First MA. Gunshow!!!

August 28, 2021, 05:28 PM

spunk639

Won’t go anywhere near it, Maura Healy will have the MSP photographing every plate in the lot, and the ATF will be as well. Remember this isn’t America it’s Maskachusetts.

August 28, 2021, 06:03 PM

nhtagmember

I lived in NH for 26 years

as excited as you are about a MA gun show, I would never visit one

if you're desperate for a gun show, try one in NH

August 28, 2021, 06:40 PM

Windwolf

Much rather go to a NH. gunshow ,crazy crowded but
l like the Concord show at the ice arena. Have a place about 10 miles from the show. May skip the MA. show if the firearms nazi are there.NH. will be my state of residency in the near future. Thanx for the heads up on the MA.show!!

August 28, 2021, 08:03 PM

mr kablammo

quote:
Originally posted by spunk639:
Won’t go anywhere near it, Maura Healy will have the MSP photographing every plate in the lot, and the ATF will be as well. Remember this isn’t America it’s Maskachusetts.

Is that for real?

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye". The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, pilot and author, lost on mission, July 1944, Med Theatre.

August 29, 2021, 09:14 AM

Blackmore

My NH club's last three one day gunshows have been canceled because the owners of the hall - for COVID reasons - have refused to let us have sufficient capacity to make a gunshow work.

The other Concord based club is having a one day Cartridge and Militaria Show - basicallly anything but guns - on Sept. 18th at the IBEW Hall on Airport Rd. in Concord. Last one they had that I attended had lots of different things and was well attended.

I imagine their liability policy premium for this Sept. show has to be considerably lower if no firearms are present.

August 29, 2021, 11:42 AM

spunk639

quote:
Originally posted by mr kablammo:
quote:
Originally posted by spunk639:
Won’t go anywhere near it, Maura Healy will have the MSP photographing every plate in the lot, and the ATF will be as well. Remember this isn’t America it’s Maskachusetts.

Is that for real?

Absolutely Massachusetts is one of if not the worst state for gun ownership besides California. The AG Healy will absolutely have the state police surveilling the show. Our magazine restrictions and approval lists are insane, looking for any violations she can find and turn citizens into felons.

August 29, 2021, 12:55 PM

nhtagmember

If I recall from a few years ago, there was a concerted effort to photograph and identify the ATF agents attending these shows, and they even flew a special flag letting people know they were there

apparently the ATF didn't like having their people photographed, but putting them under surveillance is exactly what they were doing to us

no right to privacy in a public place...works both ways

I think the goal was to out them and make them as uncomfortable as possible by pointing them out to everyone

August 29, 2021, 01:27 PM

mr.sig239

There isn't enough state police to patrol the streets on any given day. They sure don't have the man power to watch a gun show. Even if they did they already have you on file with your permit. Are they going to arrest you for eating beef jerky? The ATF has a table set up right at the entrance. They don't hide.
Have you ever gone here?
I've been to that show numerous times over the last 15 or so years and have never been harassed ever.
People from NH,Connecticut and all over go. Most guns are marked what state they are legal to be purchased in. Transactions are handled by FFL's so perfectly legal.
If everyone stops going the gun grabber idiots win!

August 29, 2021, 02:36 PM

Flash-LB

quote:
Originally posted by mr.sig239:
There isn't enough state police to patrol the streets on any given day. They sure don't have the man power to watch a gun show. Even if they did they already have you on file with your permit. Are they going to arrest you for eating beef jerky? The ATF has a table set up right at the entrance. They don't hide.
Have you ever gone here?
I've been to that show numerous times over the last 15 or so years and have never been harassed ever.
People from NH,Connecticut and all over go. Most guns are marked what state they are legal to be purchased in. Transactions are handled by FFL's so perfectly legal.
If everyone stops going the gun grabber idiots win!

A lot of people don't seem to realize this.

August 29, 2021, 02:52 PM

Graniteguy

I met an ATF agent at a NH Gun Show several years ago. He talked me through the NFA process to obtain/build an SBR. Really nice guy. He was actually shopping for a Garand !