Mapleton, UT – March 18, 2013 – GunFreeZoneApp.com, a mobile
phone app company, today announced the release of its new mobile phone
app, GunFreeZone. The app will identify the nearest 20 commercial
locations, including businesses, churches and schools, as either firearm
friendly or gun free.
In some states, a gun free zone sign on the front
door of a business has the effect of law. The GunFreeZone app
can clearly identify these gun free zones on a map to alert people with
concealed weapons, helping avoid those locations to shop elsewhere and
avoid an unintentional offense. At the same time, people
concerned about the proliferation of guns in society can easily identify
gun free zones where they might feel safer.
By identifying commercial locations that share their
views, users can advance their opinions by shopping at and otherwise
supporting those locations. This helps users vote with their wallets.
“Guns are a hot topic and emotions run deep,”
said Karl Hale, the app developer and founder. “Activists on
both sides of the firearms debate want a way to share their opinions
and make their voices heard.”
“We realized that people wanted to know where gun free zones are
so that they could either avoid or support those locations and there
wasn’t an easy way to get that information,” says John Peden, another
founder of GunFreeZone. “We just released the app and already
over 3000 people from every state in the US have downloaded the app
and have marked almost 10,000 locations so far. At this rate,
we expect every commercial location in the country to be marked in short
order, allowing people to stay compliant with their state’s gun laws
and also effectively support or boycott businesses according to which
side of the gun coin they are on.”
When a user opens the
GunFreeZone app, the phone utilizes GPS to find its location and the
nearest 20 stores. Touching a store’s name brings up the page
where users can select to mark the store as either a gun free zone or
firearm friendly. The app tracks how many people have marked the
location as either firearm friendly or a gun free zone. That information
is shared with every other user of the app.
GunFreeZone is not pushing
a political agenda nor does it tell users what to do; it simply gathers
and shares information.
John Peden
801-372-5997 (cell)
john@GunFreeZoneApp.com
www.GunFreeZoneApp.com
Twitter: @PedenJohn or @GunFreeZoneApp.com
Facebook: John.Peden2 or GunFreeZoneApp