Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill restaurant in Woodbridge, Virginia has riled the community by banning guns on its premises. The state allows residents to carry guns openly - a fact which has led to threats of boycotts of the restaurant.
"While we understand and respect every person's right to own and bear arms, we at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill, with guidance from the State of Virginia and based on insurance regulations, have adopted a no weapons policy," wrote the management on its Facebook page.
The message left several customers writing that they'd no longer frequent the establishment:
"It is a cultural thing among we Americans . . . It is the fact that you seek to restrict a Constitutional Right that bothers the public. This is what will cost you."
Others were supportive of the gun ban. Keith has not commented on the controversy.
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