Kids at Gun Shows?

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I like to take my triplets. We use one of these...


Also we like to give our kids those frozen pushup treats and then spend time around the antiques tables and rare gun manuals

Fortunately my kids don't yell much as long as we buy them stuff they ask for, we try to teach them patience so we wait till they ask the 5th time


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"Kids are customers too get over it. "

Um... Not really. Kids don't buy guns around here.

Casaba- I really glad I'm not stuck behind that triple-wide you're pushing down the aisle. I can STILL do without the strollers blocking the walkways.

Sorry if that upsets all the parents.
 
I never buy kids at gun shows. You never know where they have been. I usually go to the Huge kids sale at the fairgrounds. You can pick up kids there cheap..
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Dravur, you mean the awesome signs that they put up on Hover?
Me and my girlfriend get a good laugh out of those every time we go by.

Personally, the only real big issues I find with kids is when I'm walking around and bumping into the little guys. Also, the strollers at the shows kinda really kill the flow.
 
i don't think the problem is kids at gun shows, it's misbehaved kids at gun shows. and it seems that some people on here think that there is nothing wrong with talking a poorly behaved child to a gun show
 
it seems that some people on here think that there is nothing wrong with talking a poorly behaved child to a gun show
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Really? Did someone say that? Did ANYONE say that?

What purpose do you have in saying that they did?
 
I've never seen any kids misbehave at a gun show. I took my daughter when she was young and even though it's not her thing I'm glad she got to see a few shows. She is one more person that can now correct an anti gunners rant about gun shows.
I think it's important to consider what your kids boredom threshold is. If YOU were stuck walking around a toy show and couldn't touch anything for 2 hours how would YOU behave. My kid was into jewelry and old coins for a while so there was always something at the gun show that she could look at besides guns (which all look the same to those that aren't into firearms and journalists).
 
Keep the strollers at home. I took a child [about 12 years old] to his first show. I told him the common gun show courtesy [ask before you touch] before hand. He had a blast and no problems.
 
I put up several displays at our local shows twice a year.
I find in general, children ask more intelligent questions about them and I will usually take the item of interest down for them to look at or handle if their parents are with them.
I try to make them feel special. I was usually treated well at shows when I was younger and am just passing it on.

In contrast, I have had MANY adults ask me ' Are these real?' (as opposed to what I don't know) or start to pick up something ignoring the 'Do Not Handle' signs.
In all my years displaying, I have never had a child ask me that question or had one mess with the display.

I actually enjoy seeing children of all ages at the shows. Gives me hope for our gun owning future.

If dodging a baby stroller is your biggest problem of the day, you've got it made.

JT
 
Kids are routinely seen at the few shows around here. I've taken my 2 year old son a couple of times (not in a stroller but the aisles are wide enough anyway). A kind old vet gave him his first folding knife with my permission of course, just for being there. But then again he seems to attract that kind of attention. My local gun and pawn guy has given him 3 model airplanes already, since I take him there more often than not.

The 11 year old girl is into knives so she finds stuff that interests her. All my kids have been taught not to touch things without permission so that really hadn't been an issue. As long as the venue allows it I don't see a problem with kids and gun shows.
 
"Kids are customers too get over it. "

Um... Not really. Kids don't buy guns around here.
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So I guess no one on here has bought a gun for their kid? Someone better let the guy who started the thread "Gun for my son" know. My daughter is only 2 years old and the other child is only 6 weeks along in her momma's belly, and I am already trying to decide what guns to purchase for them. Think I am going to start with a tricked out 10/22 for my girl.
 
Kids at gun shows? The more the better. Hopefully they ask lots of questions of the sellers and get to handle some guns as well.

My father took me to the local gun show every month from a very young age, as well as many many antique arms shows. Had it not been so, I may not have the interest that I do now. In fact, I certainly would not have continued the tradition and become a regular buyer at those very shows.

We all need to remember something of vital importance. Those kids you see walking around are the future adults that will ensure that gun shows, shooting sports, and our rights in general, continue.

Let the kids roam. Let them talk. Let them learn about the guns. Be happy when you have to step around them knowing that the future looks bright. Heck, let them cry and complain. After all, they're kids.

I think some of you are getting too old.
 
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If dodging a baby stroller is your biggest problem of the day, you've got it made.
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I hate strollers.

I hate those "Rascal" scooters.

I hate wheelchairs. And walkers. And folks on crutches or with canes who are moving slowly when I want to pass.

