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NRA Withdraws from Eastern Sports & Outdoors Show
NRA ^ | January 22, 2013 | NRA

Posted on 01/22/2013 6:51:22 PM PST by ConservativeInPA

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To: jivin gene
Wouldn’t it be gratifying to see a number of people refuse to attend? A number large enough to make a difference?

There are nearly 13,000 likes on the Facebook Boycott page for the show. Many people are saying that they, their family and friends are not going to the show. I have been working this boycott for the last 4 days. I have recognized several names over the last few days, but I have talked to tens of other people that normally go to show, and they will not attend. I went shooting on Sat. and Sun. at MSA and everyone I talked to said they were boycotting - and I truly believe those people would have gone. I have gone every year since I moved here in the mid '80's.

About 250,000 people annually attend the show. They will be lucky to get 50,000 low information people this year. And those that go, will find nothing at the show. In fact, the show may just be cancelled the way the vendor and speaker boycotts are happening.

21 posted on 01/22/2013 8:07:06 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe)
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To: ConservativeInPA
Also appearing with Piers is Ellen Degenerate...

Ellen' Bushmaster takes D cell batteries.

22 posted on 01/22/2013 8:15:26 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Rodamala
Also appearing with Piers is Ellen Degenerate...

Ellen's Bushmaster takes D cell batteries.

Stay outta da bushes!
ROFLMAO!

23 posted on 01/22/2013 8:19:33 PM PST by rcrngroup
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To: Rodamala

LOL ... seriously, I am laughing out loud.


24 posted on 01/22/2013 8:28:36 PM PST by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe)
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To: Taxbilly
Is anybody going to be there maybe like Wham-o Slingshot?

In addition to rocks... Slingshots can hurl ball bearings, lead balls, fragmenting explosive filled metal spheres and yes even machetes. They can also be painted black and and come in assault models. Much too dangerous for the show...

Machete Slingshoy

25 posted on 01/22/2013 8:30:11 PM PST by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: fireman15
Dude looks like he has been there, done that.

Damn rubber bands break, come back and Smack! upside the face, or over the shoulder. He is dressed for that possibility.

Definitiely a sling shot wars veteran!

26 posted on 01/22/2013 8:38:47 PM PST by going hot (Happiness is a momma deuce)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Give an inch and they’ll take a mile. Some just don’t understand the battle.


27 posted on 01/22/2013 8:47:21 PM PST by MaxMax (Gun free zones was the invitation to gun bans by the left, at any cost)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Is it any wonder that militant moon god cultists are now running amock in Londontown?


28 posted on 01/22/2013 8:56:41 PM PST by snuffy smiff (Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Good for NRA.


29 posted on 01/22/2013 9:20:55 PM PST by Reddon
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To: ConservativeInPA

Reed Exhibitions is a division of Reed Elsevier. Another division is LexisNexis, the legal research company.


30 posted on 01/22/2013 9:34:22 PM PST by peyton randolph (FUBO and his wookie beard)
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To: fireman15

Now that will work, no flash suppressor, no 30 round magazine - wait is that a pistol grip I see? It is! I guess we won’t see that at the show.


31 posted on 01/22/2013 11:42:42 PM PST by Taxbilly
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To: ConservativeInPA
Gawd! How I hate that woman and her irritating, skanky commercials. They try so hard to be cutesy, folksy, all giving and so, so affordable...they love to sell the sizzle, because they don't have any steak! As soon as I hear her voice, or see her face, I change the station or channel. Progressives are a pain in the azz, in every way!
32 posted on 01/22/2013 11:51:11 PM PST by itssme
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To: ConservativeInPA

Progressive Insurance is headed by a far-left, Obama-funding jerk named Jack? Lewis.

he is one of the top donors to Obama and the Democrat Party. Unfortunately, people say that Progressive is a good insurance company so most people won’t drop them for another company.

But demonstrations against Progressive are definitely in order.

A sign might go like this: “Progressive is just another name for Marxist”


33 posted on 01/23/2013 12:17:31 AM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Taxbilly

Yes, along with Hello Kitty Bubble Guns.


34 posted on 01/23/2013 4:20:33 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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To: Taxbilly

Yes, along with Hello Kitty Bubble Guns.


35 posted on 01/23/2013 4:21:52 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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To: Taxbilly

“””Is anybody going to be there maybe like Wham-o Slingshot?””

Slingshots are illegal in New Jersey as well as other states.
If you look on the websites for wrist rockets you will see they cannot ship them to several states.


36 posted on 01/23/2013 5:08:17 AM PST by shelterguy
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To: Rodamala

“Ellen’ Bushmaster takes D cell batteries.”

Even gays would find that funny.


