The Patriot Post® · Businesses Launch 2A Counter Attack

The assault on the Second Amendment is prompting thousands of business owners across the nation to launch a counter move of their own – openly welcoming gun owners to their establishments. Bryan Crosswhite, a Virginia restaurant owner, hosts Second Amendment Wednesdays and tells The Washington Times, “We definitely see more traffic since we started this. It’s been an overwhelming response.” But Crosswhite has taken his activism beyond the local establishment, the result of which is a vast and growing group of business owners proudly showing support for gun rights. “Mr. Crosswhite has started an organization that lists other pro-Second Amendment companies nationally, called www.2amendment.org,” the Times continues. “He started the venture this winter and already has 57,000 businesses signed on.” And it’s paying handsome dividends for folks like “Sharma Floyd, owner of Shiloh Brew & Chew in Maryville, Tennessee,” the Times explains. Floyd “has gained national media attention by putting a sign in the window of her restaurant welcoming firearm owners with permits, and business has been booming.” Which option do you think deters more crime: A business packed with lawfully armed citizens, or the “gun-free zone” next door that prohibits guns altogether? More…