Posted on 01/23/2013 8:28:21 AM PST by marktwain
Did you have plans for attending the grand-daddy of sports and outdoor shows, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show held in Harrisburg, PA in February?
You might want to reconsider.
The show’s promoters have banned all references to America’s favorite rifle, the AR-15 and those like it. This is the announcement from their website (you can Google it, but we’re not putting any links, hot or not, to the ESOS website):
As a hunting-focused event, we welcome exhibitors who wish to showcase products and firearms that serve the traditional needs of the sport. Clearly, we strongly support the 2nd Amendment. However, this year we have made the decision not to include certain products that in the current climate may attract negative attention that would distract from the strong focus on hunting and fishing at this family-oriented event and possibly disrupt the broader positive experience of our guests.
Gun owners are not amused.
They’ve made their voices heard and vendors are pulling out left and right. Literally every hour, big names in the shooting world are pulling out.
(OF Mossberg pulled out as I was typing this report).
They are listed at a Facebook Page entitled, “Boycott the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show”.
The show had about 1200 vendors, according to media reports, and nearly 20% of them have cancelled plans to attend, including big names like Cabelas and the NRA.
So, if you were considering attending, and paying $14 a day for the privilege to walk around and see a bunch of vacant floor space, go ahead and knock yourself out.
You’ll have plenty of room to navigate this year, we guarantee it.
Postponed. They are feeling the pinch of siding with the anti-liberty gun grabbers. Moronic decision, one I wonder if they can recover from. I hope our Congressmen and women are paying attention!
Postponed. They are feeling the pinch of siding with the anti-liberty gun grabbers. Moronic decision, one I wonder if they can recover from. I hope our Congressmen and women are paying attention!
I'm going to guess that they will just drop being the event organizer for this particular show in the future.
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