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One year ago Sunday, Jared Lee Loughner arrived at a Tucson, Arizona gathering with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) intending to assassinate the congresswoman. Miraculously, Giffords survived the bullet to her head, but six of her constituents including a sitting federal judge and a nine year-old child were not so lucky. In addition to the six people slain by Loughners gun, more than a dozen were injured.
So it is more than a little puzzling why the Crossroads of the West gun show picked the anniversary of this horrific mass killing to hold one of their shows in the very same town where the Tucson massacre occurred.
To their credit, this gun show at least admits that they are selling an inherently dangerous product. At the same time that gun lobbyists are trying to impose the countrys laxest concealed carry laws on the rest of America, Crossroads of the West is warning its attendees not to bring loaded concealed weapons because they endanger the gun shows attendees:
Q: Can I carry a loaded gun in the gun show? I have a Concealed Carry Permit.
A: We respectfully request that you do not bring any loaded firearm into the gun show. Safety is our Number One Priority, and a safe environment in the show can only be maintained if there are no loaded guns in the show.
Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/06/399800/tucson-gun-show-held-on-anniversary-of-giffords-shooting/
Response to Galraedia (Original post)
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Hoyt
(54,770 posts)A growing number of gun owners think the majority of citizens -- who would not think of carrying a gun in public -- should be happy with them walking around in public parks, churches, restaurants, government buildings, you name it.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)The promoters acknowledged that having loaded guns at a gun show is dangerous. Concealed carry is only one way of bringing in a loaded gun to the show. And if done correctly, concealed carry would not be an issue at the show since the gun would remain concealed and in its holster.
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)sorry, but here's a guy that makes his living off guns, and he knows carriers can be irresponsible.
ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)what you interpreted it as are two different things.
Yup, humans can be irresponsible, even those with CCW permits/licenses.
justiceischeap
(14,040 posts)Think of the NRA rally shortly after the Columbine massacre and I think, if memory serves, they also had one shortly after VA Tech.