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Posted: 5/10/2016 10:06:14 AM EDT
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Some info has been posted here.
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Posted: 5/10/2016 11:54:23 AM EDT
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I'm going to drag the wife and son to the convention on Saturday the 20th. I'm curious on what to expect? The convention is BIG. It is hard to see everything on the show floor in a day. Bring a backpack. There are lots of handouts and goodies and you want a place to carry your swag. Toss some water and snacks or lunch in there too, the food can be kind of expensive. If you have any money set aside for gun stuff, consider bringing it. A lot of the vendors have deals going. You get to talk to a lot of sales guys but there are also engineers, presidents, owners, and designers at the booths. You'll see a range of corporate conglomerates to real mom and pop shops. |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 3:15:15 PM EDT
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The convention is BIG. It is hard to see everything on the show floor in a day. Bring a backpack. There are lots of handouts and goodies and you want a place to carry your swag. Toss some water and snacks or lunch in there too, the food can be kind of expensive. If you have any money set aside for gun stuff, consider bringing it. A lot of the vendors have deals going. You get to talk to a lot of sales guys but there are also engineers, presidents, owners, and designers at the booths. You'll see a range of corporate conglomerates to real mom and pop shops. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm going to drag the wife and son to the convention on Saturday the 20th. I'm curious on what to expect? The convention is BIG. It is hard to see everything on the show floor in a day. Bring a backpack. There are lots of handouts and goodies and you want a place to carry your swag. Toss some water and snacks or lunch in there too, the food can be kind of expensive. If you have any money set aside for gun stuff, consider bringing it. A lot of the vendors have deals going. You get to talk to a lot of sales guys but there are also engineers, presidents, owners, and designers at the booths. You'll see a range of corporate conglomerates to real mom and pop shops. He pretty much sums it up (been to Indy and Nashville myself). Looking at the map prior to going helps as most things are spread about. |
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Posted: 5/10/2016 5:37:48 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/11/2016 12:08:05 AM EDT
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I was thinking. I was chatting with Racy on the luncheon. I may have an idea. The wife and I were planning on being at the NRA convention at around 10am, and around 4pm leave to go eat at a restraunt not yet decided in Indiana. From there we planned on parking in Indiana and walking the big four bridge down to the great lawn to see the free concert put on by the NRA. Thinking if anyone else would like to make this a group thing.
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Posted: 5/11/2016 6:31:56 AM EDT
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I'll be there Saturday with the wife. Just doing the exhibits.
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Posted: 5/11/2016 9:09:50 AM EDT
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I was thinking. I was chatting with Racy on the luncheon. I may have an idea. The wife and I were planning on being at the NRA convention at around 10am, and around 4pm leave to go eat at a restraunt not yet decided in Indiana. From there we planned on parking in Indiana and walking the big four bridge down to the great lawn to see the free concert put on by the NRA. Thinking if anyone else would like to make this a group thing. I didn't know the NRA was doing a riverfront concert. Could be good outreach and a fun event! |
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Posted: 5/11/2016 11:02:44 AM EDT
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I didn't know the NRA was doing a riverfront concert. Could be good outreach and a fun event! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I was thinking. I was chatting with Racy on the luncheon. I may have an idea. The wife and I were planning on being at the NRA convention at around 10am, and around 4pm leave to go eat at a restraunt not yet decided in Indiana. From there we planned on parking in Indiana and walking the big four bridge down to the great lawn to see the free concert put on by the NRA. Thinking if anyone else would like to make this a group thing. I didn't know the NRA was doing a riverfront concert. Could be good outreach and a fun event! That sounds like fun, but that would be a long walk for me. The "NRA Country Jam" is to be held at the Belvedere. Both the Belvedere and the Big 4 bridge are part of the Waterfront complex, but are too far apart for me to walk. I intend to be at the Belvedere for that event, but I'll just try to find parking a little closer. I'd love to meet up with anyone from this board at anytime during the Annual Meeting. I intend to be there every day and will be attending most of the "extra" events, except for the $500/plate dinner and auction. Here is a link to all of the events: https://www.nraam.org/events/ |
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Posted: 5/15/2016 7:54:04 PM EDT
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I'll,be there.