37 posted on 01/23/2013 5:44:50 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (Obama being re-elected is the political equivalent of OJ being found not guilty.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

ESOS BOYCOTT SUPPORTERS
http://mynortheastoutdoors.com/esos-boycott-supporters/

Vendors Pulled Out (207)
Many Not Yet Found / Added

2 Million Bullets
24/7 Hunting TV
Absaroke-Beartooth Outfitters
Alaska’s Ravencroft Lodge
Alaskan Outdoors TV
Ambush Firearms
American Whitetails of PA
Antler Insanity
Apex Tactical
Appalachian Big Game TV
Arrowhead Outdoors
Artistic Visions Wildlife Studio
Athens Archery
Atlantic Tactical
Avian X Decoys
Banded Calls
Bangin Redhedz Turkey Gear
Bear Archery
Big Game Butter
Blitz TV
Body Guard 360
Bohning Archery
Boulder Basin Outfitters
Boondock Outdoors
Bow Hunter’s Den
Bow Life, LLC
Buck Bomb
Burt Coyote Lumenok
C&D Outfitters
Cabela’s
Camo Addiction
Campbell Cameras
CanCooker
Chaparral Hunting Adventures
Cochrane River Outfitters
Cody Turkey Calls
Cold Steel Knives
Combative Edge
Continental Divide Outfitters
Cross Canyon Arms
Cutting Edge Bullets
Darkwoods Blind
DCVR
Dead Ringer
Deer and Deer Hunting.com
Direct Action Tactical Firearms
Dirty Dog Outdoors
Domari Nolo Defense Consulting
Dominance is Everything Hunting System
Dominator 365
Dokken Oakridge Kennels
Down N Dirty Outdoors
Drakes Migration Nation
Driven TV
Droptine Outfitters
DuckWater Boats
Eastern Chapter Wild Sheep Foundation
Eastern Outdoors
Easton Bow Hunting
Excalibur Crossbow US, Inc
Farmland Trophies Outfitting
Fear No Evil
Field Proven Calls
Firearms Industry Consulting Group
Firenock
Fish Outdoor Properties
Flatline Productions
Foiles Migrators, Inc
Forbes Turkey Calls
FOXPRO High Performance Game Calls
Full Circle Outdoors
Furtakers TV
Ghost River Outfitters – Alberta
Goey Hunting Calls
Gone Wild Outdoors
Goodling Rifles
Grand-Safari.com – South Africa/Tanzania/Cameroon
Gut N Tag, LLC
H.S. Specialities
Heartland Whitetails
Herd Guard
Hevi-Shot
High Lonesome Outfitters
HookHunt
Hoyt Archery Inc
Honey Creek Outfitters
Hunter Safety Systems
Hunter Specialties w/ Rick White
Hunters and Guides Connection
Hunters Comfort, LLC
Hunter’s Specialties
Huntin’ Is Good! TV
IceHole Coolers
International Bowhunting Organization
Iron Kin Hunt Club
IScope
J & M Traditions
Keystone Country Store
Keystone Elk Country Alliance
King of the Mountain Inc.
Kinsey’s Outdoors
Kodabow
Lancaster Archery Supply
Lanco Tactical
Leupold & Stevens Inc.
Lone Oak Retreivers
Major League Bowhunter
Masterpiece Outdoors, Inc.
Men in Treestands Productions
Midwest Whitetail Adventures
Mindful of Nature LLC
Montana Mountain West Outfitters
Mountain Dog Chews
Muddy Outdoors
Muskie Moose, LLC
NasHunt Outdoors
National Wild Turkey Federation
Nature Blinds, LLC
NasHunt Outdoors
National Rifle Association
Northern Hideaway Outfitters
Northern Outdoor Lodge
Northern Wilderness Outfitters
North Mountain Pepper Works
Ol’Man Treestands
Old Goat Outdoors
Open Season TV
Outdoor Channel Outfitters
Outdoor Edge Knives
Outdoor Specialist Group
Outdoorsnative.com
Ozonics Hunting
PA Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
PA Taxidermist Association, Inc
Pat Strawser Custom Calls
Pennsylvania Trappers Assoc.
Perry’s No Peep Archery Sights
Pipeline Ridge Hunting Preserve
Primal Urge Outdoors
Primos Hunting Calls
Proc’s Huntin Buddy
PSE Archery
Radical Hunter
Ranew’s Outdoor Equipment
Red Star Arms
Reflections Of The Wild
Revolution Hunting
Rhino Outdoors
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Rougeaux Taxidermy
Ruger Firearms
S & W Outfitter
Savco LLC
SecureIt Tactical
Shootingthex.com
SK Knives
Skull Shine
Smith and Wesson
Southern Game Calls
Spook Span
SportEAR
Sportsmen of North America TV
Starkey Hollow Whitetails
State Line Bone Mine
Staudt’s Gun Shop
Stay Ready Inc
Stokerized Stabilizers
Strother Archery
Summit County Outfitters
Summit Treestands
Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Assoc
Table Mountain Outfitters
Team Overkill
Team Urban Nocks
Ten Point Crossbows
The Bear Whisperer
The Outdoor Loop
The Sportsman’s Shop
The Warmbag
ThermaCell
Thompson Center Arms
Timberline Outfitters
TNT Archery
Tough Country
Trijicon, Inc
Triple Mag TV
Trop Gun Shop
Turnbull Manufacturing
U Slide Bow Hunter
Ultimate Camo
Umax Outdoors
Upper Canyon Outfitters
Wallaston Lake Lodge
Tex Mex Outdoors
The Warmbag
Watson Air Lock
Watt’s Truck Center
Whitetail Adrenanline
Whitetail Bosses
Whitetail Freaks
Whitetail Heaven Outdoors
Whitewolfsurvivalsupply.com
Wired Outdoors
Woodcock Limited of Pennsylvania
X-Stand Treestands
Zink Calls
Zook Cabins

