Unfair Park - Dallas-Based Pizza Hut Don't Want No Pistols With the Pepperoni

Dallas-Based Pizza Hut Don't Want No Pistols With the Pepperoni

Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:20:20 PM

Brad Zaun, a Republican State Sen. from Urbandale, Iowa, says he's "going to be watching Pizza Hut," and not in a good way either. And, no, he's not referring to the Dallas-based chain's ridiculous April Fool's joke involving a name change. Nope, what he's referring to is Pizza Hut's policy that doesn't allow drivers to carry guns, no matter what. Because, see, the chain has suspended a Des Moines driver for firing "multiple shots" last week at a dude who put a gun to the driver's head and demanded all his dough after the gunman and a woman faked the delivery call. And Zaun ain't none too happy about its policy. To which Pizza Hut says, Tough pepperoni.

Vonnie Walbert, vice president of human resources at Pizza Hut’s corporate offices in Dallas, said last week that employees are not allowed to carry guns “because we believe that that is the safest for everybody.”

The driver did have a valid permit to carry the weapon. Because, apparently, delivering pizzas doesn't always turn into a porn film. Just ask these guys. --Robert Wilonsky

6 Comments:

steve says:

The moral of this story is either:
Stay in school - you might end up flying pie when you're 38,
or,
Republicans are hilarious.

Posted at: April 1, 2008 4:56 PM

Trey Garrison says:

Pizza Hut pizza is tasteless and the "cheese" is made from earwig honey.

So now I have yet another reason never to patronize the place.

Posted at: April 1, 2008 6:11 PM

Taylor says:

I worked at Dominos about 15 years ago when I was in college and we weren't allowed weapons either. I guess they figured the bad guys would be laughing too hard at our ugly-ass uniforms to hold the gun.

Thankfully I was never robbed but I did deliver to some areas that made me uncomfortable.

Posted at: April 1, 2008 9:09 PM

GUNNY HARTMAN says:

Back in the day I drove for Pizza Inn during high school in the Metroplex.

A few fellow drivers were alleviated of their money bags, but I never was.

Honestly, I was more worried about being made fun of because of the uniform than any hold up action.

Still, I knew enough to take off the hat in the car. I saw what happened to Judge Reinhold in Fast Times.

I didn't want to be 100% guaranteed moron!

Posted at: April 2, 2008 12:26 AM

Todd Carruth says:

My breakfast was a little undercooked, can I get my money back?

Posted at: April 2, 2008 10:21 AM