Lauren Boebert, 28, of Shooters Grill¹ in Rifle, Colorado, makes staff take a concealed² weapon training class before letting them lose. 

 

The devout³ Christian⁴ and mother-of-four says the firearm dress-code hasn't deterred⁵ customers and they flock from far and wide to catch a piece of the action.

 

'We've had people from Alaska, we've had people from Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, we've had customers drive all the way from Utah just to eat dinner,' she told Barcroft TV. 

 

'We've seen people rewrite their vacation trips - they were going to go the southern route and decided⁶ to go the northern route so they could come into Rifle, Colorado and see us.' 

 

Lauren has even adapted the menu to incorporate aptly-named dishes such as the 'Locked N' Loaded Nachos' and 'Bull's Eye Grilled⁷ Chicken'.

 

The walls are also decked out with gun-themed decor - along with crosses reflecting Lauren's strong religious faith. 

 

The entrepreneur opened her eatery in May 2013 with the help of her husband Jayson, 34. 

 

But only a month after launching, Lauren says a man was killed outside the venue⁸. 

 

She swiftly looked into getting a permit for a concealed weapon - only to discover that she could already openly carry guns in her own restaurant. 

 

Recalling the chain of events, Lauren said: 'There was an altercation⁹ in our back alley¹⁰ that ended with a man losing his life so I began to look into getting a concealed weapon permit so I could start carrying.' 

 

'I learned that in Colorado you do not need a permit to open carry so I took my gun to work the next day.'

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