{"id":44477,"date":"2015-09-30T10:50:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T14:50:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=44477"},"modified":"2015-09-30T10:50:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T01:50:19","slug":"waffle-house-tells-uniformed-soldier-to-leave-gun-outside-restaurant-he-refused","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/waffle-house-tells-uniformed-soldier-to-leave-gun-outside-restaurant-he-refused\/","title":{"rendered":"Waffle House Tells Uniformed Soldier to Leave Gun Outside Restaurant.  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