Airbags, at least to the extent my Volvo has, are not required. And I have way more insurance than is required by law.
Again, does that make me irrational that I have safety measures above and beyond what is required by law?
Happens here all the time. I wouldn’t have many places to go if I eliminated gun carrying places.( it’s the west what can I say?)
Maybe. However, more airbags than is mandated by law and carrying more insurance than required contribute nothing towards increasing the risk of an unfortunate accident happening to you or those around you.
I’ll confess to having added details that weren’t relevant to the OP - sorry about that. But the whole situation started because (like in the OP) someone visited a restaurant where business was proceeding as normal and then noticed that, yes indeed, a number of people were packing heat - and they decided to call the cops about it.
Huh? That makes no sense.
I believe Dr.Deth was suggesting that a gun is a reasonable and rational safety device in daily life. Much like the advantages offered by extra air bags in his volvo.
I respectfully disagree.
No, all the BIG ones I have been to, if you bring in a weapon, they want / will check to make sure it is not loaded.
The second table from the entrance is the ammo table with lots of ammo. Assuming all weapons in the room are unloaded is kind of silly IMO but I do notice that there is quick reaction and correction for any incorrect weapon pointing.
I would think that most people in a gun show room are fairly gun orientated are aware of what is going on around them.
Of course I think all weapons are loaded all the time so my attitude & personal awareness never needs to change. 
No. read back a bit, Brother.
This was my first thought. I’m not anti-gun, but I don’t like them and I don’t like being around them. There’s too much stupid out there, and armed stupid terrifies me.
Wait, why are all the guns at a gun show required to be unloaded? What if someone tries to rob the place? If it’s rational to not want loaded weapons at a gun show, why isn’t it rational to not want them at a Wal-Mart?
No. I’ve really lost the will to care about this subject. Nothing new is ever said. Same intractable positions on both sides. So if you’ve said something worth repeating, then repeat it for me. Otherwise I’m outie 5000. 
So people won’t fire them. Nobody wants to buy a used gun. Or at least, one that hasn’t been cleaned.
Dealers themselves often may carry a loaded firearm, but all guns coming in or being displayed for sale must be unloaded unless carried by police/security.
That is kind of a scary thought, in light of this:
For The Sixth Time In One Week, Man Shot At Gun Show:
If they are the gun aware people, imagine the risk we take among armed shoppers outside of gun shows?
I’m walking out with you two, for the same reasons.
(bolding mine)
Are you a gun? 
I would leave the store immediately. I would go to another store and buy a string of firecrackers. I would then return to the store, find a discreet hidey-hole and light the firecrackers, then get out of the store as fast as I could and head for someplace where I could drink a cup of good coffee and enjoy some news reports about the carnage.
:eek:
Wait…where does the “Captor” part come in?
—G?
Either they’re exaggerating or you live in a very dangerous area. FBI Statistics say there are 400,000 robberies a year and 2.5% (10,000) of them occur at gas stations. There are 121,446 gas stations in the U.S. so the average gas station has 0.08 robberies per year or one robbery every 12 years. Your gas stations are being robbed at a rate 40-50 times the average.