Prohibited Locations Database... IN PROGRESS!

[TGO David]

You can see the work in progress here. Please realize it is just that; a work in progress. Members should not be able to add or edit any data or replies at this point and I respectfully ask that our moderating team refrain from doing so as well until further notice is given.

Thanks.

[shaftbass]

This will be a great tool for many people.

I hate the TFA list. It's so old.

[Guest utarch00]

Looks great so far.

[shaftbass]

When it becomes live, I can't wait to add Rivergate Guns and Knives. They have a "NO LOADED GUNS" sign outside.

Ridiculous.

Not the legal sign, but enough to make them not get my business.

[Guest Hyaloid]

When it becomes live, I can't wait to add Rivergate Guns and Knives. They have a "NO LOADED GUNS" sign outside.

Ridiculous.

Not the legal sign, but enough to make them not get my business.

Same sort of thing at Mahoney's in Johnson City. I've purchased 2 guns from them, and I won't be back.

[dralarms]

When I see the "no loaded guns" signs I just laugh and keep on going. I was in a pawn shop (retail on guns but pawn shop non the less) and they had the same sign. I ignored it and went in to look around. (You can see my holster with no problems).

Also unless it's the "legal" sign I also pay it no attention. They can ask me to leave but can't have me arrested and I have found out that soem of the signs are there from "previous" building occupants. Verizon here in Athens had one of those signs until they moved. When they moved I noticed they didn't put a new sign up and was told they had no policy against guns and 2 or 3 of the ladies working there were gettting handgun permits.

[Marswolf]

I'll be interested in how this database evolves. I'll not second-guess the features but wait to see how it goes. Mostly I want to see how we can do searches on things like zip-codes or a region.

I too ignore non-legal no carry signs.

[TGO David]

I'll be interested in how this database evolves. I'll not second-guess the features but wait to see how it goes. Mostly I want to see how we can do searches on things like zip-codes or a region.

I too ignore non-legal no carry signs.

You won't be able to search ZIP codes but you will be able to search by county, city / town, correctly posted or not, and of course textual search of the notes accompanying the entries.

[Marswolf]

If we list a city, are we also going to list its county? That way we could just search on a county if we were going into that area. Of course some cities, like Kingsport, are in two counties.

My idea on the zip-code was that we could sort by zip and that would give us all the posting locations reported in that geographic area.

Am I asking too many questions?

[TGO David]

County will be a required field. City will be optional.

I know what you're getting at with the ZIP code thing but I won't be able to incorporate that. Sorry.

[Marswolf]

Can't have everything I guess.

[shaftbass]

Can you modify the City field to be Zip code?

Or the County field?

[TGO David]

I can add a ZIP code field, but that becomes problematic when you consider that cities like Nashville have many ZIP codes. Ideally when you do a search on ZIP code, the database would ask you for a radius to results from (10mi, 20mi, 50mi, etc.) and would then return all of the results in that search area.

This software won't do that. Or at least not without extensive customization that I'm not capable of pulling off.

So... a ZIP code field would be pretty useless.

[Marswolf]

If you can search the zip field, for this area you could search on 376 and that would get all of the Tri-Cities Basically it would get the regional postal center. There are a lot of zip-codes, but they all begin with 376 for our area.

[Guest dpeneguy]

You can create a custom search page if you like , if the information is in the database.

[TGO David]

Not many people have used it yet.

[saintsfanbrian]

I was going to post the Memphis Zoo, but I don't have all of the particulars. If we go this weekend I will get a picture of the sign so you can all see how it is posted.

[TGO David]

Cool!

[2000silverz28]

I have one to add when I have time.

[Guest Hyaloid]

Ehhhhhhxcellent.