Atlanta Gym Bans Police Officers, Military From Joining

The Atlanta Police Department said the “No Cop” policy wouldn’t prevent them from responding to an emergency at the gym.

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An Atlanta gym owner has banned police officers and military members from working out at his facility.

Jim Chambers put up a sign on the door of EAV Barbell Club that used an expletive to announce that police aren’t welcome there.

Chambers tells WXIA-TV that his gym has “had an explicitly stated ‘No Cop’ policy” since it opened. He says active members of the military also aren’t eligible for membership.