Category Archives: Gun Shows

Roanoke Times editorial implies gun owners are to blame for stolen guns

Posted on February 11, 2013 by John Pierce

A Sunday editorial in the Roanoke Times featured the admonition “Don’t let your gun turn up in a crime.” The editorial starts out by correctly noting that most guns used in crimes do not come from the so-called ‘gunshow loophole’.  Rather, they note that … Continue reading →

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Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show cancelled after banning sporting rifles

Posted on January 24, 2013 by John Pierce

The Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show likes to bill itself as THE Sportsman Show. But this year, it is the show that will not happen. It was scheduled to run from February 2 through the 10th at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex … Continue reading →

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Nation’s Gun Show sees attendance double

Posted on January 1, 2013 by John Pierce

Last weekend at the ‘Nation’s Gun Show’ at the Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia, attendance numbers were close to double what the promoters would have expected prior to the latest push by Democrats to ‘exploit‘ the Newtown tragedy to … Continue reading →

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