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It's amazing what goes into getting the floor ready. They start Wednesday and go continously until Friday at 9. Looking at the floor Thursday night you'd swear there was no way they'd finish in time.

They’re what you call professionals, don’t try this at home.

The feeling among the volunteers I talked with was the exhibit hall was a bit smaller this year. They didn't take up the whole hall. Most of the usual big guys were there and all the usual small guys (i..e.; Texas Trophy Hunters, Ohio Gun Collectors, CKRT knives) but not as many of the rotating booths. That would mean that unlike in the past they didn't have more vendors apply than could be accommodated. Or the Georgia Conference Center is just so darn big it just made it feel that way.

Seemed to be the usual number of seminars. I did the home defense and John Lott's Gun Myths. One things about Lott's seminars, you gotta like charts and statistics.

A new thing this year was a $10 3-day exhibit hall pass for non-members. Noticed around 20 or so myself. And the new Trainers' Symposium: "... is a groundbreaking event geared to provide NRA trainers a one-of-a-kind opportunity to enhance their skills, expand their knowledge, and network with industry leaders in the firearms education and training space." Didn't go as I've retired from all that.

The NRA-ILA Leadership Conference was canceled, seems Trump and a couple speakers had conflicts. Course, some sites are reporting Trump snubs NRA and the Giffords explain that we're no longer significant to politicians.

Next year in Houston.