# Tapioca goes to a Gun Show **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 24, 2002, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737 "2002-12-24T17:20:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/21 "2002-12-25T22:17:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by unclviny \* > \*\*You might be in louisiana, but I am off of the coast of louisiana (just barely, I can see it from here) \*\* Stop giving away the secrets! \*\* > [@](#): > > Tap, > I was thinking about you the other day, have you ever seen a “rabbit” corkscrew?, do they work?. > \*\* Rabbits are lower life forms. I have the grand daddy of corkscrews, the [screwpull](http://www.greattable.com/productguide_sp2.php?id=145). It works like an iron roughneck and was indeed inspired by one. You uncurl the lever, clamp the slips around the neck, curl the lever back up and the cork is out (I think there is some sort of infernal gear inside that drives everything. When you uncurl the lever, the cork drops off. ---
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/22 "2002-12-25T22:31:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tony Montana \* > \*\*BTW That Texas is a cute little state 😃 … \*\* Thanks, I like it here (but where I live is NOT particularly scenic). Tap, I think I am losing my taste for beer (I know, I know) and I have been eyeballing wines ALOT lately, but there are so many (and I’m not even looking at the cheapo stuff). unclviny ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/23 "2002-12-25T23:04:56Z")
I’m curious about the Nazi souveniers, is that a common fixture at most gun shows? ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/25 "2002-12-26T03:25:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cherry \* > \*\*I’m curious about the Nazi souveniers, is that a common fixture at most gun shows? \*\* I’ve only been to a few gun shows, but I seem to recall seeing Nazi souveniers at all of them. It struck me as being a bit odd at first, but if you keep in mind that a lot of military buffs go to these shows it makes more sense. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/26 "2002-12-26T07:20:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cherry \* > \*\*I’m curious about the Nazi souveniers, is that a common fixture at most gun shows? \*\* Well, the most blanent nazi stuff I’ve seen are copies of “The Turner Diaries” and such, usally mixed in with survivalist stuff. But most if it is stuff like german helmets and iron crosses and lugers, which falls more into german militaria then “nazi souviers” in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/27 "2002-12-26T13:15:18Z")
> [@](#): > > I thought waiting periods were a result of federal background checks,no? Federally mandated waiting periods were part of the Brady Act. That portion of the Act is now expired. Any waiting period now in effect is one imposed by the state. “Instant” background checks are still required for any firearm purchased from a licensed dealer. Here in Lucas County, Ohio, the quality of the gun shows has dropped dramatically in the past couple years due to a new law. One that prohibits the sale of both ammunition and firearms at the same show. It’s an incredibly stupid law that was passed despite there never being a shooting at a gun show in Ohio. One can only assume the intention of this “gun” law was to put these shows out of operation, because it _certainly_ didn’t address any existing problems. My experience with gun shows is that few actual firearms are sold. The vendors, many who make their living travelling around the country exhibiting ther wares at these things, derive the major portion of their income from selling ammunition and military curiosities. Now that they can no longer sell both here, they’re simply bypassing the area. So, in order to rent all the space at these shows, the promoters now allow people selling all kinds of shit to rent booths - cheap software, inferior tools, hobbyist supplies and even friggin’ dolls. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/28 "2002-12-26T14:40:10Z")
Waiting periods vary, as do laws regardung selling firearms by individuals. Here in the PRK there is a 10-day waiting period on all guns (not just handguns) and private sales are prohibited unless conducted through a licensed dealer (who holds the firearm for 10-days and collects the DROS fee). Re: “Nazi memorabilia”. Yes, there are medals, flags, regalia, etc.; but most of this stuff is “German WWII militaria” and not, strictly speaking, “Nazi”. There is also a lot of stuff from the Japanese, Americans, British, and other countries. There are many re-enactment groups throughout the country who preserve history by staging battles. The bad guys have to dress the part too! Other people like to collect stuff from all sides, or have a particular interest in just about any aspect of the war you can think of. ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/29 "2002-12-26T15:09:35Z")
I guess that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/30 "2002-12-26T15:22:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jake \* > \*\*Tapioca Dextrin > > Wasn’t there a waiting period? I’ve never been to a gun show but I get your point. I’m against gun control but " Explosive Bullets?" Seems a bit much. (Sure to catch hell for this) \*\* Not every state, or even county has waiting periods. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/31 "2002-12-26T15:26:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Astroboy14 \* > \*\*I’ve only been to a few gun shows, but I seem to recall seeing Nazi souveniers at all of them. It struck me as being a bit odd at first, but if you keep in mind that a lot of military buffs go to these shows it makes more sense. \*\* I want to second that. A family member of mine is a huge World War II collector-he collects German war equipment. Not all of Germany was Nazi. In any event, nearly all the gun shows I’ve gone to have included paraphanelia from that time period. From what I’ve heard, their is a huge market of fakes too. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737/32 "2002-12-26T16:02:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny L.A. \* > \*\*Re: “Nazi memorabilia”… \*\* I understand all that, I was just pointing out that it weirded me. The stuff I saw was pretty crappy looking old buttons / lugers / bayonets, not giant swasika flags. I’m sure all the really “interesting” stuff has been “collected” already Ooh, and I got a troll in my thread 🆒 or possibly ☹ but a first for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tapioca-goes-to-a-gun-show/144737.md?page=1)