Having arrived back in town last night from South Florida the boyfriend and I were once against struck by the batshit craziness of local self-described "conservative - i.e., those who want a Wild West atmosphere of packing guns and who in their hearts long for the days of Jim Crow, the days when gays were invisible, and when women were the chattel property of males. A case in point is Jay Laze (pictured at center above), the owner of All Around Pizza in Virginia Beach who is giving a 15% discount to customers who come in openly carrying guns or holding concealed carry permits. And Hampton Roads wonders why it has a hard time attracting progressive and innovative businesses? Here are highlights from the Virginian Pilot:
Most pizza shop owners would be terrified if a customer brought an AK-47 to pick up a pie.
Not Jay Laze. In fact, the owner of All Around Pizza is encouraging it. As of Friday, he's been giving a 15 percent discount to anyone who walks in carrying a gun or their concealed handgun permit.
Laze, a gun owner, said he got the idea from an ice cream shop in Utah that offered a similar discount. So far, "it's been awesome," he said. Since Friday, 80 percent of the customers in his Holland Road shop took advantage of the discount, he said.
Some carried 9 mm pistols, Laze said, and one did bring in an AK-47. Laze said he'd thought about offering the discount for a limited time, but "it might be permanent if people like it that much."
I can't help but wonder if Laze and his customers wear special gloves so that their knuckles don't get rubbed raw dragging on the pavement. These people are insane!
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