"This Is What a Gun Control March on Washington Looks Like"

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27. At the same time gun shows had record attendance across our nation. ...

Costa Mesa Gun Show Draws Long Lines, Demand for Ammunition
After a long wait, buyers found "no deals" amid a reported ammunition shortage
By Melissa Pamer and Michelle Valles | Saturday, Jan 26, 2013 | Updated 6:59 PM PSTView

Long lines of firearms aficionados waited outside a gun show in Costa Mesa Saturday that was expected to draw a crowd in part because ammunition is reportedly in short supply at Southern California retail outlets.

The event, held at the OC Fair and Event Center and slated for Saturday and Sunday, was expected to draw some 25,000 attendees.

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On Saturday morning, thousands waited for hours in get in, and then waited again to purchase ammunition. Some attendees said items went quickly and were overpriced.

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I'd be the first to confirm that we've been told there's no ammunition available in Los Angeles area," Templeton added.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/OC-Gun-Show-Draws-Long-Lines-Demand-for-Ammunition-188499261.html

Long lines at Marlborough gun show don't deter gun enthusiasts

By Scott O'Connell/Daily News staff
The MetroWest Daily News
Posted Jan 27, 2013 @ 12:10 AM

By noon on Saturday, the line to get into the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center snaked out the door and nearly into the parking lot. But even a reported hour-long wait wasn't enough to discourage thousands of residents from getting inside.


MARLBOROUGH —
By noon on Saturday, the line to get into the Best Western Royal Plaza Trade Center snaked out the door and nearly into the parking lot. But even a reported hour-long wait wasn't enough to discourage thousands of residents from getting inside.

"This is the biggest crowd I've ever seen at the Marlborough gun show," said vendor Frank Summers, who estimated his company's sales would far eclipse anything it had done in the past there.

Read more: http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/x1631910622/Long-lines-at-Marlborough-gun-show-dont-deter-gun-enthusiasts#ixzz2JAJJCpxX

Albany gun show draws big crowds

Posted at: 01/26/2013 7:45 PM | Updated at: 01/27/2013 3:16 AM
By: Dan Bazile

ALBANY - Gun enthusiasts packed the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany for the annual gun show.

Organizers say it's a bigger crowd than they expected, and that it's because of the recent gun control law in New York State.

Doug Roberts, one of the organizers says, "This interest in Washington and certainly in Albany, has awakened a lot of people. Now they're thinking let's buy that new shotgun before something else chttp://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2910367.shtml?cat=300

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Gun show sees record crowd
Uncertainty about regulation increases first-day numbers

By John Ingle
Posted January 27, 2013 at midnight

Whether it's people looking to buy firearms or a coincidental pancake feed, the first day of the Wichita Falls Gun and Knife Show was one of the largest ever, an organizer said Saturday afternoon.

Joe Tom White, event promoter, said a line wrapped around the corner of the entrance to the gun show on the west side of the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall. He said it's one of the largest crowds he has seen on the first day of the two-day event.

"The biggest factor that kicked it over the top," he said, "is they are concerned with the unknown with the current administration and gun control. These folks here are getting ready for it."
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2013/jan/27/gun-show-sees-record-crowd/

So while you are touting a fairly large number of people with signs showing up in Washington DC to show support for strong gun control, across our nation people are showing up at gun shows and gun stores and buying everything in sight.

If I actually wished to buy a AR-15 I can. I just have to sign up on a waiting list at my local store which has sold out of every AR-15 they had. My son in law who I lived with tried to convince me to do so yesterday, but at this time I have absolutely no reason at this time to own one.

What distresses me is that millions of "assault weapons" and all firearms are being bought by people who have little or no use for them. Some people do actually use an AR-15 for target shooting and for hunting feral hogs and similar rifles in a larger caliber are used for deer hunting in many sates with limited magazine capacity. An AR-15 might be a reasonable choice for self defense in a rural area while a handgun or shotgun might be he better choice in an urban area.

But most people have little use for such weapons as they don't target shoot, hunt or live in a rural area that has feral hogs. They will buy these firearms because they fear gun confiscations or that they will not be ale to buy them in the future. Many will fail to store their weapons securely and consequently tragedies will result or the weapons will be stolen and end up in criminal hands.

It is true that the gun laws in our nation need improvement. I would suggest that those who support gun control stop talking about "bans" and instead push for better regulations.