Gun show attendance

[waho]

Where are all the people? Just came back from the Ventura show, hardly anybody there. Is it because they had another show last month? From all the talk about panic buying I expected the place to be full. What a difference between this and the Phoenix show last month, a lot more people there but expensive to park and entry was twice what is here.

[coq]

Gun shows are probably more fun where you can buy guns.

[huntercf]

I went to the Ontario show last month and the line to buy tickets was longer than the building, never seen it that way, it was pretty packed around the ammo booth.

[tennisman]

thats couse it was in Ventura, nobody goes there anymore

[dan12580]

ca gun shows suck.

[bodger]

Maybe everyone is already fully stocked on beef jerky and those little fire starting kits.

[Schlyme]

I went to the Ontario show last month and the line to buy tickets was longer than the building, never seen it that way, it was pretty packed around the ammo booth.

The Glendale Gun Show was very close. The line in wasn't tooo long but the ammo both was nuts to buts packed.

[G60]

Last Fresno show I went to was like trying to walk through disneyland, crazy.

[SouthCoastTargets]

Del Mar was jammed today until about 1430, at which point it started to clear out a little.

[TacticalPlinker]

Where are all the people? Just came back from the Ventura show, hardly anybody there. Is it because they had another show last month? From all the talk about panic buying I expected the place to be full. What a difference between this and the Phoenix show last month, a lot more people there but expensive to park and entry was twice what is here.

People or vendors? The number of people who showed up was average. But keep in mind they had a gun show in Jan. and Feb. already, plus another next month. As for vendors, there were definitely less vendors by far. A good dozen or two of the vendors I've see every show were not there.

Every show I've been too has less and less every time. But it's still popular and a good way to stock up on ammo and parts, so I still attend. But as people have stated, you don't really go to buy guns and it's filled with non-firearms vendors.

Overall I was happy with what I got, but it's definitely one of the worst shows I've been to yet.

[dctex99]

Del Mar was jammed today until about 1430, at which point it started to clear out a little.

I was at Del Mar gun show 10 minutes before it opened and the line was an honest 1/4 of a mile long.......I thought I missed FREE tickets or something...and it was packed inside by 10:30! Even Ammo Brothers was down there for the first time; they FFL their guns thru Gusslers in Santee so we don't have to drive to Ontario to pick them up.....I was amazed; lines for EVERYTHING>>>>

[jyo]

Went to the Glendale show Sat. last weekend---seemed well attended---lots of people buying ammo from three main venders---sold a lot of stuff I no longer needed---$8 to get in, no charge to park, cool.

[Rob454]

Gun shows in california remind me of flea markets. i rarely go anymore

[TheExiled]

I went to the one last month and it seemed like the number of useless crap vendors replaced more of the relevant vendors. Saved my $14 this time.

[SouthCoastTargets]

I was at Del Mar gun show 10 minutes before it opened and the line was an honest 1/4 of a mile long.......I thought I missed FREE tickets or something...and it was packed inside by 10:30! Even Ammo Brothers was down there for the first time; they FFL their guns thru Gusslers in Santee so we don't have to drive to Ontario to pick them up.....I was amazed; lines for EVERYTHING>>>>

yeah, they actually opened the show early because the line was so f-ing long. they got on the PA 10 minutes before 9am and said: "we're opening early, to let these folks in."

we vendors basically responded with "Game ON!!!"