NRA Convention: worth the trouble?

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Are the vendor exhibits open on Thursday?

No. The air gun range will be open at 2PM and the BBQ/Auction will start at 5PM with a pre event starting at 4PM. Vendor exhibits open at 9AM Friday. The next scheduled (2020) Annual Meeting will be in Nashville.
 
Exhibit hall open Friday - Sunday. It is a 3 hour drive for me too but it is a show like no other. The membership meeting on Saturday is a very uplifting experience. This will be my 7th or 8th annual meetings since the late 1960s. Got to shake hands with Elmer Keith twice and several other folks. It is a place to handle and inspect almost every conceivable firearm or accessory made and view some very historic firearms. You can try your hand at several computerized shooting galleries using lasers and a wide variety of targets projected on a screen. I was lucky to find a room across the street from the convention center so I plan to park the vehicle once on Thursday and retrieve it Saturday evening.
Outfitters from around the world will be on display. Of course there are a few vendors unrelated to firearms. You can register for a number of giveaways. Wear good walking shoes. "Fifteen Acres of Guns and Gear" can't be all bad.
 
Just received an email:

IMPORTANT Security Information for the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum. Please read carefully.

NRA-ILA Leadership Forum - Lucas Oil Stadium - North Gate Entrance Friday, April 26, 2019

Event starts: 11:00am. Doors open at 8:00am (You may start lining up at 7:00am)

With the announcement that President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be speaking at the Forum, the U.S. Secret Service will take control of the building and have magnetometers in place before entry. You will be subject to a search of your person and belongings. Due to the additional security measures required, please plan to arrive early.

Per the U.S. SECRET SERVICE, firearms, firearm accessories, knives and other items WILL NOT BE PERMITTED in the Stadium. For a full list of prohibited items, please click here.

Read the list of prohibited items carefully before traveling to the event. You will not be allowed in the Stadium with any of the items on this list. Please arrive early!

THERE IS NO RE-ENTRY. Once your ticket is scanned, you may not leave and come back in.

https://www.nraam.org/media/2997/am2019_secret-service-notice_-online4.pdf
 
I attended the NRA convention when it was in Nashville a few years ago. It was a 3-ish hour drive for me.

I enjoyed it. I got to talk to lots of vendors displaying their new products that I might be interested in buying.

I did not attend any of the seminars/meetings.

I did go with a friend.

If they came close to me again, I'd go again.
 
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