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Nation’s Biggest Sports and Outdoor Show Postponed Indefinitely Following Massive Boycott Over New Policy Banning Semi-Automatic Rifles

Jan. 24, 2013 5:30pm Jason Howerton

Credit: AP

The largest sports and outdoor show in the United States has been postponed indefinitely following severe backlash over a recently enacted policy banning the display and sale of “modern sporting rifles,” or semi-automatic rifles. The Harrisburg Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show was originally scheduled for Feb. 2-10 in Harrisburg, Pa.

To put it into perspective how quickly gun owners pushed back, consider that the new policy was implemented on Monday and just five days later, on Friday, the show was postponed indefinitely amid the outcry.

Reed Exhibitions, the British-based organizer of the event, has not showed any sign of backing down on its ban of “modern sporting rifles.” Chet Burchett, president of Reed Exhibitions for the Americas, released the following statement:

“Our original decision not to include certain products in the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show this year was made in order to preserve the event’s historical focus on the hunting and fishing traditions enjoyed by American families. In the current climate, we felt that the presence of MSRs [modern sporting rifles] would distract from the theme of hunting and fishing, disrupting the broader experience of our guests.

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It is unfortunate that in the current emotionally charged atmosphere this celebratory event has become overshadowed by a decision that directly affected a small percentage of more than 1,000 exhibits showcasing products and services for those interested in hunting and fishing. ESS has long been proud to participate in the preservation and promotion of hunting and fishing traditions, and we hope that as the national debate clarifies, we will have an opportunity to consider rescheduling the event when the time is right to focus on the themes it celebrates.”

The decision to ban legal rifles prompted boycotts by several companies, celebrities, conservation groups, outdoor media and outfitters including Cabela’s, Rough Country Outfitters, Ruger Firearms, Rough Country Outfitters, Ruger Firearms, International Bowhunting Organization, IScope, J & M Traditions, Katahdin’s Shadow Outfitters, Keystone Country Store, Major League Bowhunter, Masterpiece Outdoors, Inc. and hundreds more, Townhall’s Katie Pavlich reports.

“It’s a shame that it had to come to this and we feel sorry for everyone that has been affected by it,” Pat Ronsenberry, manager of Keystone Country Store, told TheBlaze. “I think Reed [Exhibitions] made a big business mistake on their behalf and everyone is kind of suffering from it.”

Rosenberry said the backlash stems from the wide support for the Second Amendment as it is written in the Constitution. One of the unintended consequences, she explained, is several vendors who aren’t even involved with the gun industry are being hurt by the decision.

Joe Staudt, owner of Staudt’s Gun Shop based in Harrisburg, Pa., told TheBlaze that the organizer’s decision was “very troubling” and it only “enables people to attack the Second Amendment.”

“My initial reaction when they decided to ban these rifles was obviously the fact that these weapons are perfectly legal,” he said. “A lot of states will allow people to hunt with a semi-automatic rifle so this term ‘assault weapon’ doesn’t really apply.”

Staudt said his company’s Facebook page was flooded with angry customers urging them to boycott the Harrisburg Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show. He added that he couldn’t in good conscience support the show without feeling like he was supporting their flawed policy.

Gun rights advocates demonstrate at the Pennsylvania Capital building Wednesday Jan. 23, 2013, in Harrisburg, Pa. The rally comes amid calls for a boycott of the nine-day Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show in Harrisburg next month, and a growing list of vendors pulling out of the show. Credit: AP

The National Rifle Association, a huge sponsor of the show, also released a statement Tuesday and announced it would be withdrawing from the show due to Reed Exhibitions’ ban on “modern sporting rifles.”

“Due to Reed Exhibitions’ refusal to reconsider their decision to ban Modern Sporting Rifles from the February 2-10 Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg, PA, the National Rifle Association has decided to withdraw from the show. We had called on Reed Exhibitions to reconsider their decision; unfortunately they have steadfastly refused to do so. As a result, the NRA will not be participating in the upcoming show in Harrisburg or in any other shows hosted by Reed Exhibitions that maintain this policy. We are disappointed that Reed Exhibitions has ignored the concerns expressed by attendees, the outdoor industry and the NRA in not reconsidering their position to ban the display of Modern Sporting Rifles.”

Reed had initially refused to refund the fees to exhibitors, but changed their decision after the show was shut down, Townhall reports.

“Refunds will be provided for all fees paid to date (January 24, 2013) to Reed Exhibitions for the 2013 Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show. We will detail the refund process on our web site and in an additional email by January 31, 2013,” Reed Exhibitions reportedly wrote in an email to exhibitors Thursday.

In an effort to recoup any money and effort lost as a result of the show’s cancellation, Tom McConnell of MyNorthEastOutdoors.com will hold a “virtual show” for vendors on Feb. 2-10.

“This now will allow the vendors to sell their products online through this common market place, without the fret of having to make up huge monetary losses due to REED Exhibitions stance on weapons bans at the show,” he wrote in a statement.

“We will launch the Virtual Sports Show on Feb 2nd and run through Feb 10th, 2013. Only vendors who have boycotted the show will be permitted to have products on the website during this time.”

You can see the full boycott list by clicking here.

(H/T: Gary)

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Comments (227)

greenroughneck
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:19pm
This is an example of their overreaching. The left are exposed now and Americans are seeing them in all their wolfish glory. I keep believing there must be a line in the sand somewhere for average Americans. I think we may have found it. I thought there had been an awakening in 09 and 10
I pray this is really it. How the Republic survives the next 4 years is beyond my ability to see, at least as a 50 state Republic.

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- whywonder
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:27pm
  Way to kill jobs in penn. 80 million in lost revenue because some girls( I mean men) are insecure and weak.
- TEOTWASWKI
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:30pm
  Bubba warned them .
  
