Thousands of people showed up for the Pioneer Gun Club Show Saturday at the Amarillo Civic Center with lines even backed up down the halls for hours.
Licensed gun dealers came from around the area to sell weapons, as well as ammunition and other merchandise. Organizers say they prepared for the larger crowd for this event because of all of the recent attention on gun control nationally. They even upped their security forces at the event with Amarillo Police Officers.
"With the times, we're as busy as we've ever been," said James Marten, Vice President of the Pioneer Gun Club. "We didn't expect quite this but it's wonderful. It'll help the club immensely to have this kind of crowd."
"We're wanting to preserve out Second Amendment right," added gun dealer from Liberal, Kansas Willie Vargas. "We feel like it's out duty to assure that our Second Amendment rights are never forgotten."
The Pioneer Gun Club hosts three gun shows each year. Part of the proceeds raised are donated to groups like Boys and Girls Scouts or Boys Ranch, or any groups that encourage recreational shooting and gun education.
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Waurika, Okla._A Jefferson County man already facing charges of child sexual abuse is back behind bars again after investigators said another young victim came forward. Waurika police arrested David Grubbs
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Lawton, Okla._Two residents here in Lawton along with firefighters got their dose of heat after a home suddenly caught fire. It happened just before 6:00 p.m. Sunday evening on NW Liberty and 34th St. While
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NASA scientists have recorded a powerful explosion on the moon. A meteoroid struck the moon's surface at speeds of 56-thousand-miles-an-hour back on March 17th, but they just released this information
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GRANBURY, Texas_Emotions were high Saturday as residents of a North Texas town waited to return to their homes for the first time after being ravaged by a tornado. Hundreds lined up on Saturday at a Granbury
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NORMAN, Okla_Students always talk about making the grade, but one OU student took that a little too literally. Authorities have charged 24 year old Roja Hamad, a University of Oklahoma student, with 5
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