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Is it ok for me to be carrying a rifle on my back to a gun show? (Costa Mesa) Provided that it's CA legal and everything. I've done it many times, but there's always an ignorant douchebag who thinks I'm going to shoot up the place and confronts me. I see people with their ARs too and some with WWII gear on with a M1 garand, but I'm always the one having to deal with an idiot walking to the gun show.
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Most gun shows will check your weapon at the door and secure the action to make it inoperable while you are at the show. It's perfectly legal for you to stroll around with your rifle on your shoulder.sigpic -
Exactly what I thought, but some ignorant *** said this to me yesterday:
A guy in an Ed Hardy shirt comes up behind me and says, "Hey, why do you have a loaded clip in there?".
My reply, "First of all, it's magazine, second of all, just because it's in my rifle, it does not mean that it is loaded."
Him: "Well how could I tell if it's loaded or not and that you aren't going to shoot up the place?"
Me: "It's not loaded not only because it's stupid, but I have to check it in first before I can even bring it into the gun show and they will not let me bring in a loaded weapon."
Him: "Well, you would be expecting some return fire from ME if you were to do anything."
Me: "I'm going to a GUN SHOW and the people there also have GUNS and would have me riddled with so many bullets before I could even slam a loaded magazine into it."
Him: "Well, you better be careful."
He didn't even have a CCW pistol on him or anything gun related, and looked like those *******s driving a bimmer around with his head up his ***. He was just being a dick in front of my girlfriend for no reason. Has anyone else ever had a problem with a douchebag like this before?Comment
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The main difference at a gun show is you cannot have ammo for your gun. This is a separate from the normal 12031 loaded definition.
Having 'loaded' magazines in your possession with a gun that shoots that caliber is a no no.Last edited by lorax3; 11-30-2009, 1:18 PM.You think you know, but you have no idea.
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In the future....keep the clip vs mag comment to yourself. Sounds like you were baiting him. The proper response is "no sir, this firearm is unloaded ... It's a fixed magazine"Comment
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Sounds like he made a threat to shoot you? Advise security?"WARNING: Securing your firearm may inhibit access to it in a defense situation and result in injury or death."Comment
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He wasn't security. Ignore him and say your going to the gun show. D-bag convention is that'a'wayComment
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I was thinking about it, but it seemed more like an empty threat to me so I didn't want to involve them.
Yea, I really wish I had said more things to him lol
Thanks for all the replies guys, it bugged me for the rest of yesterday and it's good to know I'm not alone.Comment
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I'm curious as to why you want to wear your rifle on your shoulder at the show?Comment
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