Gun show in Florida attracts most attendees ever after deadly mass shooting at Parkland high school

By Dave Urbanski

A Florida Gun Show event attracted a record-breaking number of attendees over the weekend, organizers told WTSP-TV — almost 7,000 came to the show at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa on Saturday. More were expected Sunday, the station said.

While the gun show’s manager, George Fernandez, told the station he’s never witnessed such a large crowd, he concerned about the recent push for addition gun-control legislation in the wake of the recent deadly mass shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school.

“Some of persons that are attending are afraid that further legislation might impact their gun ownership rights,” Fernandez told WTSP.

What gun-control measures are being considered?

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (Fla.) told the station he wants to close the so-called “gun-show loophole,” which allows purchases at gun shows without background checks — as well as an assault weapons ban.

“When the NRA killed the law in 2004, the number of deaths as a result of assault weapons has grown up like a rocket taking …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze