I thought this was a myth that the antis came up with. I've been to the gun show numerous times in the past without incident and always thought that they were pretty safe. I no longer feel that way after today.
Was at the Wes Knodel gun show in Centralia WA today with friend. About 20 minutes after we arrived there was a very loud "bang". I have never seen a crowd that large go silent that fast. You could have heard a pin drop. Someone manged to discharge a center fire rifle (didn't get a good look at it so I don't know exactly what it was). Every gun show I've been too (this one included) all guns are zip-tied with the action open. So I have no idea how this happened.
Thankfully nobody was hurt. Honestly I think this is a miracle, with how crowed that show was, the bullet should have passed through 3 or 4 people before stopping. I think God was looking out for us today.
This whole experience has left me with a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to gun shows. I don't know if I'll ever go back to one. There are so many people handling so many different firearms, that at any given moment it seems one is always pointed right at me. Now I'm going to have to worry if it's going to go off at just the wrong moment. Am I being paranoid?
Was at the Wes Knodel gun show in Centralia WA today with friend. About 20 minutes after we arrived there was a very loud "bang". I have never seen a crowd that large go silent that fast. You could have heard a pin drop. Someone manged to discharge a center fire rifle (didn't get a good look at it so I don't know exactly what it was). Every gun show I've been too (this one included) all guns are zip-tied with the action open. So I have no idea how this happened.
Thankfully nobody was hurt. Honestly I think this is a miracle, with how crowed that show was, the bullet should have passed through 3 or 4 people before stopping. I think God was looking out for us today.
This whole experience has left me with a bad taste in my mouth when it comes to gun shows. I don't know if I'll ever go back to one. There are so many people handling so many different firearms, that at any given moment it seems one is always pointed right at me. Now I'm going to have to worry if it's going to go off at just the wrong moment. Am I being paranoid?