VA: Bring a Gun, 10% off on Open Carry Night at this Restaurant

VA Exit 27: It is Open Carry (that’s carry a gun!) Night at the Cajun Experience restaurant every Wednesday evening at about 6:30. The place is usually packed. They offer a 10% discount to anyone who comes in sporting a side arm. Expect occasional smattering of picketers outside.

Inside, there’s a boarded-up fireplace, and a sign over the bar that asks patrons to “Please keep all firearms holstered unless the need arises. In such cases, judicious marksmanship is greatly appreciated by all!”

The menu leans toward the South with sausage and okra stew, hush puppies, beignets and pecan pie.Virginia is one of more than 20 states that permit persons with a permit to stroll around.  However, the restaurant’s owner Bryan Crosswhite, says that he has received death threats.A waiter comments, “It’s usual, it’s more safe. If something happens, you’ll be safe”