NRA Convention in PA and CCW

[ellis4538]

Don't know if anyone is planning to attend the NRA convention in Pittsburg, PA. next year but I thought I'd post this FWIW.  For those who live in states that don't have reciprocity with PA it is easy and painless and inexpensive to get an out of state CCW license on line.  Go to Centre County, PA and work your way into the site with the app. and go from there.  No photo necessary.  Sorry, I don't have a link...maybe someone can post it.  "Reason To Carry" is , naturally, Self-Defense.

Hope this helps and hope to be there myself to meet some of you.

Richard Ellis4538


PS:  Don't forget to check out the rules and regs while there.

[MikeBjerum]

I'm not meaning to pry open a can-o-worms with this comment, and I hope it doesn't happen but I wouldn't be surprised if this doesn't go wrong on here -

What are the carry rules going to be at the convention center or arena where the convention will be held?

I'm hoping that NRA will have learned from past experience to put a heavier emphasis on this when they negotiate, but ...

[ellis4538]

Don't feel bad. that is good to know.  Maybe someone that has been to the NRA Convention lately can chime in.

Richard

[TAB]

What can and can not happen at the convention center is going to depend on 3 groups:

1 State/local law
2 the convention centers rules.
3 the insurance carrier for the event.

If any of those 3 say you can't, then you can't.

[twyacht]

Went to Charlotte, for the NRA Convention in May of this year. NC is a very "pro-gun" state, even open carry. (I lived in NC for 20 years,) HOWEVER, the Convention Center is owned by the City Of Charlotte, hence Gov't property, ergo, NO Carry. They did not have signs posted, and I carried my Kershaw knife with pocket "clip", as I do everyday. Very little Police presence. No issues.

However, there was NO metal detectors, wanding, TSA "pat downs", etc,.... Somehow, I have a "gut" feeling "some" were carrying concealed.

PA, may be different, but TAB has covered the spectrum. The guns at the convention, unlike most gun shows, are not tie-wrapped, or tethered. You always love the sound at a booth when everyone is racking the slide, working the action, or cocking the hammers.

Yet, I could have walked in with a pocket full of M+P mags, grabbed one off the display, and made a mess of things. Judging by the crowd, this would have only been for a few seconds, before one would have been shot/ bum rushed, and disarmed, probably fatally. The NRA makes an attempt to NOT seem restrictive, but have to abide by local and state laws.

Now for the Freedom Rally, Glenn Beck, Ollie North, Sarah Palin, Chuck Norris, there was more security. But for the Ted Nugent Luncheon, Ted brought his guitar, and two AR's on stage, with mags, and replied:

"I don't believe in "gun free" zones,.....

I'm sure some PA residents here can provide the local info. That's just my two cents from the Charlotte Event.

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[mortdooley]

 I was also at the Charlotte convention and although guns were everywhere I noticed firing pins were removed. Some may not have been altered but I don't remember seeing intact firearms.

[MikeBjerum]

What can and can not happen at the convention center is going to depend on 3 groups:

1 State/local law
2 the convention centers rules.
3 the insurance carrier for the event.

If any of those 3 say you can't, then you can't.

#1 - They look at before they choose the city and state;
#2 & 3 - They negotiate as a part of the contract to hold there.

If the NRA learned from the past they will have negotiated that carry is allowed!

[MikeBjerum]

I was also at the Charlotte convention and although guns were everywhere I noticed firing pins were removed. Some may not have been altered but I don't remember seeing intact firearms.

That is standard for all trade shows regardless of locale.

[TAB]

That is standard for all trade shows regardless of locale.

as it should be.

there are just too many crazy people in this world.

[MikeBjerum]

as it should be.

there are just too many crazy people in this world.

Every once in a while I forget about why you belong where you are, and then you post something like this 

Should they pull the engines out of cars at industry shows, should they remove the blades of knives at restaurant conventions, should they remove the death and resurrection of Jesus from the Bible at book conventions?  These are all items that have been deemed dangerous by either scientific research or emotions of different groups.

If things are as bad in this country as you suggest, why don't we require the use of "blue" guns at conventions.  They will give you the same grip and weight feel as a real one, and then we don't have to worry about someone that has figured out that you can buy firing pins and magazines through regular markets.