Superman wrote:Goldspurs wrote:Do these gun show organizers fail to understand who their clientele is? Never ceases to amaze me.
I see their perspective as a theft issue and wanting to minimize that risk, not trying to be anti-gun. With the 30.06/30.07 posted, if they see someone putting a handgun down their pants, they can easily question the person about theft. Without the signs, do they just assume everyone they see with a handgun (concealed) is legit?
If I own a candy store, my "no outside candy" policy is to help me make sure a kid doesn't come in the store, grab a bag of skittles and claim they brought it in the store and it's theirs.
I also admittedly assume the risk of theft at a gun show is pretty small with the other security measures they have in place. I'm not offering solutions, just a different perspective.
There are a lot of people walking around with guns at the show, most are visible, and have a tie wrap on them to make them safe. The majority of the dealers have their guns all tied together with cables to prevent anyone from walking off with one. What I'm saying is, I carried CC, under a Hawaiian shirt, with a photographer's/safari type vest, and never exposed my gun, or unholstered it, not that I would have unholstered a loaded gun unless I was under attack, but I think the main reason for their no loaded guns policy, is that there are people (no one on this forum) who would pull out a loaded gun, to test holsters, lights, or other accessories, thereby creating a very dangerous situation. Not that signs will prevent idiocy, but maybe it will alert those who aren't as safety conscious, to only bring unloaded guns and have them "made safe" at the door if they are looking for items for that gun, or they plane to sell or trade it. I don't think that theft concerns is the impetus behind the signs.JMHO
