Sorry, didn’t mean to post and run, but wanted to answer about Waffle House and Hooters, since they were mentioned.
I agree that there are tons of Waffle Houses in states that are typically pro-gun. NM, AZ, TX, MS, LA, GA, AR, FL, TN, NC, SC and VA to name some of the states I’ve visited and noticed Waffle Houses.
I agree with Trebb’s statement: “The companies may have taken stances, but they probably only enforce/advertise in the more liberal areas.” I also wonder if the list might take into consideration if owners/CEOs and/or others of these companies might donate heavily to anti-gun legislators or candidates or are vocal when anti-gun legislation is being talked about. JMO as I don’t really know, but it makes sense to me.
I mostly wanted to share this list in case there was any interest out there. I know that while we currently don’t own a gun, we have in the past and my husband and I are very strong 2nd Amendment supporters, so I like to stay up on this stuff.
Not to worry. Many of the places on the list don’t do business in our part of the country. Some we don’t do business with because of policies other than being anti-gun like Bank of America. Our family has developed their own list of places we don’t do business with and brands we no longer buy, but only after doing our own research or as the result of having a bad experience with them. It is long and getting longer. Sometimes I think we are going to run out of places to go and/or shop and brands to buy.
I was told that the owner of the Waffle Houses was a Christian, but haven’t been able to confirm this information. Hooters isn’t exactly the kind of restaurant I would ever go to so for our family it doesn’t really matter.
At the very least having someone provide a list gives us a place to start doing our own research.
Many places put up a sign, then take it down when they discover that it costs them business.
A list should include a date for the latest datum and a way to input updates.