Swordsmyth
02-25-2018, 11:58 PM
A record number of firearms enthusiasts made their way to the Florida State Fairgrounds this weekend to attend the Florida Gun Show, amid a fierce national debate over gun rights following the Valentine's Day massacre at Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida.
Organizers say almost 7,000 people attended on Saturday, with Sunday's tally expected to be higher. Organizer Steve Fernandez said they've never seen such a large crowd - however it's possible that the cancellation of next month's show in Fort Lauderdale may have attracted concerned citizens.
The line outside the Florida Gun Show is growing by the minute. Yesterday, an estimated 7K people attended, which organizers say was a huge turnout for Tampa @BN9 (https://twitter.com/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/WTW75lWZmJ (https://t.co/WTW75lWZmJ)
— Angie Angers (@angie_angers) February 25, 2018 (https://twitter.com/angie_angers/status/967772934457606144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Inside a Florida gun show, days after the Parkland shooting https://t.co/53tqAnQNTp pic.twitter.com/fIgw9OhDU4 (https://t.co/fIgw9OhDU4)
— Bloomberg (@business) February 21, 2018 (https://twitter.com/business/status/966446880472346624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Hundreds have signed up for firearms safety training classes at the Florida Gun Show & organizers say it’s a big spike from years past @BN9 (https://twitter.com/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/sDA7mcsEXG (https://t.co/sDA7mcsEXG)
— Angie Angers (@angie_angers) February 25, 2018 (https://twitter.com/angie_angers/status/967800873157087233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Just 3 days after Florida's worst ever school shooting....Floridians flood to a gun show to further arm themselves with high powered assault weapons. pic.twitter.com/igy2mUu8mo (https://t.co/igy2mUu8mo)
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 18, 2018 (https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/965254471646244865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Somewhat ironically, this was to be expected considering the massive effort by gun control advocates to erode as much of the Second Amendment as they can in the wake of the Parkland shooting - never letting a crisis go to waste and all that. President Trump's recent advocacy for more stringent background checks, a 10-day waiting period and raising the age limit on the purchase of guns following the Parkland shooting likely fueled concerns over a "slippery slope" of firearms legislation.
Florida lawmakers such as Senator Bill Nelson (D) have called for stricter laws to fix the so-called "gun show loophole" which allows people to purchase firearms without a background check. While federally licensed vendors at a gun show are still required to run background checks (FFL), private sellers without a federal license do not have the same requirement in 40 states. (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., New York, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington all require private sellers to conduct background checks).
“Some of the people attending are afraid that future legislation will impact their gun ownership rights,” said Fernandez. That said, 95% of the vendors at this weekend's Florida Gun Show are required to run background checks since they are licensed dealers.
Also of note, suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz passed a background check before legally purchasing a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle.
“This was a mental health issue. This is someone who should have been identified from the beginning by law enforcement,” says Fernandez.
In any event, google searches for both "buy a gun", "buy AR15", as well as "second amendment" just hit all time highs.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-26/never-seen-such-large-crowd-record-numbers-flock-florida-gun-show-after-shooting
The gun industry and the NRA express their deepest thanks to our Sales Manager in Chief.
Organizers say almost 7,000 people attended on Saturday, with Sunday's tally expected to be higher. Organizer Steve Fernandez said they've never seen such a large crowd - however it's possible that the cancellation of next month's show in Fort Lauderdale may have attracted concerned citizens.
The line outside the Florida Gun Show is growing by the minute. Yesterday, an estimated 7K people attended, which organizers say was a huge turnout for Tampa @BN9 (https://twitter.com/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/WTW75lWZmJ (https://t.co/WTW75lWZmJ)
— Angie Angers (@angie_angers) February 25, 2018 (https://twitter.com/angie_angers/status/967772934457606144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Inside a Florida gun show, days after the Parkland shooting https://t.co/53tqAnQNTp pic.twitter.com/fIgw9OhDU4 (https://t.co/fIgw9OhDU4)
— Bloomberg (@business) February 21, 2018 (https://twitter.com/business/status/966446880472346624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Hundreds have signed up for firearms safety training classes at the Florida Gun Show & organizers say it’s a big spike from years past @BN9 (https://twitter.com/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) pic.twitter.com/sDA7mcsEXG (https://t.co/sDA7mcsEXG)
— Angie Angers (@angie_angers) February 25, 2018 (https://twitter.com/angie_angers/status/967800873157087233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Just 3 days after Florida's worst ever school shooting....Floridians flood to a gun show to further arm themselves with high powered assault weapons. pic.twitter.com/igy2mUu8mo (https://t.co/igy2mUu8mo)
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 18, 2018 (https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/965254471646244865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) Somewhat ironically, this was to be expected considering the massive effort by gun control advocates to erode as much of the Second Amendment as they can in the wake of the Parkland shooting - never letting a crisis go to waste and all that. President Trump's recent advocacy for more stringent background checks, a 10-day waiting period and raising the age limit on the purchase of guns following the Parkland shooting likely fueled concerns over a "slippery slope" of firearms legislation.
Florida lawmakers such as Senator Bill Nelson (D) have called for stricter laws to fix the so-called "gun show loophole" which allows people to purchase firearms without a background check. While federally licensed vendors at a gun show are still required to run background checks (FFL), private sellers without a federal license do not have the same requirement in 40 states. (California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington D.C., New York, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington all require private sellers to conduct background checks).
“Some of the people attending are afraid that future legislation will impact their gun ownership rights,” said Fernandez. That said, 95% of the vendors at this weekend's Florida Gun Show are required to run background checks since they are licensed dealers.
Also of note, suspected gunman Nikolas Cruz passed a background check before legally purchasing a semiautomatic AR-15 style rifle.
“This was a mental health issue. This is someone who should have been identified from the beginning by law enforcement,” says Fernandez.
In any event, google searches for both "buy a gun", "buy AR15", as well as "second amendment" just hit all time highs.
More at: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-02-26/never-seen-such-large-crowd-record-numbers-flock-florida-gun-show-after-shooting
The gun industry and the NRA express their deepest thanks to our Sales Manager in Chief.