The 2018 Gun Show Loophole Tour.
Gun shows and gun shops across the USA, from Los Angeles to Chicago and back.
The 2018 trips
California 2018
On March 23 the crew stopped in Phoenix to cover an anti-gun march, then drove on to Los Angeles to tour gun shops and firearm museums through March 30. Friends Angelina from Owl and Anchor, Mr. Knives from Gun Channels and Hosh signed the Old West Guns poster for Gun Channels. The trip also covered sites from the 1992 Los Angeles riots, a modern reminder of why citizens own rifles for defense.
| Gun shops | 2nd Amendment Sports, Turner’s, CAP Tactical Firearms, LAX Firing Range |
|---|---|
| Museums | Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles Police Museum |
| Totals | 1,300 miles, 2 states, 6 days |
Tulsa and Texas 2018
Between tax season and a thin budget, this trip almost did not happen. It did: 3,000 miles to Wanenmacher’s Tulsa Arms Show, the world’s largest gun show, then south into Texas.
| Gun shops | Kings Guns, Kings Pawn and Gold, Capitol Armory |
|---|---|
| Ranges | The Range at Austin, Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office Training Center, U.S. Shooting Academy, Shoot Smart |
| Museums | J. M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum, Texas Rangers Hall of Fame |
| Totals | 3,000 miles, 4 states, 9 days |
The show is reviewed at Tulsa Arms Show 2018.
GRPC 2018 Tour
The 33rd annual Gun Rights Policy Conference in Chicago anchored the longest trip of the year: north through New Mexico and Colorado, east to Iowa and Illinois, up through Wisconsin and Minnesota, across North Dakota and Montana, down through Wyoming and Utah and home through Las Vegas. The day-by-day route is on its own page.
| New Mexico | BMC Tactical, Red Dawn filming locations, NRA Whittington Center museum |
|---|---|
| Colorado | Dragon Man museum, Firing Line, Centennial Gun Club |
| Iowa | Brownells, Big Creek Outdoor Supply |
| Illinois | Jonathan Browning home and workshop, Rock Island Auction, Fox Valley range, GAT Guns, RSM Firearms |
| Wisconsin | Tilden Gun Shop, Top Pack, Tom’s Guns, Ammo Box, Bill’s Gun Shop, Northern Safari Army Navy |
| Minnesota | Get Guns Now, Sportsman’s Guide, CC Surplus |
| North Dakota | Bill’s Gun Shop, Outdoorsman, Promotional Firearms, Duane’s Gun Repair, Scheels |
| Montana | Butts Gun Sales, Shiptons, Daddy O’s, Billings Army Navy |
| Wyoming | Cody Firearms Museum, Dug Up Gun Museum, Cody Firearms Experience, Wind River Outdoor Company |
| Utah | Discount Guns and Ammo, Impact Guns, Get Some, Tactical Penguin, Peak Firearm, Browning museum |
| Nevada | The Gun Store, Wild West Guns, Las Vegas Shooting Center, Clark County Shooting Range |
| Totals | 6,500 miles, 13 states, 36 days, 47 gun shops, 5 museums, $625 spent at shops |
What came out of 2018
Reviews
Shows on Gun Show Reviews.com and shops on Gun Shop Guide.com.
The podcast
Nightly updates on the Daily Gun Show.
Videos and photos
Gun Websites and Gear Websites on YouTube and Instagram.
Networking
Content creators, manufacturers, show promoters and shop owners met along the way.
2018 tour photos
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