Uniformed officer asked to leave 'gun-free' Outback Steakhouse because of service weapon

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A uniformed officer carrying his service weapon was asked to leave an Outback Steakhouse restaurant because it’s a “gun-free zone.”

Fox News reports Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officer Andrew Ward went to Outback Steakhouse to have dinner with his wife Friday.

Ward said in a Facebook post that a manager asked him to put his gun in his truck, which he was not allowed to do because he was in uniform.

At that point, Ward and his wife were asked to leave because Outback is a “gun free zone.”

The manager said another customer claimed she was “scared for her life,” and said “she was afraid because ‘police are shooting people.’”

Ward said Outback has contacted him and apologized for what they called a mistake.

Corrie O'Connor