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Posted: 5/16/2016 9:27:40 AM EDT
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I'll,be there. I'm more excited about maybe bumping into Nolo than I am about the "big" celebrities. What do you look like? Will you sign my man boobs? |
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Posted: 5/16/2016 9:31:23 AM EDT
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https://daddybearsden.com/2016/05/16/nraam-info-post/ - Restaurant and KY/IN carry links from a local blogger I follow.
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Posted: 5/16/2016 12:28:06 PM EDT
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Anyone know if you have to have a press pass or something to bring
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Posted: 5/17/2016 9:25:38 AM EDT
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Anyone know if you have to have a press pass or something to bring a camera? No, cameras are good to go. |
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Posted: 5/17/2016 2:44:15 PM EDT
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No, cameras are good to go. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anyone know if you have to have a press pass or something to bring a camera? No, cameras are good to go. Thanks for the info. I think I'll pop in on Friday. |
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Posted: 5/17/2016 10:40:53 PM EDT
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I'm more excited about maybe bumping into Nolo than I am about the "big" celebrities. What do you look like? Will you sign my man boobs? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'll,be there. I'm more excited about maybe bumping into Nolo than I am about the "big" celebrities. What do you look like? Will you sign my man boobs? Just a regular dude. Nothing special. I guess I could sign your moobs. That's a first. |
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Posted: 5/17/2016 11:28:53 PM EDT
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I'm going to drag the wife and son to the convention on Saturday the 20th. I'm curious on what to expect? ..I think Saturday is usually the busiest, ..so just be prepared for that, ...a lot to see and do, the annual meeting of the members is Saturday morning, ...also, you can check out the various seminars and celebrity appearances at various booths in the exhibit hall, ..the exhibits are huge, lots of cool stuff to check out! |
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Posted: 5/18/2016 8:10:03 AM EDT
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..I think Saturday is usually the busiest, ..so just be prepared for that, ...a lot to see and do, the annual meeting of the members is Saturday morning, ...also, you can check out the various seminars and celebrity appearances at various booths in the exhibit hall, ..the exhibits are huge, lots of cool stuff to check out! Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm going to drag the wife and son to the convention on Saturday the 20th. I'm curious on what to expect? ..I think Saturday is usually the busiest, ..so just be prepared for that, ...a lot to see and do, the annual meeting of the members is Saturday morning, ...also, you can check out the various seminars and celebrity appearances at various booths in the exhibit hall, ..the exhibits are huge, lots of cool stuff to check out! Saturday is the busiest. Almost to the point of anger. |
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Posted: 5/18/2016 2:18:25 PM EDT
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My wife and I will have a camera there. We'll post pics on here after the convention. I plan on being at the magpul booth Friday at 11am and on Saturday at 3pm. Try to get pictures of fellow arfcommers doing arfcom things.
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Posted: 5/18/2016 10:14:29 PM EDT
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I'm coming down tomorrow. Staying in Shepherdsville. Will be there all 3 days.
If it's like 08, I'll never get to see all that I want to see. It's a big place. |
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Posted: 5/18/2016 10:50:29 PM EDT
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I'll be coming down tomorrow as well. Anyone know of a gym near downtown that will do a 1 day pass? Got to work off all that good food and bourbon somehow.
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Posted: 5/18/2016 11:38:13 PM EDT
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Just go to the west end. You'll get a run in
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Posted: 5/19/2016 12:05:52 AM EDT
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Just go to the west end. You'll get a run in Might as well just do it at the same time as the bourbon.
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Posted: 5/19/2016 5:41:37 PM EDT
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Just go to the west end. You'll get a run in The west end is the "bad" part of town FYI. If you get lost and the streets are numbers above say 8th street (say 23rd street for example) you're in a bad neighborhood. Head towards 1st and keep going. You may want to check out the "Big 4 walking bridge" BTW. Super-cool date location. Generally safe in the early evening. |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 11:56:36 AM EDT
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Traffic getting in there right now is an absolute disaster.
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Posted: 5/20/2016 1:01:09 PM EDT
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Concert just ended. Political speakers should be coming out soon.
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Posted: 5/20/2016 1:16:50 PM EDT
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Traffic getting in there right now is an absolute disaster. Yea, 264 was a shitshow when I left work |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 7:03:55 PM EDT
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Always wanted to go. Just found out my BiL won 6 S&Ws.
