Hi all. I'm fairly new to the wonderful world of gun ownership, and this forum as well. I just wanted to comment on my experience of attending my first gun show. It was in Richmond, VA on Saturday the 12th of July.
The Good:
Lots of vendors. I really got to see a lot of guns and hold them to see what I liked. It was really more of a flea market considering so many vendors sold stuff other than guns.
Jerky samples. Yum. Bought some good peppered beef jerky at way too high a price.
Free back rub from some weird lady selling back rub thingies and neck pillows.
Found a neat product called the Blast Match fire starter.
Got out of the house and hung out with my friends for a day.
The Bad:
I'm poor and couldn't afford to buy any of the really cool stuff I wanted.
Didn't have time to really explore all the tables.
The Worst:
One vendor had a lot of Nazi and KKK stuff. And the Nazi stuff wasn't authentic memorobilia or collectors items. It was bumper stickers and pins and other cheap junk. Same with the KKK garbage. Not the best face to present to the public. He also had some stickers that were quite derogatory towards "faggots". I wonder why he didn't have any "I hate Ni##ers" stickers with his KKK stuff. Do all the gun shows have a guy like this?Oh well, I better shut up, my Liberal is showing.
The Good:
Lots of vendors. I really got to see a lot of guns and hold them to see what I liked. It was really more of a flea market considering so many vendors sold stuff other than guns.
Jerky samples. Yum. Bought some good peppered beef jerky at way too high a price.
Free back rub from some weird lady selling back rub thingies and neck pillows.
Found a neat product called the Blast Match fire starter.
Got out of the house and hung out with my friends for a day.
The Bad:
I'm poor and couldn't afford to buy any of the really cool stuff I wanted.
Didn't have time to really explore all the tables.
The Worst:
One vendor had a lot of Nazi and KKK stuff. And the Nazi stuff wasn't authentic memorobilia or collectors items. It was bumper stickers and pins and other cheap junk. Same with the KKK garbage. Not the best face to present to the public. He also had some stickers that were quite derogatory towards "faggots". I wonder why he didn't have any "I hate Ni##ers" stickers with his KKK stuff. Do all the gun shows have a guy like this?Oh well, I better shut up, my Liberal is showing.