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| - Since the NRA convention is in town It made me remember the Gun show I went to at the Monroeville Convention Center. It is located right near the Monroeville Mall.
One Saturday afternoon we decided to make the trip and I was excited to see all the crazy weapons! Action Movies are one of my favorite choices when catching a film, The Matrix, the Crow, Underworld! I have my Selene costume ready for Halloween already! I thought that the gun show would be filled with gruff super villain types. Whoa was I wrong!
Booths and tables were set up throughout the giant space so to see everything that was offered you would zig zag back and forth. A lot of the tables displayed the usual loads of knives, tazers, and mace. Display cases are stocked with ammunition and all sizes of handguns, rifles, and antique weaponry
I don't know why but I love weapons. The first time I ever went to a shooting range I felt a huge wave of relief. I had been terrified of hand guns for the longest time. (A trait instilled by my father as a child to keep me away from firearms.) I realized that the weapon in my hand capable of ending life was also simply a machine or a tool, nothing more. Training to use it made me feel like I was in control rather than helpless. Moral of the story I actually like going to a shooting range to shoot. It feels pretty bad ass I must say.
The pearl handled 22 I spotted was so cute! I had images of hiding it in a boot or garter belt strolling around a dangerous menace to be reckoned with, but then I thought where would I ever wear that? Will this be my new signature accessory? Obviously not, but in my fictional life Hell YES!
It was quite amazing to see the amount of weapons that are legal to own, machine guns, army gear, a bazooka! Why would anyone have those at home? It was a learning experience to see what was out there and a little scary.
While I was picking out a Tazer these guys were messing around with them pointing at each other. It did make me step back from the table and I could tell the vendor was fuming! I ended up with a pink tazer (I wanted black) and a secret knife necklace. My boyfriend at the time convinced me to get pink because black would get lost in my purse. What I really wanted was a switch blade, those were pretty sinister looking! Illegal to carry though. A new experience at the gun show for sure! Now if someone ever messes with me I'll be standing over them with my pink tazer laughing! You just got zapped by the pink lady!
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