meanmrmustard
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Or how many blunt objects did...except for those stats would be boring.
Gun Owners - Hurting our own cause, giving the Anti's fuel
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chipcom
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I was at the Medina show this weekend (not present for the whoopsie tho). Here's my spin on the incident:
1. a license can't cure stupid
2. neither can police stationed at the entrance checking firearms
Speaking of Medina, Oh...this is the city where the police chief arrests some dumb kid from another town (when tipped he's in town) because he made a stupid comment, on Facebook, about being happy that those kids got killed in Conn. (Since when is stupid illegal) and the ex-police chief mayor who backed him up on the arrest.
Stupid runs deep in that town.
1. a license can't cure stupid
2. neither can police stationed at the entrance checking firearms
Speaking of Medina, Oh...this is the city where the police chief arrests some dumb kid from another town (when tipped he's in town) because he made a stupid comment, on Facebook, about being happy that those kids got killed in Conn. (Since when is stupid illegal) and the ex-police chief mayor who backed him up on the arrest.
Stupid runs deep in that town.
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6.5x55swedish
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I haven't ever been to a gun show that didn't check your guns at the door and put zip ties on them.... I didn't even realize there were shows that didn't...
I think we can kiss the shows good by though with all the negative publicity they are receiving, A bunch of shows have been cancelled because the venues have backed out.
Quite honestly if we get off with only the end of gun shows my feelings would not be hurt. I haven't seen a deal at a gun show in about 20 years anyway... after paying for admin and the markup for the vendors table fees it is usually cheaper to buy at a shop.
I think we can kiss the shows good by though with all the negative publicity they are receiving, A bunch of shows have been cancelled because the venues have backed out.
Quite honestly if we get off with only the end of gun shows my feelings would not be hurt. I haven't seen a deal at a gun show in about 20 years anyway... after paying for admin and the markup for the vendors table fees it is usually cheaper to buy at a shop.
OilyPablo
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Same here, yet two ND's in less than two years because people think they are better than the rules and are idiots who don't follow the most basic booger hook gun safety rules. This topic angers me!
Tcruse
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"I think we can kiss the shows good by though with all the negative publicity they are receiving, A bunch of shows have been cancelled because the venues have backed out."
In this area there is a gun show with in 30 miles almost every weekend. Everyone of them has many thousands of paying admission. Last weekend the line to get in to one of the smaller shows was 1/4 mile long with wait time over an hour. I see cities trying to lure more shows to their facilities. The biggest complaint I here is that there are not enough table space for all of the vendors that want to rent tables.
Another observation is that there are more couples at these than a year ago. The people that are showing up are just ordinary people, not "gun nuts". Many looking for a good price, trying to see what is available, or just general education. I also have to admit that I have spent more money on non-gun related purchases at gun shows than gun or ammo related purchases.
In this area there is a gun show with in 30 miles almost every weekend. Everyone of them has many thousands of paying admission. Last weekend the line to get in to one of the smaller shows was 1/4 mile long with wait time over an hour. I see cities trying to lure more shows to their facilities. The biggest complaint I here is that there are not enough table space for all of the vendors that want to rent tables.
Another observation is that there are more couples at these than a year ago. The people that are showing up are just ordinary people, not "gun nuts". Many looking for a good price, trying to see what is available, or just general education. I also have to admit that I have spent more money on non-gun related purchases at gun shows than gun or ammo related purchases.
chipcom
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If I had a nickle for every time I've heard this over the years, I'd probably be able to buy a currently way over-priced and over-hyped "assault weapon".
larryh1108
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I can see cities and towns in the blue areas not giving permits for gun shows anymore so they appear to be PC and act like they are doing something effective. After all, how else do you close the "gun show loophole"? Ban gun shows or make the permits an outrageous price and the "loophole" disappears with the gun shows. I personally like gun shows and have sold at many but the threads here all seem to say they aren't the same anyways. If that happens it will be too bad. They are also a part of Americana.
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