SHOT Show Report : Short & Sweet, Lots Of Guns, No Answers On Rights

By Alan Korwin

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The National Shooting Sports Foundation cannot get enough praise for representing the firearms industry, a crucial American business sector, and staging the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show every year.

They celebrated their 40th consecutive year this year, with exhibits stretching for 12.5 miles of aisles. You could see every booth if you spent 22 seconds at each. It defies description, and you can only see it if you’re actually in the business, it’s not a public show like the NRA Show.

It also differs with 2,500 members of the trade press (like me) and extensive sections for law enforcement and international pavilions. I can save time and skip miles of outdoor clothing, wish I had more time for miles of gun manufacturing gear, and can’t get enough fab coffee in the palatial press office with non-stop contacts and info.

Let me clue you in with some bullet points.

HB 38, the national carry bill

Learned: though it made it through the House, got a lot of attention, but may not be the bill that moves. When (if?) the Senate moves its version of a reciprocity bill (S 446), it’s the better …Read the Rest

Source:: AmmoLand