Crossroads of the West Gun Shows

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Crossroads of the West Gun Shows is a travelling gun show, the largest in the United States. [1] Their regular attendance of 10,000 was predicted to exceed 17,000 following the 2015 San Bernardino attack. [2] As many as 1,400 vendors attend. [3] It holds 60 shows a year. [4] Total annual attendance exceeds 500,000. [5] It is a member of the National Association of Arms Shows. [1]

Crossroads of the West Gun Shows maintains a strict policy prohibiting loaded firearms or magazines on show premises. In 2015, after forty years in business, a man at a show in Phoenix, Arizona, accidentally shot a friend with a newly purchased antique firearm. The injury was non-life-threatening. [6] A Taiwanese national was arrested in 2016 after purchasing 17,000 rounds of ammunition at a Crossroads of the West show. [7]

Popular items include ammunition and civilian versions of M-16/M-4 style "black guns". [8] Non-firearm merchandise includes swords, survival gear, and beef jerky. [5]

People often attend with their families. [9] At some venues concealed carry classes are offered. [10]

Bob Templeton started the company in Salt Lake City [11] in 1975 with his wife Lynn. [1]

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  2. ↑ "Gun Show In Costa Mesa Illustrates Country's Increased Interest In Firearms « CBS Los Angeles". 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Thousands expected at Costa Mesa gun show". The Orange County Register. 22 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Crossroads of the West Gun Show comes to Costa Mesa as President Barack Obama pushes tougher gun regulations". ABC7 Los Angeles. 16 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Gun shows highlight states' differing laws on firearms". Reveal.
  6. ↑ "DPS investigating accidental shooting at Valley gun show - Story | KSAZ". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  7. ↑ Ray Stern (17 March 2016). "Taiwanese Man Busted for Huge Ammo Buy at Phoenix Gun Show". Phoenix New Times.
  8. ↑ "Crossroads of the West gun show in Ontario draws thousands, many seeking ammunition". 4 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Politics, Safety Concerns Behind More Gun Purchases, Show Operator Says". NPR.org. 7 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "'Crossroads of the West' gun show brings guns, ammo to public; get your concealed carry permit - St George News". St George News.
  11. ↑ "Crossroads of the West: History". Yelp . Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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