Speaker / Celebrites Pulled Out (32)
Abner Druckenmiller – Furtakers TV
Angie & Scott Denny – THE LIFE at Table Mountain
Blaine Anthony, The Bear Whisperer
Bob Folkrod
Bob Mercier
Brad Farris – Primos
Chris Brackett
Eddie Salter
Fred Eichler – Fulldraw Outfitters
Greg Zipadelli
Hal Shaffer
Jamie Gray
Jay Gregory
J Paul Jackson – Drakes Migration nation
Jim and Eva Shockey
Jimmy Primos – Primos
Kevin Knighton
Kyle Wieter
Larry Weishuhn
Lee & Tiffany Lakosky “The Crush“
Marc Anthony – Speaker / Pro Hunter
Matt Morett
Michael Lee
Michael Waddell
Mike Stroff – Savage Outdoors TV
Nicole Jones
Pat Reeves
Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo – Archers Choice
Stan Potts
Bone Collector
Tom Dokken
Trent Cole
Woody Sullivan

Other Boycott Supporters (39)
Advantage Taxidermy Studio Inc
American Tactical Imports
Anything About Guns
Backwoods Life
Bloodline With Alex Ruthledge
Bowfreakz.com
Bowhunting.com
Bowhunter Planet
Bowhunting Addiction TV
Broken Arrow Wilderness
Bowhunters TV
Chasing Trophy Whitetails
Citizens for a Responsibly Armed Society
Crossbow Nation
Dave’s House of Hair, Harrisburg PA
Dead Dog Walkin’ TV
Driven TV
Drop Zone TV
Eddie Salter
Family Traditions TV
Gene & Barry Wensel
Haley Heath
Hank Parker
Horton Crossbows
Hunt Wicked Close TV
Idaho Center of Emergency Medical Training
Mark & Beau Rodgers – Real Deal Outdoors
Mosquito Creek Outdoors, FL
NebraskaOutfitter.com
Needleman & Pisano
Off Grid Survival
OrgaPro Ltd.
Roger Raglin
Shelly & Tara Seiler – Working for Whitetails TV
Stanley Scruggs Hunting Products
The Banded Nation TV
The Best Of The West TV
The Fowl Life TV
The Kronik Hunter and staff
The Pennsylvania Crossbow Federation
The Resistence TV
Wyvern Creations


38 posted on 01/23/2013 5:51:55 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: ConservativeInPA

“Due to Reed Exhibitions’ refusal to reconsider their decision to ban Modern Sporting Rifles from the February 2-10 Eastern Sports Show in Harrisburg, PA,...”

History has shown that “giving in” like that is the wrong strategy. It shows you think your opponent has a valid concerns worthy of consideration. It validates their attacks and makes you look weak. As much as I despise the left we can learn from how they handle the opposition. They dont take a consiliatory approach, they become indignant that you would oppose them, ridicule you and refuse to compromise. We need to do the same. The arguments should be framed in terms of civil rights, oppression, fairness and freedom. WE HAVENT DONE ANYTHING WRONG! WHY ARE WE BEING ATTACKED? Is it suddenly OK to deprive people of their rights BEFORE they commit a crime? This is an argument we can win if we make it.


39 posted on 01/23/2013 6:03:08 AM PST by Brooklyn Attitude (Obama being re-elected is the political equivalent of OJ being found not guilty.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

This battle is being won. There is no compromise. This Sportsmen’s show is one of the largest in the world. It is being shut down by consumers and vendors, many of which are not involved in hunting or shooting sports. There will fall out, or what I like to call market correction. If the show doesn’t go completely bust, the vendors that do decide to side with the promoter will lose business.


40 posted on 01/23/2013 6:16:24 AM PST by ConservativeInPA (Molon Labe)
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