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- Freedomlover_US
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:07pm
  Why do you need to walk around with a semi-automatic? Hunting with one of those things is as much of a non-sport as NASCAR is (amazing how they push on the pedal like that!)
  
  A government that can shoot a missile from outerspace and hit a fly right in the a** isn’t going to be scared of your AR-55′s – this whole “counter government” power reason for the 2nd amendment is such BS.
- nzkiwi
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:56pm
  @ Green
  
  Yes, I think you’re right.
  
  It’s nice to see the Americans kick the British in the backside again – and for pretty much the same reason as last time…
  
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- banjarmon
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:23pm
  Does anyone know when it became illegal to open carry and the law that states that fact??
  
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- lemkete
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:29pm
  @Freedomlover Amazing how ironic your handle is. Also, you apparently have no idea what semi-automatic means, guns don’t equal NASCAR, and there is no such things as an AR-55. Your ignorance strips your comments from any and all merit.
  
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- Lord_Frostwind
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:01pm
  Freedom lover, you make one key mistake that we are making in Afghanistan, you have a hard time hitting enemies when you can’t tell them from the civilians.
  
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- Leveraction3030
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:01pm
  I see the liberal moron Freedomlover_US has no clue what he/she is talking about. AR-55? You should get out of your ignorant world and go back to MSNBC or CNN where they love to report their ignorance. When you hunt wild feral hogs on the ground you need all the firepower you can get. I prefer my AR-10 in .308 for hogs. They can destroy a farm which gives you your food. Even the veggies I am sure your candyazz eats. Being a liberal progressive you are probably at the country club on Daddy’s trust fun several times a week. Do you know these hogs destroy millions of golf courses annually. When will your type understand that us hunters are doing a service with our semi autos to protect wildlife habitat, eliminate animals that will wipe out deer and elk herds in very little time. You want to introduce wolves that wipe out cattle farms, deer herds, elk and even bison. Hunters do more for conservation then you and your liberal Wacko friends can even comprehend.
  You need to drop your Pink Peta membership and man up.
  
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- 70S_KIDS_FIGHTING_SOCIALISM
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:28pm
  @Freedomlover_US
  If the people need to fight a tyrannical Government
  Tell me how many casualties will the progressive Communist take when it is their families and POLITICIANS dying. We would use our snipers to take the head off the beast. We will take 100 times more casualties for something we believe in. The ELITE commie politicians – not so much.
  TEA PARTY UNTOUCHABLES!!!! Americas most powerful freedom fighters!!!!!!!!
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:33pm
  I forgot to mention,
  Those Progressive Boogay Men
  are not Imgainary Or whatever you called them.
  
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- A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:48pm
  I saw on the news all the “dangerous” things they want to ban. Like the cosmetic stuff of the AR-15. Not that it has anything to do with how it functions with regard to being semi-automatic or fully automatic. If I didn’t know better I’d think they were simply ignorant…but they know taking little by little will add up to something big.
  
  @FREEDOMLOVER_US
  
  You do understand what semi-automatic means right? It means when I squeeze the trigger it will fire once, then I have to let go of the trigger, squeeze again to fire another round. Fully automatic means as long as I have ammo and as long as the trigger is held down the gun will keep firing.
  
  It’s not BS, it’s a fact. That’s the whole purpose of it. Maybe they won’t, but having weapons is better than not having weapons.
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:50pm
  @green:
  
  Sadly, most Americans will still be asleep when the country finally collapses.
  
  Most people just want to be left alone, and will literally put up with almost anything.
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:02am
  @”freedom”
  
  I have a gun, and I never just walk around with it. It is for home defense. Criminals kill people anywhere they desire, thus concealed carry is legal for those that pass all the required checks. It is not complicated. Criminals kill people, but some people don’t want to be killed.
  
  Since the dawn of time gobs of governments have killed their own innocent citizens. It happened 2 days ago, 1 day ago, today, tomorrow, 2 days from now… I highly recommend you study history and such. Enlightenment is good. The vast, vast, vast majority of Americans don’t want a revolution. The 2nd amendment does help deter our government from reaching too far. The bill of rights is meant to protect us FROM the gooberment. Savvy? Also, u r welcome.
  
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- bryan69
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 1:40am
  @freedomlover… It’s not a need. It’s a right. It’s isn’t up for debate. Whether the soldier at the console pushes the button to launch that missile from the drone, helicopter or satellite is dependent on if he understands that we stand for the rights that have saved the planet from tyranny for 200 years. Will he launch on those of us standing up for his rights as well as those of his fellow Americans. It isn’t about defeating them with bullets and bloodshed anymore. It’s about preserving the idea that Americans have inalienable right fought and died for by our father, grandfathers and so on. I like to shoot. I am very good. That doesn’t mean that I want an American in my sights. It means that I had the freedom to do something that I love with the weapons and tools that I enjoy. I sought the freedom to pursue happiness. I am very tired of hearing what we “don’t need.” In America, if you want it and it “Neither breaks your leg nor picks your pocket,” then I have the right to pursue it.
  
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- Independent4233
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:08am
  Freedomlover_US
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:07pm
  A government that can shoot a missile from outerspace and hit a fly right in the a** isn’t going to be scared of your AR-55′s – ”
  
  You wanna bet, El Wimpo?
  
  Armed citizens in this country amount to about 200 million people. If you believe the government’s combined military, police and national guard can contain such an overwhelming force in an area 1500 miles deep and 3000 miles wide I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you at a bargain price…..especially since the police and military will be breaking along partisan lines just as the citizenry will be doing.
  