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Posted: 5/20/2016 9:23:04 PM EDT
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glad I got there early. Even then it took a while to get in the parking lot. But when I left around 1:30 traffic in the ring around the event center was pretty much a stand still and tons more traffic stacked up out on the surface streets trying to get in.
On good not, the outbound traffic was a breeze. I got out quick and easy. Right up on the highway and gone. It was raining pretty good, but better than being stuck in stand still traffic. They even had a police helicopter hovering over the traffic I guess trying to give a birds eye view of the mess to help coordinate traffic direction on the ground. I thought maybe there had been an accident but I didn't see any on the way out, just thousands of cars trying to get in. And this was on the Friday that is generally considered the lowest turn out day. Tomorrow should be a real treat. Get there before opening time. |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 9:59:18 PM EDT
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Traffic getting in there right now is an absolute disaster. Tell me.......Took 1 hour from where I got in line on the shoulder of I65 until I got parked. And tomorrow will be the busiest day as far as attendance goes. Just can't wait to do it all over again.. 
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Posted: 5/20/2016 9:59:19 PM EDT
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Apparently no one looked at a map of the area around the fairgrounds. There were secondary entrances that were empty while the line for the main gate was back to Poplar Level on 264.
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Posted: 5/20/2016 10:12:49 PM EDT
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I forget, does it cost money to get into the convention?
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Posted: 5/20/2016 10:19:04 PM EDT
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I forget, does it cost money to get into the convention? $8.00 to park. But you must be a NRA member to get into the Exhibits. If you are not a member, you can join up there. |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 10:38:21 PM EDT
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In all fairness, it was all to be expected given the Leadership Conference was scheduled to start at 12:30pm preceded by the concert at 11:30am. Considering this was with Trump, senators, governors, and more involed along with the Secret Service, it went extremely well. With just a little planing, it was not difficult to manage.
I had no issues getting into the area, parking, getting around the exposition, going over to Freedom Hall, going through security, getting around again, leaving, getting out, going out to eat, and heading to the local house. It was an amazing show. |
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Posted: 5/20/2016 11:30:04 PM EDT
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I got off of I-64 and onto the Watterson Expressway at 8:30 and traffic was backed up to past Newberg Rd. All standing still. I wanted to try the entrance on Preston St. but could not get over to make the exit. I went past the main entrance and entered from Crittenden Drive and got right in, maybe four cars in front of me at the ticket booth. I got a good parking space, too. The rest of them were still sitting on the Watterson, stopped dead.
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Posted: 5/20/2016 11:45:27 PM EDT
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I got off of I-64 and onto the Watterson Expressway at 8:30 and traffic was backed up to past Newberg Rd. All standing still. I wanted to try the entrance on Preston St. but could not get over to make the exit. I went past the main entrance and entered from Crittenden Drive and got right in, maybe four cars in front of me at the ticket booth. I got a good parking space, too. The rest of them were still sitting on the Watterson, stopped dead. Wow! Scary! I did the same thing about the same time. That means we were on the same wave length. 
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Posted: 5/21/2016 7:20:23 AM EDT
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We are gonna try crittendon this morning after we hit mcDs on warnock.
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Posted: 5/21/2016 7:53:46 PM EDT
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Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy.
Any tips to get in/out quickly? |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 8:07:22 PM EDT
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Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy. Any tips to get in/out quickly? Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 8:39:15 PM EDT
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Wow! Scary! I did the same thing about the same time. That means we were on the same wave length.
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I got off of I-64 and onto the Watterson Expressway at 8:30 and traffic was backed up to past Newberg Rd. All standing still. I wanted to try the entrance on Preston St. but could not get over to make the exit. I went past the main entrance and entered from Crittenden Drive and got right in, maybe four cars in front of me at the ticket booth. I got a good parking space, too. The rest of them were still sitting on the Watterson, stopped dead. Wow! Scary! I did the same thing about the same time. That means we were on the same wave length.
