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LucasMcCain wrote:

Dreamer42 wrote: Did anyone notice that they no longer had the 06 or 07 signs, but had a ridiculous sign stating that if you were caught with a loaded handgun, even if you had a LTC, that you would risk losing you firearm and permit? Who makes up this stuff? They are just bound and determined to scare people into not exercising their rights.

Correct me if I'm wrong here. Doesn't that still constitute a prohibition of licensed carry and thereby run afoul of the law? We established that the Fort Worth show is on public property, right? It doesn't have to be a 30.06 or 30.07 sign to violate the law, if I'm remembering correctly. This should be reported to the AG office next time the show runs. Do you have go through the whole process for subsequent violations like this?

The only sign I saw when I went back in May, was one that said no loaded firearms allowed, and that buying a ticket was a contract agreeing to the terms, (or something along those lines) It didn't say anything about them having the ability or authority to revoke your permit or confiscate your gun. I CC right past the sign and no one asked me anything the whole time I was there. The only thing they could do was to ask someone to leave, and they would forfeit their entry fee. I didn't go this past weekend, so I can't vouch for any changes to signage.

joe817 wrote:

Jusme wrote:Most of my buying experiences have been positive at the Ft. Worth shows, but you do need to do your homework before going. I always weigh in the entry costs parking etc. against purchasing online with shipping costs. I have found that most vendors will come down from the marked price if asked, if not, there are plenty of others who will. I also believe that the target market is the uninformed, newbies, or those who pretend to know more about things than they really do. But, I haven't found gun shows to be a great place for real bargains in several years, the only advantage for me is that I can actually handle what I'm interested in.

Years ago, back in the early 80s I had a buddy who had his FFL and would work with him at the shows. He was very small time and mostly just traded guns as a hobby

Bingo buddy! I absolutely agree! There are many caveats about going to a gun show. First and foremost is know what you are going for and know what the competition is selling their stuff for. The gun dealers that ARE FFL's work on a small margin, and not prone to lowering their prices much if at all. OTOH, the 'private' exhibitors(in it for the hobby) are in a much better position to negotiate....BUT....almost all of their inventory is used guns. IMHO that's where the good deals are....used guns. But that's not everybody's preference. But it sure is for me. But that's ok. To each their own.

I also avoid those booths that have pretty girls in tight shirts and shorts, they are nice eye candy but you pay for it if you buy anything from them.

Most of my buying experiences have been positive at the Ft. Worth shows, but you do need to do your homework before going. I always weigh in the entry costs parking etc. against purchasing online with shipping costs. I have found that most vendors will come down from the marked price if asked, if not, there are plenty of others who will. I also believe that the target market is the uninformed, newbies, or those who pretend to know more about things than they really do. But, I haven't found gun shows to be a great place for real bargains in several years, the only advantage for me is that I can actually handle what I'm interested in.

Years ago, back in the early 80s I had a buddy who had his FFL and would work with him at the shows. He was very small time and mostly just traded guns as a hobby