A social media post about an armed soldier who was refused service at a Kentucky restaurant is going viral.
Billy Welch is an Army National Guard soldier. Welch says he always keeps his gun holstered to his side for safety reasons.
Welch says around 1:30 a.m. he stopped at the Waffle House in Nicholsville wearing his military uniform with his gun by his side.
After ordering his food, he said a waitress signaled for him to come over.
“I got up and I walked over to them, asked them how they were doing and stuff, and they said I’d have to take my firearm outside. I don’t feel comfortable taking my firearm away from me. I always keep it with me and they said, ‘it’s one of our policies.’”
Find out what happened on the next page:
Don’t go to Waffle house then.
All police, military & veterans should boycott them…!
He was an idiot soldier that illegally added a side arm to his uniform. Not only is he in violation of U.S law and the UCMJ.
He was wearing a gun illegally. He has absolutely no authority to add a side arm to his uniform.
If you were being held up or going to be killed you would be very
Glad he was wearing that gun. How do you know it was illegal?
It was illegal for him by the UCMJ to add a sidearm to his uniform. He as as guilty as anyone else.
Civil rights are not the same as amendments Sandra.
But that bakery refused to serve that gay couple so what’s the difference?
Rebecca , you clearly don’t understand that the right to bear arms is only a choice to or not to. Those same rights are still subject to regulation and don’t apply to private businesses which can refuse service if they feel clientele would be at danger or intimidated. He also had no legal right to add a side arm to his uniform. He did so illegally and should be prosecuted for it by ucmj.