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- IvanK
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 6:10am
  @Freedomlover…
  I tend NOT to argue with fools but I just can’t resist. First off, yes we do recognize your childish need for behaviour .
  I could go into an entire list about why your trolling post is wrong but one thing stuck out when I saw your name… FreedomLover. Yes, I’m sure you do love your freedom. However, it’s quite apparent by your vapid post that you have no idea what it takes to maintain that freedom *OR* recognize the sacrafices made by Americans that allow you to so freely abuse the freedom that you inherited. Yes, inherited! You’ve NEVER had to earn your freedom and like a spoiled little child, you cry and pout when you can’t have your way. Well guess what troll, this isn’t Burger King and you can’t have it your way! People like me will never allow people like you defecate on the constitution. Now, get off the computer and ask your mother (nicely) to make you a sandwich. Oh, and tell her we all said hello!
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:15am
  @FREEDOMLOVER….AR-55′s? Your a dipstick.
  
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- 4xeverything
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:19am
  Um…I think you meant 57 state Republic. Like, duh.
  
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- skyguy51
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:20am
  @Banjarmon . . open carry varies state by state.
  @ Freedom_US all that high tech whiz bag stuff is working real well in Afghanistan isn’t it. Oh yeah we are winning there like we did in Vietnam. Where can I get one of those AR-55′s?
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:21am
  @FREEDOMLOVER…you just found out your neighbor bought an AR-15….what do you do? Run and hide your children? Call the police and tell them he’s mentally unstable? No wait….this is the guy that has lived next door to you for ten years. You borrowed a screwdriver from him 6 years ago and still haven’t returned it. He cut your grass while you and your wife had your second child. He let you cry on his shoulder when your mother died….he’s your friend, not your enemy.
  
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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:44am
  @Freedomlover_US: I can only laugh AT you.
  
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- jwpowers41
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:05am
  a little info a semi automatic weapon is not an assault weapon you blathering lefties have tried to keep on calling them assault weapons they are not….a Seal team would not launch an attack with semi
  automatic weapons…..nor any other military assault team you idiots………….
  
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- naughtycal
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:10am
  Reed Exhibitions, the British-based organizer of the event this group should be boycotted when ever they tried to have another gun exhibition again…..Tell the brits to stick to fishing and leave the guns to American.
  
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- Trigus
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:18am
  @Freedomlover nice handle for a liberal leftist. Answer this one simple question: IF Barry and his band of 40 thieves where to attack and kill US Patriots with drones, artillery, tanks, or fighter jets would he not be doing the same as Assad in Syria?
  
  FBI statistics and now even Jumpin Joe Biden has admitted: “Assault Rifles” are hardly used in crimes. In fact: 2011 only 353 Rifles (single shot, bolt, lever, pump, and semi automatic.) There are so little that they lump them into one generic category. There was 1668 murders committed with knives in 2011.
  
  See, the problem is that there is no logic or facts to support banning semi-automatic firearms or high capacity magazines.
  . . . _ _ _ . . .
  We need a list of all vendors who withdraw their support for the show in protest. We need a list of those who did not protest. We need to boycott anything by REED
  .
  We as Americans, As Patriots, as Defenders of the Constitution need to only buy from those who support the US Constitution and boycott those urinate on the US Constitution.
  
  The Giant is awake, he is pissed, time to recall all those elected Officials who urinate on the US Constitution, and our Forefathers. Go back and see when your people had ” Boots n the ground” in America. Seek what sacrifices they made. How much of their blood soaks US and Foreign Soil to preserve the Freedoms we squander so easily today?
  
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- redfish52
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:19am
  Owww….an AR-55….I want one! I’ll stand it next to my AR-54 right next to me pot-o-gold…what a dipstick.
  
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- PA PATRIOT
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:50am
  As a proud Pennsylvanian and hunter, I would like to remind the Blaze readers that PA boasts the most licensed hunters in the US. Although numbers are down to around 650,000, (due to lack of game) the PA hunting ranks numbered over 1 million ten years ago. This fact spans the political framework of the Commonwealth. As an Independent, I enjoy the company of Democrats, Republicans and Union members in the field, sharing in a rich tradition that many Pennsylvanians have experienced since their youth. During our youth, all Pennsylvania hunters shared the rite of passage of passing the PA Game Commission’s “Hunter Safety Course” followed by the second rite of passage,… the purchase of your first gun, something I did at age 12. That gun and ammo hung on the wall in my shared bedroom on a gun rack which I made in wood shop the same year. I still have the same gun and gun rack, but am blessed with many stories to share regarding the firearm. In PA, hunting is a venerated sport, a shared history with a population that understands the laws surrounding the sport and the responsibility that is required to be part of the “game”. The PA Game Commission has a slogan which is used everywhere we see their logo. “: S.P.O.R.T. Sportsman Policing Our Ranks Together.”
  
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- PA PATRIOT
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:51am
  The boycott actually began with a small gun shop in central PA, TROP Gun Shop, which has participated in the Outdoor show for the past 58 years. Kudos to the owners who have a long history helping sportsman, supporting gun rights and hunting groups for many years. Their gun shop has recently trended to tactical weapons and was forced to boycott because there would be nothing for them to sell or provide instructional information. The tide then changed and many more shops followed. The big guys like Bass Pro and Cabella’s followed suit. This is a great example of Americans standing up for their unalienable rights. Vendors and participants joined together to boycott the show after the awful decision made by the organizers. Criticize and poke fun of us as you like, but in PA we stand in the fire of truth. Truth be told, the Reed group is a liberal backed organization (Progressive Insurance website) that is living off the laurels of citizens who are not criminals and abide current gun laws. They are wolves in disguise, traitors.
  We in PA cherish our right to “Cling to our Bibles and our guns” as we were so eloquently defined by the current POTUS. We understand the right to bear arms and the responsibility that goes with that right. We are forever going to cherish our rich heritage of hunting and firearm ownership. The people do have a voice and exercised our rights. We stood together! Let’s keep standing up together for our sport and our Second Amendment!
  
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- Gladileftcalifornia
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 8:57am
  Hey Freedomlover have you the new AR-27 and 3/4? It comes with a 40.5 round magazine.
  
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- gwinf
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 9:11am
  Dear freedomlover_us,
  Please refrain from using this name in the future. You are obviously not a freedom lover. Perhaps you would best represent your views by changing your online name to freedom hater. You obviously know nothing of shooting, guns nor, do you seem to recognize the fight is not so much about the gun as it is about our freedoms. Try reading a little history, especially on Germany in the times between WWI and WWII. If that does not enlighten you as to why we are concerned for our rights and freedoms, you are beyond help.
  
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- GhostOfJefferson
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 9:49am
  @Freedomlover
  
  Your name is a misnomer.
  
  It’s a bill of rights, not a bill of needs. I don’t have to justify why I exercise any right in any way I wish, to you or anybody else. Got that? Get over your fear of freedom.
  
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- 1proudAmerican
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 10:33am
  @Freedomlover
  
  You don’t just “walk around” with an AR-15 (NOT 55). Why do you think they can’t be used for hunting? Have you ever shot one? I have, several times. The bullets only come out as fast as you can pull the trigger, just like other guns. It’s not a machine-gun type weapon like so many people think.
  
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 11:24am
  “Emotionally charged” ????????? (because of Sandy Hook)? Of course, it is! WE, THE PEOPLE WILL NOT GIVE UP OUR GUNS, NOR WILL BE ATTEND A SHOW THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL GUNS – PERIOD.
  
  We boycott. We refuse. WE WILL NOT COMPLY. I hope this guy goes out of business..
  
  STAND UNITED, AMERICA. I WILL NOT GIVE UP ANY OF MY GUNS – PERIOD. YOU CAN TRY, BUT YOU WON’T WIN BECAUSE YOU WILL HAVE TO FIND THEM FIRST. I WILL GO TO JAIL BEFORE I EVER TELL YOU WHERE THEY ARE. And death does not scare me because I am a child of the living Christ and am awaiting for Heaven. You can take my body, but never my soul!
  
  BRING IT ON SATAN.
  
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:03pm
  Feinstein GUN BAN PETITION:
  http://www.nagr.org/FeinsteinGunBan_Petition.aspx?pid=th17
  
  Even if you don’t think a petition will do any good, it will let them know HOW MANY FREEDOM-LOVING AMERICANS are against the gun ban by Feinstein.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:07pm
  This is what you must know:
  
  bwwaaaaaa effing haaaa
  
  It is so.
  
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- motherboard
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:19pm
  DarkJello – You said that most people want to be left alone, and you are correct. But, for what it is worth, atleast for me, someone who wants to be left alone, this means there are lines in the sand that I can not and will not allow to be crossed. There comes a point where you as someone who does want to be left alone realizes you are no longer being left alone, adn then, there is a problem. Hope that makes sense.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 1:17pm
  @ freedom lover
  Let me give you some numbers so you can think twice about wanting to limit what people choose to hunt with.
  From February 2013 Missouri Conservationist page 6 titled “Firearms Deer Harvest Report”
  “Missouri has more than 511,000 deer hunters, who spend about $690 million in the state each year on related activities. This has an overall economic impact of &1.1 billion in Missouri each year and supports almost 12,000 jobs.”
  
  And you want to limit what people choose to hunt with. Hunting is conservation. Attack hunting and you are attacking real conservation.
  
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- stablepar
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:04pm
  the line is no longer going to be a fine line. ******** have been pushing a lot of buttons…just the beginning. semper fi
  
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- smv803
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 4:03pm
  There are some so-called men that we girls wouldn’t want to be compared to…if you don’t mind! I don’t know what they are…..shouldn’t being in possession of testicles be proof of gender? Obviously, many do but aren’t, if you get my meaning.
  
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- Mad Mike
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 4:59pm
  To Chet Burchett, Regional President The Americas (Latin America, USA), are you in business or Politics? Have you told your boss, Mike Rusbridge Chairman & CEO that your “principled stand” will mean you won’t make your numbers this quarter? See that flashing light up near you right eye? That is your career light blinking—WARNING, WARNING—idiot decision alert—please call Rusbridge ASAP…
  
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- oldguyfl
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 6:26pm
  Our 2nd Amendment rights and other rights have been certainly disappearing fast. I certainly pity the younger generation and what they have to look forward to. The last 20 years or so has been an eye-opener.
  
  I was looking around today to see how I could participate in any small way. I did find this site, http://www.save1791.com that seems to have the right idea.
  
  I used to go to the UK a lot on business. Even out in the middle of no where are cameras that record your every move. Lets all hope that the direction we are taking can be reversed.
  
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- muddy1
  Posted on January 26, 2013 at 8:45am
  Why is a fricking British company running this show in the first place? Isn’t there an American company capable to do the job? Isn’t there a PA company capable? Or have we become so lazy, and such good outsourcers of jobs that we can’t even take on the organization of this show? Shame on PA.
  
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- Ben_Dover
  Posted on January 26, 2013 at 2:03pm
  @FreedomLover_US….You belong on the other side of the fence with all the whiny ass sheeple. Where the freak do you people come from anyway and why is it you never research anything but automatically believe and repeat anything lamestream media says. God you people make me sick. I pray one day you will wake up and see the light. This country is, shall we say, going the way of the ancient Roman empire. The US is about to collapse economically, it’s in moral and religious decay, we have a rogue out of control govt that has it’s head up it’s ass at the same time and they don’t give a damn about you or any citizen they only care about themselves, we have a large number of Middle East terrorists in this country that crossed through the southern border disguised as Mexicans just waiting to bring on their jihad, we have China wanting us disarmed so they can come take our land and other resources because govt put us so far in debt to them and we have the satanic New World Order globalist elite wanting to enslave your body and spirit. SO GET ARMED AND GET WITH THE PROGRAM YA DOUCHE OR SHUT THE HELL UP.
  
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- TeslanEdison
  Posted on January 26, 2013 at 6:32pm
  @Freedomlover_US Yes actually a government that has those tactical abilities is very scared of a public that can revolt in the millions with powerful rifles. There is so much cost involved with the tactical systems that it is not practical to fight a large war that way. If a Tyrannical government were to take over the US a partisan revolt would be the only hope to prevent the mass executions typically involved in those type of regimes. The fear is that such a government would release a non lethal viral weapon that would effectively disable any defense of freedom from the totalitarian government.
  Yes in the end it would take more than a rifle to repel invaders from the United States.
  
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- DBEdsel
  Posted on January 28, 2013 at 4:16pm
  I love how one person makes an obvious typo (AR-55 in place of AR-15) and you all jump on them like they are the Village Idiot… yet many of you still wrestle with knowing when to use “your” and “you’re”, “then” and “than”, “lose” and “loose”… etc.
  …but, whenever someone attempts to correct your own poor use of spelling or grammar (that is clearly NOT a typo), you flip your lid.
  
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scrapadapolis
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:09pm
Watch how fast Americans can takeout government by NOT paying TAXES.Thats also a boycott.Also Read an artical that China is close to owning 35% of America,Land elite properties,Waterfront docks,Big industries.They are planning to build China cities within America.

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- whywonder
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:24pm
  China owns 3 to 4% of our defecit that being in treasuries the rest of the u.s deficit is owned by us in the form of mortages, credit card debt, rv loans, etc. The british own more of us than any other nation.
  
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- whywonder
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:28pm
  Whats a china city? Jeez. Good luck blazers in the next election.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:28pm
  Whywonderbread
  As an elitist in the know, break it down for us big guy, tell us what is going on in elitist land.
  
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- gb123
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:46pm
  @whywonder. fyi. China city refers to the empty cities that have been built in China. There are whole towns constructed for speculation with no one living in them. I lived in Shanghai on the outskirts and watched them build an entire town for 80000 people in a year. It stayed empty for 4 years and may still be empty as we moved houses.
  
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- SetInMotion
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 10:05pm
  @GB123, Currently a city of 6,000 residents, Milan could be the site of a “415-unit housing complex complete with artificial lakes and up to 6,000 square-foot homes, as well as a cultural center” for mainland Chinese. The location is about a 40-minute commute to the industrial centers of Toledo and Detroit, and less than half an hour from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor (a hub for international Chinese students). http://www.policymic.com/articles/8603/china-to-build-cities-and-economic-zones-in-michigan-and-idaho
  
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- whywonder
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 10:02am
  Fuboy
  Rather be an elitist, whatever that is, than a low info con boy. You sound like a gun elitist little man.
  
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BlackCrow
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:05pm
They are going to find out that we have been backed into a corner and will not give an inch.

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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:11pm
  inquiry@reedexpo.com Here is their email .. tell what you think
  
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LogicRules
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:24pm
I stand with the NRA. Actions speak louder than words. We’re letting these communists take over America. We’ve got to stop it NOW.

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:38pm
  Logic,
  Do not push it man. There is a time and place for everything. You have to wait for the spark. Do not go off half-cocked. The match will be lit by the inner-city minorities when the dollar collapses. Or, a not guilty verdict in the Zimmerman case. Just get your equipment together and hang tight. They will make the first move. Don’t be stupid. Many cops are on the side of freedom. You have to wait for the lines to be drawn.
  
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- encinom
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:42pm
  I stand with the citizen that believe their right to life is more important than the coward’s desire to own a gun as a security blanket against paranoid, conspiracy theories.
  
  The NRA need the cowards to live in fear of imgainary boogey men.
  
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- SpankDaMonkey
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:44pm
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  I think we need a line of Democrat Silhouette Targets………
  
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- BIG_G
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:46pm
  Good job 2nd amendment lovers, gun owners & NRA. Keep taking this fight to the highest levels!
  
  I just renewed my NRA membership and also signed up my kids.
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:49pm
  If they aren’t changing policy they need to go out of business. Only a British show never heard the old saying “The customer is always right.” We invite you yanks to Oklahoma City Fairgrounds this weekend and the Ada Rifle and Pistol Club is having a gun show here in Ada, Oklahoma Feb. 23-24th and you are welcome. The fee ids $5.00 a day and children under 12 get in free. Armed citizens are welcome as long as you have your carry permit.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:52pm
  Praise God. Doesn’t Glenn always say boycotts don’t work. Hmmm…looks like this one worked. Looks like he has been debunked.
  
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- 62A
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:03pm
  Mil-dot offers sound info. However we lack the mechanism for a common voice, at which the liberal homos are so skilled and with the help of their stooge media. I’d have moved to TX had their secession attempt been successful. I guess just be an NRA member, send dollars when you can, and of course, call your unbiased, constituent-loyal politicians.
  
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- whatsallthisthen
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:07pm
  encinom stands with people that believe in their right to life not conspiracy theories, Well I bet you won’t go stand with people in the Hood in Chicago.
  
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- rs9
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:15pm
  ENEMA
  RIGHT TO LIFE did you really say that you miserable c##t not if you’re a black baby in the womb of a black liberal woman
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:43pm
  Encidiot
  Lots of LE say you are a whiny toad in need of a hand holding, and not worthy of much else. Here, cry more.
  
  http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn-williams-jr/number-nations-sheriffs-refusing-enforce-unconstitutional-gun-laws
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:28pm
  ENCINOM
  It’s a great day to see you finely wake up to the real world
  and join the believers of the right to life
  We just had a birthday party 40 years,for Roe v Wade ,
  over 50,000,000 babies killed.
  I am also glad that Cowards who desire firearms are still not
  aloud to ,in most states,own them.
  It would be a great help if you can find some way to stop the dopers,
  and gangs from getting them from our justice dept.
  as far as conspiracy theories go.Alex Jones, Jim Jones,moon landings,
  and talk about you being Gay. Words just words.
  Now as a reward for brave switch to the right side.
  I signed you up as a life member to the NRA Just need your address
  to send your membership package
  DE OPPRESSOR LIBER
  
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- helmuit_7
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:31pm
  Logic, Mil-Dot, Big G, etc….. I just love you guys….
  
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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:46am
  @encinom: and I can only laugh AT you too.
  
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 11:44am
  @encinom:
  YOU, my dear (and, I KNOW you are female) are an IDIOT who has infiltrated this board with YOUR IDIOTIC AND DEMONIC LIBERAL IDEAS. If you hate our freedoms so much, why don’t you just move to China, Korea. or IRAN where they actually STONE WOMEN FOR SPEAKING THEIR MINDS? Would you object to that, as well? Isn’t speech a freedom, THE FIRST AMENDMENT IN AMERICA’S WONDERFUL CONSTITUTION, ENCINOM? Would you like that freedom to go away and then when you have an opinion, we can stone you to death? THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE YOU ANSWER.
  
  PEOPLE KILL PEOPLE, stupid. Clearly you have no idea what you are talking about. Your mind is a jumbled mess of false doctrine and half-truths that you cannot substantiate WITH FACT.
  
  GOD HIMSELF WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU IN DUE TIME, MY DEAR. GOD GIVES AND HE TAKETH AWAY. Not man. MAN CAN TRY, BUT ULTIMATELY, MAN WILL FAIL.
  
  God gave us this country, along with our freedoms, just like he freed Israel from Pharaoh AND the Egyptians when Moses, because of God, parted the Red Sea and drowned all those slavery-loving Egyptians, ALLOWING THE ISRAELITES TO CROSS THRU ON DRY LAND. (Try reading your Bible, if you dare for TRUTH). GOD FREED THEM. So, your siding with the govt in taking our guns, IS NOT OF GOD. Therefore, YOU ARE NOT OF GOD.
  
  MAY GOD HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SOUL FOR GOING AGAINST WHAT GOD HIMSELF, HAS BLESSED US WITH.
  
  Whenever you go against God, you become HIS enemy. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO GO THERE?
  
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- I support God's Israel!
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 11:45am
  Encinom IS A COWARD. She talks a big talk, but never backs it up. SHE ONLY WANTS THE FREEDOMS THAT SUIT HER AND THEN SHE WANTS EVERYONE ELSE TO GIVE UP THEIRS.
  
  If it does not affect her, then she does not care. SHE IS A COWARD.
  
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- Jwmajic
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 9:35pm
  Don’t trust the NRA they are selling us out in backroom deals with Obama the same way Obama used to AARP to get Obama care passed. Old people trusted the aarp to protect their Medicare and look how that turned out. Obama is a master at getting org’s to sell their members out.
  
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- sonofgalt
  Posted on February 6, 2013 at 6:44pm
  hey evert is no ones business why i want and kind of gun or rifle you get no say unless you are paying for it so **** out and i not telling you why i want one mind your our business
  
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Daddy Hawg
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:21pm
We need this type of solidarity when it comes to dealing with congress. The elected elites feel that they can do no wrong and there are no consequences for their actions. It is time to show them who they work for.

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- oldguy49
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:28pm
  amen…..pass the ammo
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:36pm
  Love the brevity and common sense of OldGuy- nuf said.
  
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- Lee_in_PA
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:32am
  With you on that too.
  
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HotFixIt
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:02pm
You would have thought the Brits would have learned the first time.. Mess with Americans… get Burned! We don’t stand down.

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:18pm
  Damn right. They are not just opening up a can of worms. They are opening up a can of rattlesnakes. Big ones at that.
  
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- johnpaulkuchtajr
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:20pm
  This may get to the stage of hand-to-hand real soon.
  
  Some folks just don’t get it!
  
  Let them take your guns and live like a cow!
  
  “Remember Benghazi and ALL the Traitors!”
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:28pm
  The principals at this British company have no ideal what a “Hot Trod” is.
  
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Goldmember
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:00pm
Sick together Americans as one untied. We will not be driven into the night.

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- lordamercy
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:06pm
  Bad spellers of America, untie!!!!
  
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- henryKnox
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:08pm
  Wow, can’t believe they tried to say that the show shouldn’t have been compromised because of a few exhibits. This is how Progressivism eventually eats away at all of our rights. They had no idea what they were saying. First they came for the Jews but I was not a Jew so I said nothing…..
  We must hang together or we will surely all be hanged.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:40pm
  lordamercy
  
  Bad spellers or bad typists coupled with bad keyboards? Keyboards gets worn out & the letter of the key you hit won’t always “print”.
  
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- Stoic one
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:56pm
  LORDAMERCY
  
  I only challenge grammar & spelling when the meaning is ambiguous. Otherwise I feel that I am being petty.
  
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- Freedomlover_US
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:12pm
  GOLDMEMBER – there are people in the civilized world who don’t feel the need to walk around with semi-automatics. Those people are passing you by. You and your kind don’t hold the power anymore – we’re not going to come into your home because you don’t have anything we want. We’re moving on without you – but we’ll leave you alone.
  
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- Leveraction3030
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 11:15pm
  Good comment Goldmember. I see the little moro…Freedomlover_US is at it again. His lack of knowledge in his response only proves what I said earlier. He uses Freedomlover as his calling card but he obviously does not know the meaning of Loving Freedom. He will give up anything to have big brother take care of him. Yeah the Germans thought Hitler was a fine fellow that would take care of them. FreedomLover needs to change his name to Socialists Lover and I want my mind controlled and walk in lock step with my leader.
  
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- GuruMeditation
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:48am
  @Freedomlover_US: Still laughing AT you. Hahaha.
  
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DocScience
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:59pm
We are seeing a very new and very dangerous development in America: The creation of a alignment axis between progressive government leadership and corporations led by progressive leaning executives. They seek to do through business action what government is not quite powerful enough to do on its own, and are supported via by punishment and rewards by that government and its enablers behind the curtains.

Many of the corporations in this axis are media companies, intent on using their near monopoly of outlets to uniformly and seamlessly push and support the progressive agenda via what has now become open use of classic propaganda strategies.

This is can not be allowed to stand.

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- guns-an-bibles
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:05pm
  They need to rip themselves away from this group of idiots and go somewhere else.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:28pm
  Doc,
  ALL traitors, big, small, corporate, govt must be identified, researched, located and pre-acquired ahead of time. All of them. Do your homework folks. Find them in an area near you.
  
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- right field
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 8:52pm
  These so-called ‘progressives’ are, in fact, ‘digressive’ and have been working for 75+ years to destroy the Constitution and take control of American wealth through use of the Big Government elites, the trial lawyers, the courts and the media propaganda machine. Barry O is a puppet that taps his Marxist dance and flounces about parroting the ‘cool dude’ narrative to the useful idiots who have no clue what is happening. We will go broke and the idiots will begin to riot and those who are forced to pay the taxes will have no means of defnding themselves, their property or their families becuse there are no guns or ammunition. Wonder who will come to help?
  But – “What difference does it make/”
  
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- UnreconstructedLibertarian
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 9:21pm
  Doc,
  
  My compliments on your post. You’ve nailed it – I hope more wake up and realize that the Corps and Gov have effectively become one. We’re in a quasi-fascist state at present, getting ready to rocket into full-blown socialism.
  
  Mil-Dot, you know what I say, “The Tree of Liberty is getting thirsty”. I haven’t changed my mind.
  
  The Constitution has been under constant attack for 150 years – not just 75.
  
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- GLJones
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:57pm
  While I agree with your statement, ultimately, this is the result of a government that has long exceeded it’s authorized limits. When the congress and president can pass laws, regulations or pronouncements that benefit individuals, groups, companies or anything that provides them with support and funds, it encourages companies to act in this manner or be crushed by those that do. What we are really seeing is Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged happening in the real world. Companies MUST play the game and use lobbyist and political connections. Failing to do so means their competitors will regulate, tax and ban them out of existence, with a little help from congress or the whitehouse.
  
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armymp
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:55pm
This is awesome how so many stand in solidarity to uphold the 2nd amendment. Keep on keepin’ on fellow patriots!!!

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- lillymckim
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:00pm
  I love the guy with the “Legalize The Constitution” sign
  
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- lillymckim
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:04pm
  These vendors and sponsors are Fighting for their very lives if you are not a member of he NRA what are you waiting for?
  
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ICEDRAGONNITE
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:54pm
Definition of UNALIENABLE RIGHT
[un-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh-] Show IPA
adjective
not alienable; not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated: unalienable rights.

un•al•ien•a•ble adj.
That cannot be transferred to another or others: inalienable rights.

Unalienable means unable to be taken away or to be given to another. (adjective)
The right to life and liberty are examples of rights that are described as unalienable
Thus any form of self defense that is infringed upon, is denying the right to self defense, also freedom to live, life in liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
The 2nd Amendment states:
Amendment II
A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
Any infringement on the 2nd Amendment is stepping on, “all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain Unalienable Rights,” that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.—-To achieve these rights, self defense, is also an Unalienable Right from attack or harm, by extension, whether the infringement be by an individual or a Government. To assure the Ability to achieve the Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Rights without harm or impediment.

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- TheCalmOne
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 3:57am
  If it was that simple there would be no need for a Supreme Court or constitutional lawyers.
  
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- 1stKENTUCKYREGULAR
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:22am
  Well said……..Well said
  
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RaydocX
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:54pm
i am waiting for the sales figures for Dick’s to have crashed and burned… we haven’t been in since they chose to whimper and roll over… let a certificate lapse, in fact, and have been to the Cabela’s in the neighboring town twice since.

American’s DO still have the power to vote with their pocketbook… retailers should take note, as should politicians.

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- FISH_BONE
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:01pm
  Big Dick’s will soon be nothing more than a limp noodle.
  
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- jcldwl
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:56pm
  I was wondering myself about Dick’s. At least it is an appropriate name. I am a Cabela’s man myself.
  
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ICEDRAGONNITE
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:53pm
A portion of the Declaration of Independence:
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

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1HonestInjun
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:44pm
Stupid Reed Exhibitions didn’t need a gun to shoot themselves in the foot.

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- spfoam1
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:48pm
  LOL…So true.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:02pm
  I finally have a reason to be proud in my state!
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:34pm
  Notice how they are pumping in all these British goons. They are all over the TV channels and programming, the media, everywhere. What, did they think that we forgot about kicking their asses years ago? We will do it again damn it and you limeys better fricking not forget it. We are not your chumps. You are messing with fire.
  
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- TheCalmOne
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 2:48am
  Just a little paranoid there, MIL-DOT
  
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- GLJones
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 7:58pm
  MIL-DOT is just very observant.
  
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gyro
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:44pm
This is just all wrong
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We will launch the Virtual Sports Show on Feb 2nd and run through Feb 10th, 2013. Only vendors who have boycotted the show will be permitted to have products on the website during this time.”
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Somehow running to the internet just seems wrong its like giving in / hiding in basement / buying stuff in the dark so no one can watch
Its making buying a gun like watching porn with the drapes closed?
This is just all wrong

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- RLGipe
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:25pm
  Right up until today, having a virtual show was the best idea going for the vendors boycotting. The show is a very large show and there could not possibly be a venue large enough to house all the vendors that boycotted. The current building complex is booked at least until June of this year so the virtual show was a very good idea. Many of the local vendors that boycotted are offering discounts to people who shop at their stores if they have a receipt tickets purchased. I would urge everyone around the country to find the list of vendors that boycotted and let them know you stand with them. Many of the vendors are nationwide companies, and many of them also sell online. We know we must all stand together or we will surely all hang seperatly.
  
