World's Largest Gun Show

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The World's largest gun show kicked off this week in Las Vegas just over a week after the assassination attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona. A lot of advocated criticized the timing of the show.

The gun show is actually called the "Shot Show". This is the 33rd one.

"For the gun industry, the SHOT Show is like the Detroit Auto Show crossed with the Golden Globes," said Sugarmann. "It is the annual event for manufacturers to market and sell their products. And it's not just gun manufacturers, but accessories and other related products."

I will be the first to say how horrific that was with that shooting. I feel terrible for the families of the victims. I cannot imagine how they must feel. But in the same breath I am not against guns. Guns don't kill people without a person pulling the trigger. I believe that there should be policies to try and keep guns out of the wrong hands. I also believe that people should be allowed to have guns in order to hunt and protect their families.

It's not as though this show was just planned or something. They didn't know that something so horrible would happen just prior to the show.