Firearms Literature Friendly Airports

[Rockrivr1]

I spent last week in Seattle for an INAAU conference. (International Alliance of Avaya Users) It was a good time. Nice city etc. To get there I flew out of Boston, did a layover in Chicago and then on to Seattle.

When I got to the Boston airport I realized that I had forgot the book I was intending to read. So I went into the airport shop that sold magazines and books and started looking around for something to read. As I looked through what was available I noticed that there wasn't one gun related magazine or book in the place. Figuring that reading a gun mag on a plane wasn't such a good idea anyway, I put it out of my mind and picked a couple of others magazines to read.

Once I landed in Chicago I had some time to kill so I figured I'd go and check if they sold any gun magazines or books in their store. Answer= NO. Since I've heard nothing but bad things about gun rights in Chicago, I wasn't to surprised.

What I was surprised about though is that when I landed in Seattle I was walking to baggage claim and walked by the book and magazine store. I wasn't even thinking about checking, but I didn't have to anyway. There was a rack right out front with 7-8 different handgun and rifle magazines. There were even a guy leafing through one as he waited in the check out line. Wow, I thought to myself.

Got me thinking. Have any of you ever noticed this before? Is there some airports that are more conservative then others? Just wondering.

 

[Henry Bowman]

Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), Terminal 3, Concourse C (ComAir, Delta Connection) has the largest selection of gun mags I've seen anywhere.

 

[MrTuffPaws]

Ready for this. San Francisco. Several of the books stores in the terminal sell gun rags.

 

[Jim K]

That probably reflects more the preferences (biases?) of the people who run the shop than either local law or buyer surveys.

But FWIW, I never take gun publications on planes, and even look at other magazines and books as if I were a paranoid grandmother. Even a mystery story with a weird title or cover picture can set some idiot off. A friend was once reading "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on a plane when some lunatic saw the swastika on the cover, called him a Nazi and accused him of killing Jews.

Jim

 

[Lone_Gunman]

They don't sell gun rags at Hartsfield in Atlanta, but they do sell porn... interesting, isnt it?

 

[RTFM]

DFW - Check
SLC (Salt Lake) - Check
Both got em'

 

[SigLaw]

Here is another surprise, LAX.

 

[taliv]

plenty of gun rags in the detroit airport. i always bring my own though...

 

[another okie]

Found a nice selection of them in several languages at Rome.

 

[scott5]

Gun rags

Hello all;
A buddy of mine and I were going to southern Spain in 03 in late December.
We flew out of Albuquerque, then had a layover in Cincitinaty(forgot how to spell) OH then Paris. I openly had my gun magazines out reading, and the flight attendants did not even look at what I was reading.

I thought somebody might give me some trouble but no one even gave me a second look.

 

[LiquidTension]

Guy sitting next to me on a plane out of Chicago yesterday was reading American Rifleman. The article was about military optics. I struck up a conversation No idea if he bought it in Chicago (doubtful, it looked well handled), and I never look at the book stores. I took 3 books with me, shortest of which was 700 pages. Magazines just don't last long enough when you're on a long flight.

 

[Blue Jays]

Hi All-

If you don't wish to attract unneeded attention by reading literature that contains pictures, opt for a book like Enemies Foreign and Domestic by Matthew Bracken, an occasional visitor to this forum. Sure it's got a snake wrapped around a M-16 rifle on the cover, but you'll be resting it against the tray table anyway.

Besides, you might meet some interesting people. I once met John Popper from the band The Blues Traveler while traveling on a coast-to-coast redeye flight. We chatted about all sorts of firearms and weapons and then traded a couple of gun magazines during the long trip...should have asked him to autograph one of mine but I didn't want to seem like an annoying groupie.

He had a cool Hohner metal hatband around his lid that I'm sure he crafted himself. Even though Blues Traveler music is not exactly my cup of tea, the guy sure can sing and toot a harmonica with the best of 'em. Aside from the legendary Ted Nugent, there probably isn't another musician more dedicated to RKBA. Imagine...all that from reading a firearms magazine on an airplane.

~ Blue Jays ~

 

[Old NFO]

FYI, I've found that any airport shops run by Paradis will not carry gun rags, nor will any B&N run shops.

 

[GEM]

They don't sell gun rags at Hartsfield in Atlanta, but they do sell porn... interesting, isnt it?

.

Why yes, the porn is interesting. Is that what you meant?

TX airports usually have Guns and Ammo at least.

 

[Fly320s]

I travel quite a bit and almost always have a gun magazine to read. I rather enjoy flying into NY or Washington, DC while reading a gun mag. Just like to stir the pot, I guess.

Never have I been given a harsh word or look in regard to my reading material.

BTW, the newsstand in NY LGA (Laguardia) USAirways terminal has a very good selection of gun mags.

 

[bratch]

For everyone surprised about places like SF and LAX having gun rags don't you guys now thats the closest the commoners can get to a firearm there
I kid I kid

 

[rwc]

Minn/StPaul is ok.

Maybe it is a West & South vs. North-East issue in terms of popularity and marketing. I imagine they keep pretty tight track of what does and doesn't sell and if it's not selling it goes.

I noticed this in the drug store that recently opened in my office building. It started off stocking a few hunting magazines and then switched to wakeboarding, etc. I would guess they cycle through different rags until they find what sells. Lots of "People" et al. of course.

 

[Mauserguy]

I was travelling through O'Hare a lot last year, October and November, and I bought a couple of gun magazines. There is a store located on one of the corners, near the security entrance if I remember correctly, that had a nice selection.
Mauserguy