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A Brazilian steakhouse in San Antonio, Texas is taking heat from conservatives after one of its managers asked an armed police officer to leave the restaurant, mistakenly believing that the establishment’s “no guns” policy also applied to law enforcement offers.

Fogo de Chão in downtown San Antonio has since released a statement apologizing for the incident:

“A law enforcement officer who was dining at our San Antonio location recently was asked to leave the premises by our staff because he was carrying a firearm,” the restaurant stated in a message posted to Facebook.

“We made a mistake by asking him to leave and sincerely apologize to the officer and to the San Antonio Police Department for this unfortunate lapse in judgment. We are working hard to address and correct the matter, and that includes us apologizing directly to the officer and training our team members on the laws in relation to firearms on business premises. We support, respect and appreciate everything our law enforcement does to keep us safe, every day.”

WIBC host Tony Katz pushed back on the restaurant’s attempt to rationalize and explain what occurred. 

“This was not a lapse in judgment, it was just judgment. This is what happens when people think that they’re allowed to act out on their feelings, and they are taught to be afraid – everyone becomes a ‘snowflake.’”

Click the link below to hear Tony’s full commentary: