California Protestors Demand End To San Diego Gun Show

By Cam Edwards

AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

After a court order was issued blocking a ban on gun shows at the San Diego-area Del Mar Fairgrounds, the Crossroads of the West Gun Show returned to southern California this weekend, complete with crowds and protests.

Dozens of gun control activists dressed in orange made it known they wanted the Crossroads of the West Gun Show out of their neighborhood.

“We’re here because we don’t feel its right that there are gun shows on state property. There are a lot of loopholes and the rules aren’t strictly enforced,” said Shirley Platzer, a Solana Beach resident.

How much would you wager that Shirley’s never actually been to a gun show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, or any other gun show in California? There are no “loopholes” at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show. Not only does every gun sale go through a background check, but every sale is subject to California’s 10-day waiting period for firearms. Nobody is walking out of the gun show with a new firearm unless they actually went through the background check and purchased the firearm from a retailer at least a week and a half earlier, and made arrangements …Read the Rest

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