Gun Show Shenanigans

[minigunjake]

What are some of the silly things you've seen, heard, or experienced at gun shows? Here's my story.

I took a platonic girl-friend to a gun show once. She's former Army and somewhat "progressive" ideologically. Well she'd never been to a gun show before and so she didn't know that there are frequently vendors of WW2 militaria (i.e. nazi stuff). So she gets somewhat animated about it and kind of starts to lecture the guy on why that seems inappropriate to her. The guy just stood there with the smuggest grin, like he's waited a lifetime for this moment, and just explained that it's a part of history and it makes money, and so on. I had to usher her away when she started getting louder. I don't take her to gun shows anymore.

And one time I saw a guy holding a flintlock pistol reproduction "gangster style."

 

[El Conquistador]

This one time at a gun show I saw a crop duster.

 

[ancjr]

I went to one at the Fairgrounds in Louisville once that I don't think had any guns at all.

 

[minigunjake]

I went to one at the Fairgrounds in Louisville once that I don't think had any guns at all.

What did they have then?

 

[ancjr]

What did they have then?

Holsters, a few tables of ammo, knives, vendors advertising gutters, shingles, outbuildings and craft items.

 

[pute62]

People paying $25 to stand in long lines for the Indy 1500

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Saw a guy that was tall and over weight wearing one of those tacticool vests with the tiny Velcro on holster. He had some non descript black semi auto in his hand with the orange zip tie. The Velcro was prob a size or size and a half too small.

He was whining to some vender that he carries his pistol on his chest coming in but with the zip tie he could get it back in the holster so he had to carry it. The vendor looked like he was trying his best to not laugh at the guy he offered to snip the zip tie off but he might get in trouble for carrying it with out one.

Guy looked like baby Huey in a vest.

 

[shootersix]

This one time at a gun show I saw a crop duster.

Funny story!!! One time I crop dusted a gun show!!!

 

[fullmetaljesus]

Funny story!!! One time I crop dusted a gun show!!!

Just once?
I typically crop dust the nra booth of a certain someone is working it.

 

[Jaybird1980]

This one time at a gun show I saw a crop duster.

Funny story!!! One time I crop dusted a gun show!!!

 

[minigunjake]

Holsters, a few tables of ammo, knives, vendors advertising gutters, shingles, outbuildings and craft items.

tragic, really.

 

[ancjr]

tragic, really.

Yes, but there was also a table that had the most beautiful handmade bows, flint knives, arrows, tomahawks that I've ever seen. The quality was very impressive.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Tables with old Avon bottles, Beanie babys, tupperware and other assorted flea market crap.

 

[tomcat13]

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Do Farts have Lumps?

 

[Mongo59]

Buddy of mine went to a gun show and brought a top break S&W pistol to sell. He stopped at the gun inspection table and the safety person picked it up, pulled back the hammer, pointed it at the ceiling and pulled the trigger.

He has stopped going to gun shows...

 

[Expat]

I like it someone is looking at a gun, pointing it in a safe direction, then someone else comes walking up and puts themself in front of the gun barrel then acts all offended and wants to lecture people on gun safety.

 

[Hulberr]

Do Farts have Lumps?

only if you're doing it wrong...

 

[walleyepw]

Do Farts have Lumps?

Or do they drizzle down your leg?

 

[Mongo59]

I assume they are left to drizzle down your leg because your clothing had already combusted?

 

[phatgemi]

Or if you had KFC, they might have feathers.