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tonyz · 03-19-2013, 14:24

Gun Owners Separate Friends from Foes

A fast-growing website flags businesses that permit concealed carry — and those that don’t.

By Frank Miniter
National Review Online
MARCH 18, 2013 4:00 A.M.

"Chris Walsh didn’t set out to punish businesses that don’t allow him to carry his concealed handgun. He’s just a software designer from Richmond, Va. He started the website Friend or Foe in 2009 to keep track of where he could shop and eat without running afoul of business policies and local regulations. But then gun owners started using his website. As word got out on gun-rights blogs, people began adding more business ratings to Friend or Foe, highlighting the establishments that ban firearms and those that don’t. Before long, Walsh found he’d become an activist, and his fast-growing website was helping to fortify a civil-liberties movement. He’s okay with that. He has big plans for how to separate friends of the Second Amendment from foes."

"His latest deed was integrating Google-mapping software. Now anyone can easily log in and rate businesses. A red thumbtack signifies a business that’s not friendly to gun owners. A green thumbtack represents a place that openly welcomes gun owners. A gray thumbtack is a business where folks have carried a concealed firearm without incident, but where the official policy is not known. There are now over 11,000 places rated, and users are adding more everyday."

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http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...-frank-miniter

ETA Friend or Foe link below:

http://friendorfoe.us/

03-19-2013, 14:24	#245
tonyz Area Commander Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 4,792	Gun Owners Separate Friends from Foes A fast-growing website flags businesses that permit concealed carry — and those that don’t. By Frank Miniter National Review Online MARCH 18, 2013 4:00 A.M. "Chris Walsh didn’t set out to punish businesses that don’t allow him to carry his concealed handgun. He’s just a software designer from Richmond, Va. He started the website Friend or Foe in 2009 to keep track of where he could shop and eat without running afoul of business policies and local regulations. But then gun owners started using his website. As word got out on gun-rights blogs, people began adding more business ratings to Friend or Foe, highlighting the establishments that ban firearms and those that don’t. Before long, Walsh found he’d become an activist, and his fast-growing website was helping to fortify a civil-liberties movement. He’s okay with that. He has big plans for how to separate friends of the Second Amendment from foes." "His latest deed was integrating Google-mapping software. Now anyone can easily log in and rate businesses. A red thumbtack signifies a business that’s not friendly to gun owners. A green thumbtack represents a place that openly welcomes gun owners. A gray thumbtack is a business where folks have carried a concealed firearm without incident, but where the official policy is not known. There are now over 11,000 places rated, and users are adding more everyday." <snip> http://www.nationalreview.com/articl...-frank-miniter ETA Friend or Foe link below: http://friendorfoe.us/ __________________ The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. Marcus Tullius Cicero Last edited by tonyz; 03-19-2013 at 14:31.
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