Yeah--it's a private group making rules because the guns in the show are going to be handled a lot and they don't want to chance there being an accident--something which becomes more probable as the gun is handled more.
Some gun shops have similar rules. Others have rules that allow carry pieces so long as they stay holstered--you unload or load, as necessary, only outside the store if the gun needs to be handled, tried on in holsters, worked on, etc. The stores can have these more complex rules because they have smaller numbers of customers who can be more easily watched for compliance.
As for Starbucks and the others, people aren't supposed to be handling their guns, so there are different rules, and if a private owner wants to ban guns on his property, that's fine and his prerogative. I may not go there often because of a desire not to handle my gun in my car and leave it locked there, but I may still go there when unarmed unless I just take a dislike to the place due to anti-gun activism.
Tennessean gave a fine explanation. I'll add that many gun shows are held in venues that have rules of their own. In other words, the show organizer isn't necessarily the one who bans loaded guns.
Yeah--it's a private group making rules because the guns in the show are going to be handled a lot and they don't want to chance there being an accident--something which becomes more probable as the gun is handled more.
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As for Starbucks and the others, people aren't supposed to be handling their guns, so there are different rules, and if a private owner wants to ban guns on his property, that's fine and his prerogative. I may not go there often because of a desire not to handle my gun in my car and leave it locked there, but I may still go there when unarmed unless I just take a dislike to the place due to anti-gun activism.
Tennessean gave a fine explanation. I'll add that many gun shows are held in venues that have rules of their own. In other words, the show organizer isn't necessarily the one who bans loaded guns.
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