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Illinois Denny's manager to cops: No guns allowed

By JAMIE FORSYTHE — News-Democrat | Modified: January 3, 2013 at 3:16 pm | Published: January 3, 2013 Comment on this article

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Denny's might have given us the glorious "Hobbit"-inspired menu, but a manager at an Illinois location takes the company's no-firearms policy seriously. Maybe too seriously.

photo - This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 photo shows the Denny's restaurant on South Ilinois Street in Belleville, Ill. Belleville's police chief has banned his on-duty officers from the restaurant after several detectives were told they couldn't have their guns inside _ a dustup the restaurant calls a misunderstanding. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer) ORG XMIT: ILBND501

This Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 photo shows the Denny's restaurant on South Ilinois Street in Belleville, Ill. Belleville's police chief has banned his on-duty officers from the restaurant after several detectives were told they couldn't have their guns inside _ a dustup the restaurant calls a misunderstanding. (AP Photo/Belleville News-Democrat, Tim Vizer) ORG XMIT: ILBND501

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A police detective in Belleville, Ill., was asked to remove her gun or leave the restaurant on New Year's Day. And in response, Police Chief William Clay has banned all on-duty officers from eating at that Denny's.

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