Shot Show Attendees (cont)

 

Meet Dakota and Kathryn!

I just passed them in the aisle and asked whether I could take their photo.  They were most gracious.  And they have lovely smiles.  

Thank you ladies!  

Shot Show Attendees

 Meet Chad!  Chad is from Caty, TX and represented NFATCA.  For those who don't know, that's the National Firearms Act Trade and Collectors Association.  The NFATCA is a non-profit organization exclusively for educational and charitable purposes.  They do not engage in political actions.  But they do make people aware of the National Firearms Act.   

From Wikipedia, the NFA:

The ostensible impetus for the National Firearms Act of 1934 was the gangland crime of the Prohibition era, such as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929, and the attempted assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.^[3][4][5][6] Like the current National Firearms Act (NFA), the 1934 Act required NFA firearms to be registered and taxed. The $200 tax was quite prohibitive at the time (equivalent to $4,555 in 2023). With a few exceptions, the tax amount is unchanged.^[5][6]

Originally, pistols and revolvers were to be regulated as strictly as machine guns; towards that end, cutting down a rifle or shotgun to circumvent the handgun restrictions by making a concealable weapon was taxed as strictly as a machine gun.^[7]

Conventional pistols and revolvers were ultimately excluded from the Act before passage, but other concealable weapons were not.^[7] Regarding the definition of "firearm", the language of the statute as originally enacted was as follows:

The term "firearm" means a shotgun or rifle having a barrel of less than eighteen inches in length, or any other weapon, except a pistol or revolver, from which a shot is discharged by an explosive if such weapon is capable of being concealed on the person, or a machine gun, and includes a muffler or silencer for any firearm whether or not such firearm is included within the foregoing definition.^[8]

It was a delight meeting you Chad!  You were very knowledgeable!   

Thanks!

Miss Lilly

You had a difficult first few years in a puppy mill.  But you were rescued and loved for over 10 years.  You made me very happy when you trusted me enough to let me rub your tummy.  You will be deeply missed, Miss Lillicans.  

SHOT Show Exhibitors Continued

Meet Jason,

He was representing UCC Ammo.   They make rather customized ammunition for a variety of calibers. VERY cool stuff.

It was very interesting chatting with you!  THANKS for your time.

Maglula Rep

 Meet Ingrid!   Was a delightful and helpful at the SHOT Show.  I very much am a supporter of Maglula.  They save a lot of fingers!!

Thanks Ingrid!

And working with her was Xavier!  Nice to meet you!

Shot Show Participants

 Meet Bill!   Bill was there representing PEAK Systems out of Philly!

Shot Show Exhibitors

 Meet Emily!

She was gracious enough to give me some time to chat and get a photo.  And she was a huge supporter of GH Armor.  They are HQ's just west-north-west of Nashville.  They make body armor for humans and dogs....a very important safety feature!

Thanks Emily.  I thoroughly enjoyed meeting and chatting with you.

Sept 11, 2001 You cannot reason with hate.

 You must fight it.  Never forget.

Shot Show Exhibitors: From N-Vision

 Meet Christopher!

He was representing N-Vision. N-Vision is a Chinese company making night vision equipment.  

And meet Kate, his interpreter!  I am actually not sure who was interpreting for who in this case.  Both were quite knowledgeable.  And I had a lovely chat with them.

Shot Show Attendees

One of the fun things I have been able to do is attend the SHOT show in Vegas.  I love meeting people from all over the world who are both interested in firearms and firearm accessories, but also in making a living supplying products to an ever widening market. 

Meet Benny!   He was representing Tops Knives.  Sorry for the bad lighting Benny.  You were my first photo of the day and the overhead lighting was not helping!

Thanks for being my first test subject!