Tyler Gun Show could see changes depending on new restrictions
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Gun shows have been thrown into the discussion on gun restrictions along with sporting rifles, but show promoter James Sneed said the majority of sellers are already required to do background checks.
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TYLER (TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH) - Lone Star Gun Show returns to Tyler's Harvey Convention Center this weekend and chances are it will not be business as usual.
With
the hysteria over what is certain to be coming gun restrictions,
attendance should exceed the typical 3,000 or so that usually attend.
Show promoter James Sneed said that has been the case at recent shows in
Fort Worth, Longview and Conroe.
Foot traffic has certainly
been up at gun stores where business has skyrocketed starting the day
after the November presidential election and climbing to a new high
following the mid-December school shooting in Connecticut.
In the
one-sided political debate that has occurred the last two weeks, gun
shows have been ostracized almost with the same zeal as the black guns,
wrongfully described over and over as assault weapons to those making
decisions for us and wanting to put fear into the minds of non-gun
owners.
The gun shows, some would have you believe, are the
epicenter of gun sales to criminals and those destined to commit mass
murder.
It is an opinion that doesn't seem to be true, at least
when talking about the Tyler show. According to Sneed, the Tyler show
will have more than 300 vendors this weekend. While some don't sell
guns, more than 90 percent of the firearm sales will be through vendors
with a Federal Firearms License who are required to do a background
check on buyers.
It is true that not all sales at gun shows are
done by the vendors, and thus the background check isn't necessary. Most
gun shows are typically buy, sell or trade events where the public may
also bring guns they want to swap or sell, but for the guns being sold
between individuals apparently aren't destined for crime either.
"Most
of the guns we see come through there are handguns and hunting rifles
like bolt action rifles," Sneed said, adding that private party sales
are a small percentage of the activity.
A semi-regular gun show
vendor and former law enforcement official agrees with Sneed that there
is more hype than substance to the concerns. Although he wouldn't talk
on the record, he did say the gun shows he has worked aren't the Wild
West or filled with a rogue's gallery of criminals.
Tyler Police said this week they also don't
have a problem with the local show because no gun from a crime has been
tracked back to the show, and because they realize most vendors hold an
FFL and do the background check. They also know private sales will
continue with or without a public venue.
Sneed admits he is
contacted occasionally by the FBI concerning a gun traced back to one of
his shows, but it is as rare of an occasion as calls on guns from his
retail store.
Still, Washington is looking at making all sales at
a gun show dependent on a background check. If that happens Sneed also
suspects private party sales will continue, but just not at the shows.
The
knee-jerk reaction also has some counties and cities even in Texas
considering banning them on government property. Travis County thought
about it for a minute, but backed away when lawyers told them they
probably couldn't stop them. Fort Worth is also looking at banning them,
something that would impact Sneed's show there.
Here is the
bigger problem than gun sales to criminals at a gun show — it has been
reported in the last week that people falsifying the background checks
to buy guns aren't being prosecuted. In 2009, the federal government
prosecuted just 77 out of 71,000 incidents.
And the solution is more restrictions on innocent people?
How
about act on the laws already on the books, and tighten the loopholes
such as better state-to-state reporting of people treated for mental
illness so they too can be prevented from buy guns to injure themselves
or others.
Because it is easier to pass feel-good laws that make a
big splash for politicians but don't do anything but put more
restrictions on innocent people.
The Lone Star Gun Show will be
open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is
$7. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult.
Have a comment or opinion on this story? Contact outdoor writer Steve Knight by email at outdoor@tylerpaper.com. Follow Steve Knight on Facebook at TylerPaper Outdoors and on Twitter @tyleroutdoor.
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Gun shows have been thrown into the discussion on gun restrictions along with sporting rifles, but show promoter James Sneed said the majority of sellers are already required to do background checks.
