So, lol...any word back from the email that was sent?
Mr. Taylor
Thank you for your concerns about the show, we do always appreciate feedback from the public that attends. There are several major reasons that we do not allow live ammunition into our show. Your quote is going to be my main bullet point in our reasoning, " Many CHL holders, myself included, are safe and responsible gun owners" but we all know that there unfortunately are irresponsible gun owners that can not be safe, or responsible when handling their firearms. In the past there have been accidental discharges that have occured at our shows, some of these AD's have occured by individuals that have brought in their firearms concealed (I'm sure with innocent intentions) and then for whatever reason pull their gun from the holster and thats when accidents happen. If someone were to get killed in one of our shows by an AD it would be the end of our business, and possibly the end of shows hosted at that particular venue. It is not worth the risk for us, our public, our fellow CHL holders or the fellow promoters in and around our area, to not at least try and prevent accidents from happening giving gun shows/gun owners a bad reputation.
I have enclosed an article for you to read from the Houston Chronicle printed June, 2007. This very situation is the one that we try and avoid, it was an accident, and could have been prevented if the gentleman would have taken in his firearm but not his live ammunition. Luckily for us the shooter only injured himself, and not an innocent bystander, such as someone like yourself who is always conscious of gun safety.
I hope this finds you well, and we do apologize if you have taken any offense, but we will continue to promote our shows in hope that our 2nd ammendmant rights stay strong, and we will continue to do what we feel is neccesary to protect the general public that attends our shows.
Thank you,
Matt
High Caliber Gun Shows, Inc.
P.O. Box 2616, Alvin, Tx. 77512
P: (281) 331-5969
F: (281) 585-2328
www.texasgunshows.com