In Which I Explain Why I Didn't Go To The SHOT Show

Here's the thing. The SHOT show is an industry convention, i.e. you gotta be in the gun industry to even ask for a ticket. I quote their web page:

NOTE: Only members of the trade may attend the Show, and must provide a valid Federal Firearms License (FFL) number, State Tax Number, or Industry Related Business Card.

This thing's pretty serious. I don't know how my dad and uncle wrangled tickets, but they got two. Actually ended up leaving their wives behind because That Was It. I think they got them from a friend or something. I saw actual Italians headed over, and Mossy Oak people were all over the place.

So yeah, it would have been cool to go, but the option wasn't available.

Mind you, Chickenboy was invited to Vegas, but chose to stay in his new house in Wetter-ferd being domestic. I'm sure he could have talked his way in.