And really large people who waddle, taking up more than their fair share of real estate.

And people who stroll slowly in tight groups of two or more, blocking free movement of others.

And people who are carrying too much stuff or too many bags who bump into people and things, drop stuff, and have to stop and rearrange their load a lot.

And un-attached people who stop to look at things when their stopping causes me to have to pause or to maneuver around them.

And any loose arrangements of people and objects that obstruct my direct path from one location to another.

They SUCK.

Aside from avoiding crowded venues (which is the most preferred solution), I've decided that I'll just have to live with the rest of the human race as they are, pretend that I have an ounce of patience and empathy for the other guy, put a smile on my face and go about my business.

I mean, if I came out to a gun show for the day, what does it say about ME if I act like I'm on the clock, in a hurry, time-is-money, and that having to stand for a couple extra seconds in front of the Winchesters while Bubba and Bertha stuff another elk-link past Lil-Bubba's "Dale Jr." pacifier is egregiously depreciating my investment?

Heck, I've left waaaay more gunshows than not with nothing to show for the cost of admission but jerky breath and a little bit of food for thought. Why pretend that I'm on a mission or that my time there is any more important than the fat guy in the scooter towing his grubby grand-baby in a stroller?
 
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Keep the strollers at home.
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Sure, could you post your daily schedule for the next couple of months so those people with children too young to walk or walk very far can contact you to act as their valet and carry the kids for them. That's really considerate of you.
 
Heh. You asked for my opinion, so here it is.... and I fully expect I'll take heat for it! :)

Kids irritate me and I don't want to be around them. Generally I avoid them when possible. Especially when they're squawking, crying, whining or even talking.... and especially when I have to walk around the impolitely "parked" strollers that contain entire households worth of supplies....

If I had a choice they would not be at any gun show that I'm visiting.
 
I don't have children. But if they were monsters, I'd leave them at home, or deliver beatings as required. If they could be responsible and respectful, then I would have no problem bringing them.
 
No kids... yet. If I go to a gun show again, I plan on taking any kids. If they persist in misbehaving, I will do what is proper. Flip em over my knee and give them a wallop that makes them remember not to touch guns without permission, scream loudly, run around, knife people's legs, or whatever they did wrong. As long as the parents discipline I don't mind. It is irritating to see poor parenting, but seeing that is life, I am afraid.

Seriously all the people saying, "No strollers." I have to ask, what about these kind of strollers, http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/index.php/t-454546.html

Personally I can't stand adults. Seriously sometimes these adults are disabled and have wheel chairs that take up the WHOLE AISLE! My goodness and when they are rude and get their grubby fingers all over the guns. Some even try to steal things. Some are felons, too. Some have weird accents or voices that irritate the crap out of me. Most people with criminal records are in fact adults. Conclusion: Adults should not be allowed at gunshows or anywhere for that matter!
 
What the 'ell makes gun shows any different than the mall....or church....or a restaurant? Most of the gun shows I have been too lately ain't got squat and what they do have is overpriced junk. If I'm gonna get pissy about somethin', it ain't gonna be the strollers in the isles, it's gonna be gettin' ripped off for the $5 price of admission. Again, folks got a problem with kids takin' up the isles need to take it up with the gun show organizers that designed the narrow isles, or they need to lose some weight so they don't need the whole isle themselves......or they need to get out more in the real world.
 
If your kids are acting up. Pack them up and get out it is your responsibility. If the aisles are narrow and you are obstructing traffic. Pack it up and leave. Kid starts crying. Pack it up. If you are blocking a table and someone wants to look at something you must move the stroller. Personally I think the stroller sized children should be left at home. People are carring guns with bayonetes, swords, shock guns, long arms etc... This is not really the safest of enviorments. You brought your children into this predominately adult scenerio which means you are the one who gets inconvienced not the other patrons. If you cannot abide by that...Pack it up. Kind of like the guy in the fast lane that wont merge over because he thinks he owns that lane. People are rude today and think they are more special than others...Russ
 
Hey Russ, I'm right there with you!

If the aisles are narrow and your wheelchair is obstructing traffic. Pack it up and leave.

If you are blocking a table and someone wants to look at something you must move the motorized scooter.

Personally I think the disabled and fat people should be left at home.

You brought yourself into this predominately able and mobile scenerio which means you are the one who gets inconvienced not the other patrons. If you cannot abide by that...Pack it up.

People are rude today and think they are more special than others...Russ

... Indeed...
 
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