guns in our restaurants, whether they are in uniform or not. We have reached out to the officers to personally apologize for the unfortunate misunderstanding, and we’ve invited them back in to join us for a free lunch.
Channel 4 reached out for an interview with the officers, but the department of correction would not allow it.
TDOC officials pointed out the officers all quietly and respectfully left the restaurant when they were asked to leave.
