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NRA boycott kills outdoors show that banned assault weapons
Washington Examiner ^ | Modified: January 24, 2013 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 01/24/2013 10:19:45 AM PST by Texas Fossil

A massive boycott sparked by the NRA and other gun-rights groups outraged that the nation's largest outdoors show banned the exhibition of assault weapons has caused the show's organizers to abruptly cancel the week-long event in Harrisburg, Pa.

The successful boycott was the biggest demonstration of support by the outdoors industry yet against gun control efforts being pushed in Washington and in several states.

"Reed Exhibitions has decided to postpone, for now, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show given the controversy surrounding its decision to limit the sale or display of modern sporting rifles (also called ARs) at the event. The show was scheduled to take place February 2-10 in Harrisburg, Pa.," the organizer said in a statement Thursday.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: assault; banglist; boycott; esos; guncontrol; gunshow; nra; reed; reedexhibitions; secondamendment; weapon
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I think the number of vendors who refused to attend as planned is much larger than stated in the article.

I am not sure that the NRA is the force behind the boycott, but an industry reaction to Congressional insanity in DC.

Tip of this iceberg is all that is showing in the media. They have not acknowledged the scale and scope of the public reaction to Congress Critters and the Liar-in-Chief.

1 posted on 01/24/2013 10:19:50 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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To: Texas Fossil

Good.

They felt the heat.

Maybe, just maybe, they’ll see the light.


2 posted on 01/24/2013 10:21:56 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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I’m sure the left are smiling anytime a gun show is cancelled....for whatever reason.


3 posted on 01/24/2013 10:22:28 AM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Texas Fossil

No kidding. The NRA was among the later dropouts from the show.


4 posted on 01/24/2013 10:24:15 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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Texas Fossil ~:” I am not sure that the NRA is the force behind the boycott, but an industry reaction to Congressional insanity in DC. “

NO !!
It was NOT the NRA...
It was : “ WE ,THE PEOPLE” who support and defend the Constitution !


5 posted on 01/24/2013 10:24:37 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Pay attention - the inmates are RUNNING the asylum!)
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To: Texas Fossil

Shows that there are many more gun owners and new buyers than the corrupt communists realize. We are in the final stages of putting up with the communists taking over America. The dam is breaking.


6 posted on 01/24/2013 10:24:49 AM PST by Logical me
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" . . . its decision to limit the sale or display of modern sporting rifles (also called ARs) . . ."

Already back-tracking.

7 posted on 01/24/2013 10:26:32 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Texas Fossil

Despite all the howls from the left, this would be the first thing the NRA actually was involved in killing.


8 posted on 01/24/2013 10:32:31 AM PST by kevkrom (If a wise man has an argument with a foolish man, the fool only rages or laughs...)
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I’m sure the left are smiling anytime a gun show is cancelled....for whatever reason.

It wasn't so much a gun show as it was a gun-ban show. I think the message is loud and clear, and it isn't being lost, even on stupid dems who are up for reelection next year.

9 posted on 01/24/2013 10:35:04 AM PST by Sirius Lee (All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
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Credit where credit is due. Cabela's delivered the first staggering blow to the show. Good on 'em.
10 posted on 01/24/2013 10:35:20 AM PST by ProfoundBabe ("Every real thought on every real subject knocks the wind out of somebody or other." - OW Holmes)
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Ban Beer at Oktoberfest and see how many show up.


11 posted on 01/24/2013 10:35:37 AM PST by Morris70
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Good for those who took a stand!


12 posted on 01/24/2013 10:40:45 AM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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The NRA came late to the party. I recall that a number of smaller vendors started the avalanche with Ruger or Cabelas being the first major sponsor to back out. What the NRA did was cause this story to hit the major news outlets. Once that happened, and the greater sporting/defense community who is not as news savvy as people on FR became aware of the 2A attack, it was all over but the crying for ESOS.


13 posted on 01/24/2013 10:42:47 AM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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Ban Beer at Oktoberfest and see how many show up.

Well put.

14 posted on 01/24/2013 10:43:03 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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bump


15 posted on 01/24/2013 10:43:37 AM PST by Texas Fossil
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As my Dad used to tell me... “Screw with the bull, you’re gonna get the horn!”


16 posted on 01/24/2013 10:44:28 AM PST by ScottinVA (More dizzying than a Tilt-a-Whirl is an around-a-circle argument with a liberal about gun control.)
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It’s interesting that Reed would rather cancel the show than just cancel their policy on AR-15s.


17 posted on 01/24/2013 10:47:46 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Pls...everyone continue to keep up the pressures. Im doing my part by email and phone calls from outside the USofA.
Take a stand and dont back down!


18 posted on 01/24/2013 10:55:49 AM PST by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: Texas Fossil

HOW TO MAKE A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL

This is a foolish move by the promoter, Reed Exhibitions.
For all practical purposes a postponement means the death of the show.
Their original decision was troublesome.
They compounded that with a decision that is disastrous.

Exhibitors plan and schedule their shows many months in advance and will already have commitments to other shows nationwide in coming weeks.
It will be impossible for Reed to reschedule a show of this magnitude on relatively sort notice.

All they had to do is say that in fairness to exhibitors and buyers they had decided to delay any policy changes and will restore the original rules and guidelines and lift the arbitrary ban on AR style rifles for this show.

Exhibitors had to deposit money up front to reserve table space. Now they will demand the deposit money be refunded.
If it isn’t promptly returned, the resultant lawsuits will keep lawyers busy for years.

Additionally, some exhibitors may decide to sue for expenses incurred and damages because they could have attended other shows if they had not been committed to the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show.


19 posted on 01/24/2013 10:56:02 AM PST by Iron Munro (I Miss America, don't you?)
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It’s interesting that Reed would rather cancel the show than just cancel their policy on AR-15s.

Doubling-down on stupid.

-or-

Fear of becoming a target to the leftists.

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Don't want to be the first penguin off the ice floe...

20 posted on 01/24/2013 11:00:45 AM PST by null and void (Gun confiscation enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
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