SOUTH BEND GUN SHOW

[Brian's Surplus]

Disclaimer: I was not there, so the following is second hand.

It was a vendor. Around 8:35-8:40am. Apparently he was putting a zip tie on a loaded 12 ga pump when it discharged and hit a table. All injuries were minor and were as a result of ricochet. Since it was before the show opened, it was all vendors. Everyone that was injured refused medical treatment. Obviously, the vendor responsible was thrown out of the show permanently.
At this point, the rest of the vendors are waiting for the show to start. The fair board said not to open at 9am, and then decided around 10am that they would not allow the show to open at all today.

Many people upset about that decision. Customers and vendors, including the ones who were injured, wanted the show to go on. The fair board was supposedly worried about negative publicity.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

That is too bad. Sounds like the fair board is trying to please the county commisioners and stay out of the news spotlight.

 

[nrar15]

Very unfortunate for the gun community. I set up at shows for years and can’t remember a so called AD by anyone but a person set up at the shows. How hard is it to practice safe gun handling by removing the magazine and checking the chamber to make sure it’s empty before ever put a firearm in the vehicle to head to a show , range Eve. We are sometimes our own worst enemy. Everone have a blessed day stay safe and shoot often.

 

[Expat]

Thanks for the update Brian.
I assume, unless they are under contract, the fairgrounds will no longer want to play host for this.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Never been to south bend I hear nappanee is good.

It was
It moved to Plymouth a few years ago
I've been to the Plymouth show 1time, it was pretty good

 

[diver dan]

Did they have a SB show on Sunday at least?

 

[BluePig]

Wow, Yahoo had more on this than the local news...
Yahoo article
MNC 95.3 article