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- Capt_Gregg
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:43pm
  The Harrisburg Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show is the largest in the US, not your run-of-the-mill local gun show. I commend Tom McConnell’s taking the initiative to offer an alternative for those dissatisfied with the management’s ill thought out rules. The logistics involved in sponsoring a gun show of national status are almost overwhelming. For him to obtain an appropriately sized physical venue, contact and get commitments from vendors and effectively advertise the event on such short notice would be next to impossible.
  
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- Gunlovinmomma
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 10:17am
  Gyro, I think you miss understood. I live in PA and have gone to this shw for over 20 years and I helped call vendors about what the show did and letting them know about the boycott. This website was created by a great group of people who wanted to give the vendors who had decided to boycott the show in support of the Second Amendment a place to sell their goods to recoup money they were giving up. You have to understand when this movement was started to boycott the show, many of the vendors had already paid thousands of dollars (some close to $20,000) for their booths; money at the time Reed was refusing to refund but vendors still chose to boycott many of whom didn’t even sell guns. Many are small businesses that this one show is a huge source of income. This was a huge accomplishment and I ask that you check out the site an support those business; they had the courage to take a stand even when it was going to cost them a lot of money. I am not a vendor and only got involved because I am tired of our righs being stepped on, we all really can make a difference so get involved. Also Reed said in their Statement that it “was a small number affected” well right before they announced postponing there was 350 who dropped out and was rapidly growing.
  
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- gyro
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 12:05pm
  Gunlovinmomma = I understad what you are saying but the left will twist this and before you know it the only people buying rifles will be people that hide in the dark watching child porn and hording food
  we cant let the left force us to the internet from gun shows were proud people can bring their familys
  :)
  
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JULIKINS209
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:43pm
Maybe the NRA should host their own exhibition. To heck with Reed Exhibitions. I am glad all those vendors boycotted the show. Good for them.

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- scuba13
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:06pm
  the 142nd National Rifle Association annual meetings & exhibits will be held in Houston May 2-5 2013 at the George R.Brown Convention Center. Every gun and ammunition maker will be there.
  
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TotallyNotATroll
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:43pm
American gun owners didn’t like a company, especially british, telling us what guns we can and can’t sell there when they were perfectly legal. Any business that would have broke the boycott would have lost money in the long run for being seen as ‘pro-ban’.

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Larry E
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:43pm
If this is bigger than the SHOT Show or NRA Annual Meeting shows, and has more “good stuff” I find it hard to believe.

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- M13
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:17pm
  I was thinking the same thing. I was in St. Louis for last years convention and it is big.
  
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- PA PATRIOT
  Posted on January 25, 2013 at 9:50am
  Believe it.
  10 days, 1200 to 1400 vendors and outfitters, from as far as Africa, Alaska and South America.
  Used to draw 1 million attendees. = number of licensed hunters in PA!
  Huge
  
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AmericanDreamn
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:43pm
Good deal….I hope all of the manufacturers and retailers continue to stick together. It will have a much more of an effect. I hope they all work together on educating the public also.

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booger71
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:41pm
Maybe an American Company will take over for the red coats.

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HuntMore.biz
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:39pm
To all Hunting Industry friends! TV Show Host, Vendors and Retailers.

God Bless you! And thank you for standing tall!

Hopefully I’ll see many of you at the other hunting shows where both our 2nd Amendment and Hunting Heritage is appreciated.

So, who wants to start a new Hunting show in PA and or new SHOT Show in Las Vegas?

Scott @ HuntMore.biz

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TH30PH1LUS
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:37pm
Touch American’s guns and you will get burned. Let this be a lesson to Reed Exhibitions (British limp-wristed socialist pansies) and also to the current administration in the WH.

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stopprintn
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:37pm
Chuckle/snicker, and a big hehehaha!

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Oath-keeper
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:36pm
What a bitch huh? I have banned any and all nit Constitutional companies, agencies as well as politicians. W frankensteins new proposed ban I suspect the sleeping giant will overwhelm the lefts anti constitutional anti gun agenda. Oathkerpers.org. I will not comply.

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- stopprintn
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:46pm
  Grass roots works!
  
  http://joeforamerica.com/2013/01/whats-an-american-to-do/
  
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:34pm
See pic #2

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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:41pm
  I have that message on a bumper sticker….
  
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civilwarcometh
Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:33pm
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/fly-lands-head-u-president-barack-obama-white-photo-203805084.html

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- MN NICE
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:40pm
  What a turd, huh?
  
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- DougHuffman
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:40pm
  So what will the response be to the practice targets now appearing and featuring flies rather than crosshairs? I remember when black B-27 targets were banned and we had to use Smurfs.
  
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- desert buckeye
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:42pm
  The fly was just doing what flies do!
  
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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:43pm
  More proof, that Obama’s soul is rotted.
  In my opinion, he’s the antichrist.
  
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- DougHuffman
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 5:53pm
  The Lord of Flies.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 6:51pm
  Gentlemen,
  The fly, and particularly swarms of them, are associated with the devil and/or demonic possession. Look it up. The fly will prosper in areas of evil and demon associates. I am flabbergasted at the amount of flies that land on Obama. This is no coincidence people. They have the best pest control equipment that money can buy, yet the devil creatures get though to the pres. Bing devil, demons and flies. Know what you are up against.
  
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- WarMunger_Al
  Posted on January 24, 2013 at 7:25pm
  it is creepy how often flies land on Obama’s face. Lord of the flies, devil spawn.
  
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