01-24-2013, 08:06 PM
As many of you may know, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show was scheduled to begin in Pennsylvania in early February. The organizers, Reed Exhibitions, (who actually is owned by a British Company) came under fire because they decided to ban Modern Sporting Rifles (ie AR's) from the show. That caused huge backlash, and Cabelas, a sponsor of the show, promptly dropped out, as did numerous speakers and exhibitions. The show is huge, with attendance between 200-250,000, (SHOT show has about 70,000).
Reed Exhibitions actually manages SHOT show as well.
However, because of the number of withdrawals, ESOS has been cancelled, and the National Shooting Sports Federation, who puts on SHOT, is considering dropping them.
http://www.easternsportshow.com/
http://www.nssfblog.com/nssf-statement-o...door-show/
This is what we can do when we stick together!
Reed Exhibitions actually manages SHOT show as well.
However, because of the number of withdrawals, ESOS has been cancelled, and the National Shooting Sports Federation, who puts on SHOT, is considering dropping them.
http://www.easternsportshow.com/
http://www.nssfblog.com/nssf-statement-o...door-show/
This is what we can do when we stick together!
You seek escape from pain. We seek the achievement of happiness. You exist for the sake of avoiding punishment. We exist for the sake of earning rewards. Threats will not make us function; fear is not our incentive. It is not death that we wish to avoid, but life that we wish to live. - John Galt