No More Pizza Hut For My Family

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Pizza Hut Does Not Value Life
By Dave Gibson (06/28/2004)

Last month, a Pizza Hut deliveryman Ronald Honeycutt foiled
a robbery attempt. When his assailant pointed a 9mm handgun
at him, the deliveryman shot and killed him. The next day,
Pizza Hut fired Honeycutt.

Around 11p.m. on May 17, 2004 Honeycutt had just made a
delivery in a very rough part of Indianapolis. He walked
back to his van, where he was approached by Jerome
Brown-Dancler. The would-be robber aimed his gun at
Honeycutt, at which time he drew his own 9mm and squeezed
off the entire clip. After Brown-Dancler fell, Honeycutt
picked up the assailant’s weapon and drove back to the Pizza
Hut. Upon his arrival, he instructed a manager to phone
police.

Honeycutt has a concealed weapons permit, and claims to have
carried a handgun for every one of the last twenty years
that he has been delivering pizzas. Indianapolis
prosecutors quickly cleared him of any charges. Deputy
Prosecutor Barb Crawford said: “He did what the law allows
him to do to protect himself.” Crawford went on to say:
“This was late at night. This was a high-crime area. He
(Honeycutt) left because he wasn’t sure whether or not
Brown-Dancler had any friends with. As it turns out, he did
indeed have friends with him. They left when they heard
shots fired.”

It is obvious that Ronald Honeycutt acted in self-defense
and was clearly within his rights to do so. It is also
obvious that had he not been carrying a weapon–he could
have easily been killed. He is with his family today, as a
result of his constitutional right to keep and bear arms.
However, Pizza Hut apparently would rather have their
employees gunned down, than allow them to defend themselves.

Pizza delivery personnel are a favorite target of armed
robbers. They are alone, in a strange neighborhood, they
are carrying at least a small amount of cash, and they are
probably not armed. In short, they are extremely vulnerable
and more than likely, not present a challenge to the
assailant. Pizza Hut even goes so far as to announce that
their employees are not allowed to carry weapons…This
action basically places a target squarely upon the backs of
their delivery drivers.

Honeycutt’s dismissal has not gone un-noticed by
Indianapolis residents. Pizza Hut has reportedly received
many complaints and business is down.

Indianapolis attorney Rick Whitham told World Net Daily: “
I hope that those of you in the media will realize the
incredible unfairness of a huge company telling it’s
employees–in essence–they must agree to die for the
company, rather than use legal, reasonable means to defend
themselves.” He went on to describe Pizza Hut’s actions as
“clear discrimination against those who choose to lawfully
exercise a legal, heavily regulated right.”

Whitham also wrote to Pizza Hut, saying: “I don’t spend my
money with businesses that openly discriminate against
people such as myself who understand that the police have no
affirmative duty to protect any particular citizen and that
no company is worth dying for–particularly yours.”

Well said Mr. Whitham!

I am not aware of any law that allows the United States
Constitution to be suspended, upon one’s acceptance by any
employer. I imagine that Pizza Hut has chosen to ‘ban’
their employees from arming themselves because of insurance
reasons. Or perhaps, Pizza Hut has deemed it
politically-incorrect for an employee to defend his or
herself. To date, they have given no reason for their
seemingly ridiculous decision.

According to the National Rifle Association, firearms are
used over two million times a year for personal protection.
The fact is that armed citizens prevent crime. Period.

Personally, as long as I am alive–I will choose to defend
myself and my family. Every American citizen has that same
right. Furthermore, I will also choose not to spend another
cent of my hard-earned money at Pizza Hut. Anyone who
values innocent life as well as the wishes of our founding
fathers…Will do the same.

After completing two years at Tidewater Community College,
Dave Gibson became a Virginia Beach Deputy Sheriff. He has
since left the department and now owns a small business in
the city of Chesapeake, Virginia. An active volunteer in
many animal organizations, he has worked at the Virginia
Zoo, the Norfolk SPCA, and currently works for the K-9 New
Life Center based in Virginia Beach.

The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security!!!