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Fedaykin wrote:I'm happy to say I haven't found any 30.06 in my area

...but I'm kinda sad because I wanted to make an entry in the database to play with the app....

Make entries saying there's no sign so people know someone has been there and seen no sign.

The big thing I'd hope for is some sort of GPS-integrated map feature so you could pull up where you are and check in or see what businesses are around, like FourSquare I presume (I don't use foursquare to know for sure) and Google Maps' nearby feature.

My big suggestion on the 30.06 postings: make it entirely searchable. Then it doesn't matter if you know the name of a place but not the city, or the type of establishment but not the name, or if you're in the middle of nowhere and don't know anything but that you're hungry and want to find some food and a hotel close by. You'll be able to put in whatever it is you know and get what you're looking for.

LOCATION NAME
Address:
Category: This will say the general type of establishment. Example list to choose from below.
30.06: This will say one of 4 things--30.06 posted (compliant), 30.06 posted (noncompliant), 30.06 posted (nonbinding [govt property]), No 30.06 posting
TABC: This will say one of 5 things--51% posted (compliant), 51% posted (noncompliant), Unlicensed Possession posted (compliant), Unlicensed Possession posted (noncompliant), No TABC signs
Other Restrictions: This will say between one and three of 4 things--Status disputed, Statutorily off limits (continuously), Statutorily off limits (occasionally), No other restrictions.
Comments: This will contain comments entered by the originator of this entry as well as any follow-up/disputes by other users.

This is all just what I'm throwing out and totally up to interpretation, change, discarding, whatever.
Types of establishments: Restaurant, Gas Station, Convenience Store, Banking, Retail, Services, Mass Transit, Religious House, Education, Fitness/Recreation, Medical, Offices, Lodging, Theater, Museum/Zoo, Forest/Park, Parking, Government Offices, Military, Amusement Park, Ball Park/Stadium, Other
Types of statutorily off limits places: courts, polling, K-12 school/event, sporting event, university/college buildings, w/in 1000ft of executions, federal offices, Army Corp of Engineer property, correctional facility, secure area of airport, racetrack, secure area of police dept

I don't have an Android, so I don't know what you currently have or how it is arranged. If I wanted to use an app like that, I'd primarily use it in 2 situations: in a discussion with someone and want to show them facts or unsure about something and want to quickly look up the info.

I'd want it to have an easy front-end interface to quickly go to the kind of content I'm looking for. If I were having a conversation with someone and needed to look up info, what would I most likely be talking about and looking for? What comes to my mind is wanting to show people that CHL holders have to meet allllll these criteria to be approved and a deranged 19 year old college student can't meet that criteria, or perhaps wanting to show a spouse that this sign is not compliant because here's what's required, or perhaps wanting to assure a friend that it is legal to carry in church, or tell someone what it takes and how they can get a CHL. All the common talking points. For info I'd want to look up, it would be primarily the places that are marked on the map and perhaps nuances in the legal codes, but different people would have different things.

-CHL laws: For the laws section, I'd want to have a word search feature like others described above covering all laws that are at all relevant. Definition of school, definition of premises, other weapons offenses, etc. That's available online and searchable already. Not sure if you can tie in to that. This would all just be raw data, quoting the laws.

-CHL regulations: Regulations would include all the rules licensees, signs, etc would be bound by. Anything enforceable that relates to CHLs. The thought process of what would go here would be questions of "What's the rule about...?" type nature. This would pull information from numerous sources like the DPS handbook, laws, etc and put it into one place, listed thematically by the different types of regulations.

-CHL requirements: Requirements would cover the requirements to get a CHL, to renew a CHL, for valid signs, during police interactions, etc. These would be questions of a "What's it take to...?" or "What do I have to do when...?" type nature, again pulling thematic information from numerous sources.

-CHL resources: Resources would be any resources CHL holders might want to have at their fingertips. Links to this forum, the 3006 site, the DPS site's section on CHLs, a list of books, the link that lets you plan travel with a firearm, stuff like that. Anything you might want to cite or recommend to others.

-CHL maps: CHL map would be a google map integrated feature that allows users to tag any public location as 30.06 compliant, 30.06 noncompliant, no 30.06, 51% blue compliant, 51% blue noncompliant, 51% red, CHL off limits (courts, polling, etc), and disputed. It would hopefully also have a means of communication regarding the labels to settle disputes or note nuances. Integrating it with the 3006 website would be fantastic.

So with a flow like this, there'd be crossover between sections and numerous ways to get to the same end page. This is just thrown together off the top of my head with no research, just to show my general idea.

Screen 1: Home
Laws..................Regulations
Requirements....Maps
Resources..........Contact Us

Screen 2a: Laws (so I selected laws on the home page and now have a new screen)
Weapons...............License to Carry
Trespass by CHL...Justification
Immunity..............Firearms & Explosives
Search

Screen 2b: Regulations (This would be the screen if I selected Regulations on the home page)
30.06 signs...................CHL holders
51% locations.....,,,,,,,,,,.Schools
Hospitals & Churches....Alcohol
Traveling.......................Failure to Conceal
Banned..........................Other

Screen BI: Traveling (so I selected Traveling on the Regulations page)
MPA....................In town
School Zone........Walking to car
Out of State........Encounter w/ LEO

Screen Ii: Encounter with LEO (Obviously selected Encounter w/ LEO on the Traveling page, but I could have also come to this screen by goin through the Requirements page, for example)
Texas Law:
"Quote penal code here on requirement to identify as a witness"
"Quote penal code here on requirement to show CHL when asked for identification"
Etc

DPS handbook:
"Quote handbook here on what to do during an LEO encounter"

Frequently Asked Questions:
Can a police officer disarm me if I didn't do anything wrong?
The law says, "..."

Do I have to leave if a police officer tells me to leave, even if I did nothing wrong?
The law says, "..."

Do I have to show a police officer my CHL if I have a firearm in my vehicle but not on me?
The law says, "..."

A few recommendations:
While circumstances vary and you need to follow your local customs and instincts, CHL holders might find these recommendations worth considering.
-Laws vary from state to state on how and when you're required to inform a police officer that you are licensed to carry a concealed weapon or that you have a weapon on or near your person. If you're traveling out of state, please consult our Out of State feature before traveling.
-Opening your car door or getting out of your vehicle without having been asked to do so when a LEO is present could cause the officer to feel threatened.
-Clipping your current vehicle insurance and registration to your driver's side visor makes it easy to locate while keeping your hands clear and in the open should you encounter a LEO.
-The Such-and-Such organization recommends that you be familiar with the following information they published concerning detainments and search and seizure should a CHL holder have an encounter with a LEO. "It is always advisable to be polite, calm, even-tempered, and to comply with law enforcement directions on where to go or what to do (as long as you do not believe it is illegal or immoral). You do not have to give your consent even if you comply. Blah blah blah"