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Noted on the correction - ND vs AD. So many acronyms get confusing!

I agree with rodc13, I was at the gun show because there are good deals to be had. The dealers and patrons alike are usually willing to give their expertise and opinions on gun matters. Always a friendly crowd. I was very happy with the purchase I made this weekend.

More reason to escort the guy out. I know that if a customer asks to "check the action" the dealer will clip the tie, but you would think they'd do a safety racking action for a SA or check the cylinder in a revolver before handing it over. I wasn't right there, but the customer may have exercised the " never point a gun at something you don't want to destroy" rule by pulling the trigger in a safe(?) direction. I wonder if the customer was removed as well. Maybe the dealer fired it... I don't have all the facts.

Interestingly enough, there was nothing in the news, or did I miss it? There was an AD at the Saxet Gun Show Saturday morning. No one was hurt. I was checking out some milsurp rifles about 50yds away when I heard it. There were plenty of uniformed LEOs in the place to check it out, apparently, they were looking for good deals, too.

From what I understand from conversations of other patrons and sellers, there was a dealer that had apparently neglected to empty the chamber of one of his .45's and somebody dropped the hammer on it. It ricochetted off the floor a wall and into the ceiling. The dealer was promptly escorted out of the facility and banned from selling there again. Again, this is the product of the rumor mill, after the shot went off.

I guess even the most experienced gun afficianado can overlook a simple safety procedure.