countryman Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Just opened an email from the British shooting show and it all seems very PC , what’s that about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 Complaints gone into the NEC about safari hunting trips being at the shooting show. Saying they should not be able exhibit there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 An official statement from the British Shooting Show: The British Shooting Show will always support the promotion of shooting and regulated hunting as sports and recreational activities, where they are carried out ethically and within the law. The British Shooting Show will always support good practices, and ethically and environmentally managed shooting and sporting activities that promote the highest standards to those who participate in them. The British Shooting Show has not banned any individual or organisation and will not do so unless it is legally obliged to do so. The British Shooting Show recognises that there are those who oppose, for their own reasons, the activities of others. The British Shooting Show is content to recognise the rights of third parties to oppose hunting, shooting and gun ownership, but maintains the right of all participants in regulated hunting and shooting sports to go about their lawful legal activities. Wherever possible, the British Shooting Show will consider all representations made to it and provide a platform for peaceful and meaningful discussion of all relevant issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiu2d3X8azjAhVMx4UKHZ0RDnYQzPwBCAI&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.birminghammail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmidlands-news%2Fnec-statement-over-barbaric-expo-16560344&psig=AOvVaw1hd4rbeJ-9GijQ6RCCuBvs&ust=1562935257264298 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quentyn Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 So the NEC have said that these stalls will be kicked out and the shooting show has said that they will stay ? if they are removed the shooting show should find a new venue else what will be banned by the NEC next year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted July 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 The shooting show should go back to where it was, there was more room there any way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I bet they would not let them sell pipe bombs or suicide vest ethier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy220 Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Plus one for going back to Stoneleigh. I haven’t been since the 1at year at the NEC - way too small and packed to enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 (edited) Excel would be nice, for me anyway. Mind you being London there would probably more restrictions than NEC. Edited July 12, 2019 by Newbie to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 11 hours ago, NoBodyImportant said: I bet they would not let them sell pipe bombs or suicide vest ethier. I know you are t’other side of the water, but I fail to see what pipe bombs and hand grenades have to do with shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, London Best said: I know you are t’other side of the water, but I fail to see what pipe bombs and hand grenades have to do with shooting. I think it was meant tongue in cheek to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Back to stoneleigh..don't support the nec....simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gameking Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 BSS need to move venue - hitting the NEC bottom line is the only thing they will listen to !!!!!!!!!!!!!! The people complaining will not be going to a shooting show anyway , but the shooting industry needs venues that support a legal pastime enjoyed by the most law abiding section of society NOT Eco- warriors/ hunt sabs/ ALF protesters and climate change / vegan do gooders who routinely flout the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestonSalop Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 The set-up at the NEC was way too small and was the principal reason I didn't go last year. Find a roomier venue and I'll gladly go again, provided its not in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Scully said: I think it was meant tongue in cheek to be fair. Yea, sarcasm is sometimes gets lost in text. It was meant to show the ridiculousness of banning African hunts. Because the hunts are legal in Africa. In fact a shooting show would be the best possible place to book Safari trips. That is a photo of a empty pipe with two fittings screwed on. It’s perfectly legal any where in the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longstrider Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 What utter nonsense. The best, if not the only way to deal with precious-minded idiots who would have us all pander to the merest whimper from some tree-hugging moron is to vote with our hearts, our feet, and our wallets. Stoneleigh suits me fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 Some years ago i worked on the relocation of the Royal Armouries from London to Birmingham. At the time there was an arms fair at the NEC ( then owned in part by Birmingham Council). There were protestors against the arms fair outside the venue and the council leader, **** Knowles, under pressure came out in favour of the protestors, against arms sales and voted that the NEC should stop such arms fairs, in future. The Royal Armouries relocated to Leeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 They still have regular arms fairs at NEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udderlyoffroad Posted July 12, 2019 Report Share Posted July 12, 2019 3 hours ago, WestonSalop said: The set-up at the NEC was way too small and was the principal reason I didn't go last year. Find a roomier venue and I'll gladly go again, provided its not in London. Agreed, though the venue itself is huge, the tightwads organising the show appeared this year to have rented about half a hall. Seemed absolutely ludicrous given the entry price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 NEC, the last shooting show I went to will be the last. A poor venue with appalling organisation IMO. Directions to car parks virtually non existent and confusing? Cars were parked virtually as far away from event hall as possible with plenty of unused parking areas in between, had a long walk in and a bus journey back. Maybe done to employ the bus drivers? At the hall we joined a very long queue to enter only to be sent away to queue to buy tickets at another location, again no signs? A very cramped venue, stalls much too close together so bottle necked with loiterers chatting in groups and no opportunities to browse to consider purchasing? Still maybe lots of political influence at the NEC, I remember the public libraries being sanitised years ago and books telling of big game hunters and their exploits disappearing overnight. Politics at its best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 We've been two years running but we won't be heading back next year fot the reasons above. It's a big show so id expect alot of people but to cram them into that space is ridiculous. We had a few reasonable priced buys the first time but this year only ended up coming away with a bottle of gin and a wine tasting experience 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) Since it opened, I have been to quite a few shows, from Motor Shows, Ideal Home type things, Antiques shows, Shooting shows etc. Over the years it has transitioned from well run and organised to a complete shambles. Last one I went (2018) to was organised chaos, but lacking the organisation part. Doubt I will go to anything there again. Edited July 13, 2019 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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