marshaul
Campaign Veteran
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So I haven't related much of my IHOP experience, but I routinely go to my local IHOP in the "wee hours" of the morning, and have become a well-known regular.
All the staff recognize me, and most have heard me talk about OC at one time or another, so they all get it.
At any rate, I think I influenced one of their security guards to OC. The reason I suspect this is that the security IHOP employs is usually unarmed. On the first couple occasions I went while the aforementioned guard was working, he was unarmed, and seemed to take quite an interest in my own firearm, although he never said anything. My guess is he was considering how basically useless his job becomes when OCing customers are present. :lol:
From what I know, armed security guards are employed quite distinctly from unarmed ones, and are almost always issued .38 revolvers and cop-style uniforms/badges.
On the third or fourth time I went to that IHOP, I noticed the guard was armed. However, he was still wearing the same black, very un-police-like uniform, and his gear looked very "non-issue": polymer-framed automatic in what appeared to be a paddle holster with the paddle in his pocket (lol).
So, my thought was that he must have just taken the initiative to carry, on the assumption that the gun-accepting management and staff of the IHOP wouldn't blink an eye. If I am right, this would be an example of someone carrying openly while at work, without actually being employed specifically to carry.
What do you guys think about my little theory? :lol:
And does anybody have any good IHOP stories?
So I haven't related much of my IHOP experience, but I routinely go to my local IHOP in the "wee hours" of the morning, and have become a well-known regular.
All the staff recognize me, and most have heard me talk about OC at one time or another, so they all get it.
At any rate, I think I influenced one of their security guards to OC. The reason I suspect this is that the security IHOP employs is usually unarmed. On the first couple occasions I went while the aforementioned guard was working, he was unarmed, and seemed to take quite an interest in my own firearm, although he never said anything. My guess is he was considering how basically useless his job becomes when OCing customers are present. :lol:
From what I know, armed security guards are employed quite distinctly from unarmed ones, and are almost always issued .38 revolvers and cop-style uniforms/badges.
On the third or fourth time I went to that IHOP, I noticed the guard was armed. However, he was still wearing the same black, very un-police-like uniform, and his gear looked very "non-issue": polymer-framed automatic in what appeared to be a paddle holster with the paddle in his pocket (lol).
So, my thought was that he must have just taken the initiative to carry, on the assumption that the gun-accepting management and staff of the IHOP wouldn't blink an eye. If I am right, this would be an example of someone carrying openly while at work, without actually being employed specifically to carry.
What do you guys think about my little theory? :lol:
And does anybody have any good IHOP stories?