The Gun Show Loophole Tour is the name for the road trips the Gun Websites crew takes.
The crew has been driving the country since the 1990s and documenting it along the way.
In 2015 the trips got a name: the Gun Show Loophole Tour.
Why that name
Gun Show
Gun shows are where gun people meet up, trade, learn and network. They are also the one place a gun shop can do business away from its own building. Shows are reviewed on Gun Show Reviews.com.
Loophole
The phrase “gun show loophole” is used to describe lawful private sales between citizens. The tour keeps a presence online where the phrase points to something good: real people, real shops and real history. See What Is the Gun Show Loophole?.
Tour
Because the crew drives to places: gun shops all week, gun shows on weekends, museums and historic sites in between.
How the tour works
- 1Plan the route
Routes are built around a big event: SHOT Show, the Tulsa Arms Show, the Gun Rights Policy Conference, GOA G.O.A.L.S. or a rally. - 2Visit local shops
Shops along the way get a visit, photos and a review on Gun Shop Guide.com. - 3Buy local
The tour spends money at the shops it visits: store patches, stickers and the odd rare find. In 2018 that was more than $700. - 4Share it
Updates go out on the Daily Gun Show podcast, the Gun Websites YouTube channel, Instagram and this site.
Meet the crew and the rigs
Grass roots and independent
The tour does not ask manufacturers or the shops it visits for money. It runs on the support of viewers and friends of the network. See Support the Tour for how to help.