J-Bar
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Beats mowing the lawn.
The best gun show in my area is a fundraiser for the local high school hockey team (and it's held in the school gymnasium and cafeteria). So, even if I don't actually find something to buy, I consider my admission fee a donation to the team.I don't see why you guys pay money for your shows. Aren't they club run? Just join the club and go, no charge.
Sorry but 70 bucks is INSANE.Some vendors were asking $70 for a 500 brick of .22LR. THAT is crazy.
mgmorden said:Maybe I'm just too accustomed to other types of events, but to me a "gun show" was never much of a "show". Its a giant room where I'm standing in line and paying to shop.
If admission were free then sure, I'd go shop, but if I pay to get in I'm expecting a little more in the way of, well, a show. I attend a ton of other events related to other interests of mine that are like that. You pay to get in, and there might be a vendors area where you can buy stuff, but they also have scheduled seminars and presentations and other such events that make you feel like you're getting something for your money.
If they let the public in, I'd pay to go to SHOT Show for example (if they let the public in), as its a little more like that and is what I'd actually consider a gun show. The local group of tables down at the local flea market though? Nah. I'd rather do my shopping online where I don't have to pay for admission.
If they honestly want me to attend they need to have some demonstrations. Have an auditorium where they explain the process of buying a suppressor. Or how to obtain a C&R. Or tips on self-defense. Bring in some guest speakers. Sure have the shopping area, but make me feel like its something worth paying to get into.
If you don't like to go to gun shows... Then DON'T!
I get tired of stupid whiney people always going on about how bad gun shows are, but still keep going to them.
I personally like them. I often don't buy anything, but it gives me a chance to see a large variety of guns and supplies that no single gun dealer could possibly have, and there are quite often good deals to have, especially in the less commonly desired guns.
If, the next time you go to a gun show, and are disappointed by it, instead of whining about it, just don't go to the next one.
Many of us like them, and will patronize them, even if we choose to exercise discretion about what we buy. Yes, they can be a bit of a circus, but that is part of the fun.
I repeat- No one is forcing you to go! If you don't like them, then feel free to not attend. The last thing we need is a bunch of angry, disgruntled people showing up with a bad attitude.