Shane Tuttle
Staff
I went to a local gun show today and actually had a good time. Bought some good stuff. But I did have a bump in the road...
I approached a dealer that was selling ammo cans. I asked what the price was and told him immediately I would take three. My wife and I started to rummage through and picked them out. I physically had one in my hand, two others were on display. My wife asked if they were display only or if they were for sale. After confirmation, she said we'll take these and proceeded to whip out the funds. Okie-dokie....or was it?
A guy next to me said he already paid and had pick of the litter before we could choose. And let's just say he wasn't exactly congenial about it. There were about a dozen left. We were buying three, he was buying four. I phyically had one between my legs and my wife her hand on the other two, but not holding them. My wife was ready to literally rip him a new one (this guy apparently had never angered a redhead). I basically restrained myself and my wife from commencing a nasty scene that wouldn't end well and said, "Hey, possession is nine-tenths of the law. But today is your lucky day. Since I'm not in the mood to see a grown man act like a 3 year old and then get his privates handed to him by an angry Danish woman, by all means take what you want. It isn't worth bickering over a couple of stupid ammo cans."
I guess things have changed since I last went to a gun show. Has the unspoken rules of buying stuff at gun shows changed in recent times or have I been playing by the wrong rules the whole time? I always thought you picked up the item you want and take it to the dealer, not the other way around.
I approached a dealer that was selling ammo cans. I asked what the price was and told him immediately I would take three. My wife and I started to rummage through and picked them out. I physically had one in my hand, two others were on display. My wife asked if they were display only or if they were for sale. After confirmation, she said we'll take these and proceeded to whip out the funds. Okie-dokie....or was it?
A guy next to me said he already paid and had pick of the litter before we could choose. And let's just say he wasn't exactly congenial about it. There were about a dozen left. We were buying three, he was buying four. I phyically had one between my legs and my wife her hand on the other two, but not holding them. My wife was ready to literally rip him a new one (this guy apparently had never angered a redhead). I basically restrained myself and my wife from commencing a nasty scene that wouldn't end well and said, "Hey, possession is nine-tenths of the law. But today is your lucky day. Since I'm not in the mood to see a grown man act like a 3 year old and then get his privates handed to him by an angry Danish woman, by all means take what you want. It isn't worth bickering over a couple of stupid ammo cans."
I guess things have changed since I last went to a gun show. Has the unspoken rules of buying stuff at gun shows changed in recent times or have I been playing by the wrong rules the whole time? I always thought you picked up the item you want and take it to the dealer, not the other way around.
