gogodawgs
Campaign Veteran
Do active military dependents with ID get free membership to? Does anyone know??
Try their website.
http://www.washingtonarmscollectors.org/
Do active military dependents with ID get free membership to? Does anyone know??
WAC grants a free membership to Active Duty military. I wonder if it is the full or associate membership for those under 21. This could be a pry bar to open it up a bit.
No one gets a free membership. The fee is $35.00 for a year ( Jan 1 through Dec. 31 ).
so which is it???
If you're a member you get in free.
About the restrictions: We don't actually know if these restrictions would exist if they had their own building. They do not have their own building as of yet and must abide by the rules set forth in their rental agreement with that venue. It's private property and they must respect the wishes of the owners.
The [strike]terrorists[/strike]bullies win if you do that.
I'm genuinely curious, and I promise I won't flame you
You see?? You see?? You see what happens when you don't drop a zombie thread the minute it rears its ugly head??
Now it's spreading disease & rot all over the place! Even the dead horses aren't safe!
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That logic fails when you consider thousands of people in the show that, if they had loaded weapons in holsters, "might just find that holster they've been looking for..." and pull out their loaded gun to "just check to see if that holster fits."
Do active military dependents with ID get free membership to? Does anyone know??
That's not a failure of logic on my part, that's a failure to follow/respect private property rules on their part. I find that the majority of pro-gun people are honest people that aren't going about trying to break rules. Most people understand why no loaded weapons are allowed.
You're right, it is not exactly enforcable to keep all loaded guns out of the show. The reason is because it's cost prohibitive. I suppose the club could double the annual membership dues and purchase metal detectors and security gates... But if someone did have one and they were discovered, well, that's why there are police there to help enforce the rules and escort them out.
To all....
WAC FULLY supports the 2nd Amendment. It's right there on their website:
http://www.washingtonarmscollectors.org/
as long as you don't plan on attending any of their gunshows...
I cannot, for the life of me, understand why WAC gets continually attacked for being anti-Second Amendment, a Brady, or anti-gun.
I decided on a whim, to check the rules at other shows nationwide.
SunCoast Gun Show, Tampa, FL
Eastman Gun Shows, Georgia, the site of a 13 year old being killed by a loaded gun RIP Steven Bray King
The Nation's Gun Show, Dulles Expo Center, Virginia
Where you see this:
DUE TO PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS, THERE WILL BE NO LOADED GUNS, OR MAGAZINES, ALLOWED ON THE SHOW FLOOR. THIS APPLIES TO VENDORS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SORRY, BUT WITHOUT MEETING THE INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS THE SHOW CANNOT GO ON, AND AS MUCH AS WE MIGHT AGREE ( or disagree ) WITH YOUR OBJECTIONS, WE MUCH PREFER TO CONTINUE THE SHOW IN SPITE OF THIS SMALL INCONVENIENCE. THIS MATTER IS NOT OUR POLICY OR DECISION, BUT WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT CHANGE IT OR MAKE EXCEPTIONS.
It's also the same with the Wes Knodel/Rose City Show in Portland, and the Collector's West Gun Shows in Oregon and SW Washington, and the Crossroads of the West Gun Shows in places like Arizona, Utah, and Nevada.
No gun show, of any size whatsoever, allows ANY loaded firearms except for their own security detail, PERIOD. Whether they're a membership based organization or not, whether they allow the general public to buy guns, it doesn't matter at all. NONE OF THEM ALLOW IT, PERIOD. Some do not even allow you to have your personal guns at all, like the Eastman one (where a personally owned gun killed that 13 year old), WAC isn't that strict thankfully.
They are not going to drop their policy, as they aren't going to be able to, Any venue owned someone they find which would allow "loaded guns" will have a discussion with their insurance company and basically be told "under no circumstances is this to be allowed". There is no venue to go to that would allow this, PERIOD.
These are facts, folks. WAC doesn't have these rules to be anti-gun, they have it to protect their membership and not lose all insurance coverage in case of an injury of any kind (not just gun related, slip & falls apply too). This is reality, not a fantasy.
I'm sorry Dave_pro2A and SVG, but both of you are barking up the wrong tree for the wrong reasons, and blaming the wrong people. Welcome to the reality of running a business.