Match Vendor Areas or Tents

[EricW]

Vince,

How about, "no ammo on the same table as the guns" in addition to not handling both simultaneously.  A little physical separation might provide some security.  Or, maybe not.

FWIW, I think it's a valid issue & should be clearly addressed in the rulebook.  Thanks for your effort!!!

E

[Vince Pinto]

Thanks for the support guys and for the constructive suggestions.

Yes, maybe ammo and guns on separate tables would work too.

I don't know enough about vendor areas in the USA but I guess the vast majority of vendors would probably be selling either guns or ammo, not both.

However I think that once we've given everyone some guidance, we'll all be much better off.

In a way, it's similar to safety areas. Most of us go inside them with our loaded magazines, but we know not to handle them inside as we handle our guns.

[Steve Anderson]

minor thread drift:

I catch a lot of flak for handling empty mags in the safe area...even where they know me. I know it's local discretion, but it's also a uspsa allowed behavior.

Back on topic:

You're on the right track with the vendors.

SA

[lynn jones]

hey vince,

merry christmas!

thanks for bringing this subject over here to this forum.

i think if follow all general gun safety rules in the vendor areas, and use common sense, maybe  there may not be a need for new rules.  

lynn jones

[Scooter]

It would be too hard to adopt the Shot Show rule for firearms on display.  Have the vendor pull the firing pin out of the dsiplay guns.  Then put a tag on it that declares the gun to be approved.  It take less than a minute to do that.

As for competitor's guns, let the vendors be the RO and decide what is safe.  Afterall, they are the ones standing in front of you if you need to give them your gun.

[skeeter]

i like scooter's ideal, let the venders be the RO. it also seems to me that were looking for problems again. has there been a rash of safety problems? i've been going to area matchs since 96 never heard anyone complain yet.

[TheOtherErik]

I dont really see that there is a proplem with ammo. In the many matches that i have been here in the US i cant recall ever seeing loaded ammo in the vendors area. Components yes but ammo no. I do however think that there should be some gide lines for the vendor area regarding guns.  Its a really uncomfrotable feeling being swept by the muzzle of a gun across the chest.

Erik-