Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley was fired on Saturday from her job as waitress at Waffle House in Newnan, Georgia

The Waffle House restaurant chain fired a waitress from one of its franchises in Georgia on Saturday after she used a gun to scare away three men who robbed the branch of $200.

Heather Burkinshaw-Stanley was let go just two days after she fired her gun while chasing three men who robbed the restaurant in Newnan, Georgia, WSB-TV reported.

Stanley claimed that she was only trying to protect the store and her colleagues.

A spokesperson for Waffle House would not comment on personnel matters.

The incident took place at 2:30am on Thursday, when three men walked into the Waffle House on Highway 29 in Newnan.

The men ordered meals and sat down to eat.

About 20 minutes later, one of the men handed a note to a waitress threatening to shoot everyone in the restaurant unless they received all the money in the cash register.

As the men tried to walk away with $200, another waitress, Stanley, ran to her car parked nearby to get her gun.

As the robbers were getting into their car, Stanley fired a shot into the air.

The three men (above) walked into Waffle House on Highway 29 early Thursday and threatened to kill everyone in the restaurant if they weren't given money

As they headed to their car (above), Stanley ran to her car and grabbed gun

‘I didn’t know if they had guns,’ she said.

‘I didn’t know if they were going to their vehicle to get another one and could come back and try to get to the safe, so my instinct was to go to my car and get the gun.’

This was the third time a Waffle House was robbed in Coweta County, Georgia, since September, according to WSB-TV, though authorities have yet to say whether the robberies are connected.

Stanley launched a GoFundMe page asking for the public’s financial assistance.

She then fired a shot in the air, after which the three men sped away from the Waffle House (above)

‘I safely fired a round in the air in an attempt to scare the robbers who were in the process of getting in their vehicle,’ she wrote.

‘[I did so] not knowing if they were retrieving their weapon to return to the Waffle House,’ she wrote.

‘My shot must have gotten their attention as they rapidly drove off.’

‘Due to this action of firing a round safely in the air I have lost my job.’

After she was fired, she launched a GoFundMe page asking for the public's help in paying her bills and finding a job

‘I am a mother of three children and have a disabled husband,’ she wrote.

‘Being the sole income [earner], short term assistance would be welcomed to help make ends meet until I can secure another job. Any and all donations would be graciously appreciated.’

‘Monies raised will be used to pay for heat and utilities. As well as any care that my family may require until I can find employment.'