[maestro pistolero]

Dear Applebees,
What an unsatisfying and non-responsive reply to my concerns about lawful, concealed carry, permit holders being prevented from the ability to defend themselves should they patronize your restaurants.

Do I have your legal department to thank? If Applebee's intends to rest on the fact that private business has the right to enact such a policy, it will do it at the peril of it's margins.

Gun owners who hold carry permits are the most law abiding group of individuals in the country. To ask them to choose between patronizing Applebee's and having the ability to protect their families will yield an entirely predictable decision.

They will find somewhere else to have lunch or dinner, presumably at your nearest competitor who has more fully considered the ramifications of such a policy that ignores the current political/social climate vis a vis private bearing of arms per the state constitution.

Christopher Hoffman

--- On Wed, 10/19/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:

From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Thank you for contacting Applebee's! Here is a reply to your case number 1300XXX
To: [email protected]
Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 7:00 AM

October 19, 2011



Dear Christopher,

Thank you for your e-mail. Applebee’s strictly adheres to the local laws and ordinances passed in the communities we serve. Our expectation is that governing bodies will ensure these ordinances are fair and equal throughout a particular community or market so that we can serve each guest at the same consistently high level.

If your concern is about a certain Applebee’s location, we would appreciate any details you can provide about which location it is and any specific incidents that have occurred there. You can reply to this e-mail with any details and we will be happy to make sure the matter is thoroughly investigated.

Sincerely,

Applebee's Guest Relations
Case # 1300XXX