Sounds like what I did. It was a little closer to 9:00 though so there was about 20 cars in line at gate 3. I thought that was bad until we parked and I saw the people stacked up at the other gates. |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 8:44:39 PM EDT
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Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy. Any tips to get in/out quickly? Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. Oh yea, glad no one figured it out yesterday. |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 9:15:03 PM EDT
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Just got back home from the show. It was great!
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Posted: 5/21/2016 9:49:11 PM EDT
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Oh yea, glad no one figured it out yesterday. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy. Any tips to get in/out quickly? Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. Oh yea, glad no one figured it out yesterday. Good tip, doing that tomorrow. I know guns are ok there but loaded ok? Or do they have to be empty? |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 10:38:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Good tip, doing that tomorrow. I know guns are ok there but loaded ok? Or do they have to be empty? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy. Any tips to get in/out quickly? Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. Oh yea, glad no one figured it out yesterday. Good tip, doing that tomorrow. I know guns are ok there but loaded ok? Or do they have to be empty? On the other note, why doesn't Larue show up for NRA? |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 10:54:35 PM EDT
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Umm. I open carried all day and no one gave a shit. Why all the worry? On the other note, why doesn't Larue show up for NRA? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Anybody planning on going tomorrow? Couldn't make it Friday or today. Want to take the boy. Any tips to get in/out quickly? Preston highway is your best bet. Entrance/gate 6. Oh yea, glad no one figured it out yesterday. Good tip, doing that tomorrow. I know guns are ok there but loaded ok? Or do they have to be empty? On the other note, why doesn't Larue show up for NRA? I was wondering why arf doesn't have a booth |
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Posted: 5/21/2016 11:36:18 PM EDT
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Apparently no one looked at a map of the area around the fairgrounds. There were secondary entrances that were empty while the line for the main gate was back to Poplar Level on 264. I did.
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Posted: 5/21/2016 11:41:09 PM EDT
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I survived the Toby Keith concert. I trust the money goes to the NRA.
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Posted: 5/22/2016 11:14:10 AM EDT
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Got home last night around 11:00. The show was amazing. Walked for 8 hours and still didn't see it all. I talked to so many folks and saw so much cool stuff, not to mention 3 bags of free swag. I almost felt like a Democrat taking all that free stuff! Definitely going to do two days in the future.
We spent Fri night in Radcliff so we came up the Dixie and across from Shively. There was almost no traffic encountered until we got in line to go in Gate 4. Getting out was even easier. No problems there. |
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Posted: 5/22/2016 8:32:12 PM EDT
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I went to the banquet Thursday night and was at the fairgrounds everyday, then hit the Toby Keith concert Saturday night. I was open carrying every day at each of those places. I had tickets for the Trump event and left my gun in the car, but when I took a look at the line waiting in the rain to get in, I decided not to go. Some people were standing in line for 2 hours. The Toby Keith Concert was good. The crowd was smaller than I though it would be. I arrived early and walked around in the crowd before the concert. Nobody said anything about my gun. Finally, I went into the bar and still couldn't draw any attention. Finally, I went to the bar and bought a drink. I thought, maybe that would provoke someone to, at least, ask if it was legal in Ky. I walked closely past dozens of LMPD officers with a shot of whisky in my hand and a FN P-45 on my belt. I walked around like that for 45 minutes. Nobody said a word. There were no signs on the doors about guns or metal detectors. The areas where alcohol could be bought were roped off and I saw signs a each entrance to these areas. There were two different signs. You can see them here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71293583/20160521_193347.jpg and here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/71293583/20160521_193801.jpg I don't think those signs are an accurate interpretation of the laws dealing with this situation and was willing to do exactly what the signs said I could not do. Nobody stepped up to enforce them. Even though I gave them every opportunity to do it. I enjoyed the concert. |
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Posted: 5/22/2016 8:38:07 PM EDT
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Parking today was painless. Crowd didn't seem to overwhelming. I got plenty of nice swag. Free Magpul hat, lots of stickers, pics, targets, and shirt. Saw some new guns up close an personal and checked out some holsters I've been considering. Not a bad afternoon.
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Posted: 5/23/2016 8:37:39 AM EDT
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BREAKING NEWS: Over 70,000 people attended @NRA Convention in Louisville, KY this weekend, many carrying loaded guns. ZERO people shot. Thanks to everyone who came by the Elzetta Booth! |
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