When you look at a situation, be it allowing rights, allowing abilities, enforcing same, it can be done in a lot of ways, many of them only giving the illusion of 'solved!'.
What is 'good' for the individual, what is 'expected behavior of adults' works in small groups. But beyond a certain size (large gun shows), or below a certain size (having a "gun show" (i.e. Craig's list) in your home) then dangers crop up.
So you do an analysis, you look at the past, you apply your bias (unfortunately), you try to give rational reasons or you just mandate.
In gun shows, some are good, some are bad, some people are sloppy handlers, and once in a great while you have NDs.
Very few gun shows have metal detectors - it's almost humorous to imagine - it would take forever. So they 'ask' and if you lie, you can be booted, but AFAIK, not arrested. You can't be searched, AFAIK.
And yet people buy firearms, they buy ammo and they are still inside the show. Could they take their purchases into a bathroom stall and load up? OF COURSE. But as some posters said, we've never had an attempt of a mass shooting at a GS.
I HOPE some (person) doesn't decide to sacrifice themselves to bring 'attention' to GC by shooting up a show (and getting shot, and lots of other people injured in collateral damage). If it does in just ONE SHOW, it could mean the end of them, in this climate.
So, your left with informing yourself, looking at commentary which is HIGHLY IDEALISTIC, and making a personal decision. Bear in mind you can't really convince people. You can give what you think are 'facts', but in the end change comes from within, and it's not always based on logic or information. It's a bias.
Good thread.