Gun Show

In the Los Angeles Times, an article was written by Alene Tchekmedyian, which is about people protesting during the gun show on Saturday. There was a gun show on Saturday in Glendale, at the Civic Auditorium, and many people were there protesting because the Glendale City Council wants to ban gun shows. Many people were there with American flags, posters, banners, and horns protesting their right to the second Amendment. The City Council is making this decision based on what happened at Sandy Hook, in Connecticut, however people feel that taking away guns or gun shows from the good people will not entirely take them away from the bad ones. However, there were people there for other reasons, they were Representatives of Occupy Democracy, Pasadena, and they believed that there should be stricter gun laws and ban on gun sales on public property. Some people felt as though civilians do not need guns, and they are not needed in civilian society, such as Judy McAdoo, which said, "I don't think police should be outgunned by a civilian,” adding that high-capacity magazines and assault rifles should be banned. “There's no use for those in a civilized society”. People felt that by having this type of sale on public property, that Glendale was saying that it is okay to sell guns on public property and was endorsing it. "But just a third of the booths at the gun show were selling firearms" said Chuck Michel, a legal consultant for the gun show. "Vendors also stocked gun accessories, backpacks, Hello Kitty lunch boxes and beef jerky". Last year the gun show made fifty four thousand dollars in parking and rental revenue from three gun shows that were conducted. Someone felt as though if people like playing with guns so much they should just join the army. Another responded to this comment by saying that having guns is a form of personal projection, and that if guns were banned completely then only criminals will have them. There were lines all around the auditorium of people waiting to get in , and also there were people coming out with bags of ammunition, gun bags, and other accessories. Many felt as though the gun shows were good for Glendale's economy, and that banning the gun shows will not save any lives.