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Jim B. · #36 04-24-2013, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

Yeah gun shows are a lot of fun! I love people watching the most. You get the creepy types in trench coats I like to refer to as "blade". Blade loves knifes and sharp objects and doesn't like sunlight, or social settings.

Than you get the survivalists, who are always hoping and preparing for the world to end.

Lastly you get the Nazi's and beef jerky salesmen. Our local gun show for some reason is very well attended by both. If your a local Nazi and want to trade some of Hitlers boxers around it seems to be the place to be.

I go once in awhile to find some really oddball stuff, but you have to know what your looking at. Cash is preferred, I always bring at least $3k just in case.

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Originally Posted by Ara T.

The above people you wrote about are probably why i wont be seen at a gun show

I see enough weirdos as it is at the shooting range around here.

Went to the gun show in Sacramento on the past weekend.

This time, about 3,000 people were lined up waiting to get in; I was one.

This time, things were VERY different....the crowd this time was - it looked like, extremely mainstream, and mostly all white; Not once in the 2 hours I was there - were any "weirdo types" evident..

The mood was low key and pretty serious, though...tne sentiment I heard in line was that the 2nd amendment was plainly under attack and that THIS could well be the LAST legal gun show in California.

One man told me that his son was in the US Army, and that many soldiers (according to his son) would NOT support Obama and if it came to that would take up arms against him!)

This year again, there was a booth for Utah CCW permits; but first you had to take a "training" course, now, to get one as a Californian - last year, they were giving them out for free, and in a Florida CCW booth also. This year the Florida CCW booth was gone. Maybe to them it is "Commiefornia" now....

Again, I had a good time, and spent $$$ till my cash was gone.

One other thing was very different; this time one part of the exhibition was sealed off, and here was where you could purchase ammunition. Outside
a line was formed for the hundreds of people queuing up to buy ammo...

Again, I felt very comfortable here, safe, but it sure was crowded....