Two restaurants have issued separate advisories to their patrons about carrying their guns in public places, CNN reported.
Brinker International-owned Chili's have said on Friday, "We kindly ask that guests refrain from openly carrying firearms into our restaurants and we will continue to follow state and local laws on this issue."
Sonic, on the other hand, released this bulletin on the same day, which read, "We're asking that customers refrain from bringing guns onto our patios or into our indoor dining areas."
CNN said that in recent months, gun supporters have staged rallies to back certain pro-gun legislation and have openly carried firearms. Some had even carried large automatic weapons into restaurants. Advocacy groups like "Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America" are alarmed about the move, and had also launched their campaigns to prevent the carrying of guns in public places such as restaurants.
On the other hand, the advisories might have been the restaurants' measures in response to a series of harrowing gun-related incidents that has happened in public places as of late. Last Friday, a community college student went on a rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara, killing some of the six college students with firearms he had legally purchased and carried. Despite the fact that his purchases should have appeared in registration databases, local police has no idea that Elliot Rodger has owned guns, the Los Angeles Times said.
Aside from the two restaurant, a few others have also issued advisories to their customers about keeping their guns at home. Earlier this month, Chipotle had said that it does not like its customers to bring firearms into its restaurants unless if they are authorized to carry it as a law enforcement personnel. Last year, Starbucks also had told customers to not carry their guns in its stores, saying that it refuses to be a political stage in the "uncivil" debate on carrying guns in public.
