Our Outback experience illustrated what a dangerous environment we live in and prompted a new thought that gun lobby politicians should be, in theory, giddy to implement. With their "guns save lives mantra," NRA politicians enthusiastically support open carry in states like Virginia. If they truly believe that, I don't think they would have a problem enacting legislation requiring businesses to put up signage to that effect. If, as they suggest, patrons should feel safer knowing that a business welcomes a "good guy" with a gun strapped to his belt, they should welcome this initiative. It also gives people like us the option of not patronizing that business based on the signage. Sympathetic state legislators with open carry laws should find someone to carry (no pun intended) a bill like this. Of course the gun lobby pols will run from it like the gun toters in Dallas, but at the very least it will shine a spotlight on their hypocrisy. Come on guys, what are you "patriots" afraid of? You want to arm every man, woman and child in this country. What a great way to advance that agenda. Let's see if it works.