February 13th, 2012 by Gunner Security
Can I bring my gun to the gun show?
I’ve been a vender at the Colorado Gun Shows for many years and I often get asked if you are allowed to bring in your firearm. I will focus on the Colorado gun shows but I suspect the rules are about the same at other shows through the United States.
The answer to bringing your firearm is yes but there are rules you must follow to keep everyone safe. Keep in mind, just because you have a concealed carry permit, it does NOT mean you can attend the gun show with a loaded and concealed firearm.
- Make sure your firearm in unloaded and the magazine, cylinders, etc. do not have a round in the chamber.
- The guards will place a nylon tie wrap on your firearm making sure it’s unloaded and it’s safe for anyone to handle. No need to worry about them damaging your firearm, they know what they are doing.
- If you are purchasing a holster, laser, rail mounted flashlight or other accessories, such as those available from Gunner Security having you firearm assures the item fits correctly.
- Besides the venders, customers bring their firearms to sell. They are easy to spot due the creative “for sale” signs placed on their weapons as they walk around at the show. If selling a firearm, its strongly recommended a background check is ran on the person who is buying the gun. They only cost $10 and can keep you out of a lot of trouble.
- You cannot conduct the actual sale of the firearm sale while on the gun show property. Simply find somewhere else to do it.
- Today’s economy has put a strain on almost everyone, including the venders. Our travel, shipping, product and gun show rental space prices keep going up. Many of us are keeping our prices as low as possible but it’s getting tougher to do so. Asking for a big discount on items is just about impossible.
Check out the Gunner Security Tanner Gun Show schedule in Denver Colorado.
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February 3rd, 2012 by Gunner Security
Distance of Laser Beams
Lasers will travel the same distance in the day or night and in theory, a laser beam can go forever but there are many items that can influence the distance. The air temperature, battery strength, the lasers mw rating, the lasers color, air impurities, fog, clouds, etc.
Class 1 and 2 lasers have an output power level usually between 3 to 5 milliwatt (mw) with 5mw being the maximum power output in most jurisdictions. Class 3 can go up to 100mw but are not classified for civilian use.
For firearms, you need a laser to project a beam as far as you want to shoot. For most handguns, 100 feet is more than you will ever need. For rifles, you can make the call, but I rarely need to shoot anything more than one-quarter mile away. When comes down to it, just about any quality red or green laser will work for you.
The nice thing about the handgun rail mount lasers is they can also be used on rifles or shotguns using a standard rail mount. This makes them an excellent choice if you want to swap firearms.
All of our great quality lasers can be viewed online: Green & Red Dot Lasers
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January 24th, 2012 by Gunner Security
Are Wallet Holsters Legal?
In a nut shell, it depends.
According to the ATF, if the firearm is completely encased by the holster and can be fired while in the holster, then you may need to receive approval, pay a fee to register the holster and get a tax stamp from the ATF. There has been a ton of blogs, chats, and bulletin board comments about this. Some individuals have stated it “illegal”, “you will get arrested”, etc. while other say it legal and will not cause an issue.
If the firearm is partially exposed, chances are it is legal and does not require special taxes or stamps. The wallet holsters sold by Gunner Security for Ruger, Kel-Tec, S&W Bodyguard, Kahr, Sig, Taurus, etc. have ATF approval and legal. In fact, you can read or download the ATF document that states their wallet holster is legal.
As the owner of Gunner Security, I have personally spoken to Police Officers, SWAT team members, FBI agents and bodyguards while they are inspecting this holster at my gun show booth. None of them had a issue with the holster. In fact they usually purchased one of two of them.
It’s up to you to make the decision on a purchase but I have sold close to 1,000 myself and my LCP has a permanent home in one. If I ever need to draw my weapon, I can use two hands to steady my adrenalin pumped up body and can hopefully protect whomever I am with.
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January 17th, 2012 by Gunner Security
Concealment Products For The Ladies
Although it seems most concealed carry holsters are made for men, Gunner Security has recognized this can be a challenge for women and we began offering concealed carry holsters for women a few years ago. Before you purchase a holster, you need to decide how you want to carry your firearm, the size of the firearm and what clothing you wear while carrying. Lets start from the ground up.
- Ankle holsters work great if wearing pants with loose fitting legs.
- Belly Bands are a great choice and can be worn inside your pants or exposed and are easily concealed by a blouse or jacket.
- Pocket & wallet holsters allow you to carry small firearms in your front or rear pockets.
- A belt clip/slide holster can be positioned anywhere around your waist.
- A light weight shoulder holster allows you to carry large firearms. Women only have to crisscross the straps in the front and the natural contour of the breasts help to hide the gun and spare magazines.
- The Packin T concealment T shirt allows you to carry your firearm and can be easily concealed. Just like the shoulder holster, the natural contour of the breasts help to hide the gun and spare magazines.
We stayed away from purses because it may take too much time to retrieve you firearm and most women we have spoken to agree fast access to their firearm is essential when and if it’s needed.
Ladies, what holster would you want to wear?
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January 12th, 2012 by Gunner Security
Laser Questions
For most individuals, green lasers are brighter than red lasers because they are closer to the center of our visible spectrum, making them look brighter to the human eye. Physical size of weapons mountable green lasers are usually twice the size of red lasers due to the optics and electronics needs to produce the green beam. The good news is green lasers are getting smaller in size.
Other items to consider.
- Most civilian green and red lasers are 5mW (due to governmental restrictions) in power, so they produce the same beam intensity.
- You can track a green laser beam back to the laser when smoke or fog is involved.
- Green lasers can be seen better during the day.
- Low cost green lasers can malfunction when they get below 40 degrees.
- Red lasers are not as expensive as a quality green laser.
- Red lasers do not consume as much power as inexpensive green lasers.
- Inexpensive green lasers have a large and fuzzy dot after 30 feet, most red lasers do not.
- A red laser dot on a target is more recognizable than a green dot.
- Weapons grade red lasers are usually smaller than green.
From our experience, it usually come down the lasers quality, purchase price, what you are mounting it on and if you would use your laser in bright daylight hours.
Both green and red laser work great, and you can see which ones we carry here: Green and Red Lasers
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