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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/24/organizer-postpones-pennsylvania-gun-show/1863231/
Gun advocates argue that gun shows and gun rights will remain stronger than ever because of push-back by citizens eager to protect the second amendment.
Other cities are talking about taking similar steps while some gun shows have postponed their events, Lorenz said.
The region where the Pennsylvania show was supposed to take place will lose about $80 million in revenue, said Rick Dunlap, a spokesman for Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau.
"This economic loss is collateral damage from a national debate," said Dunlap adding that local businesses rely on the show for first quarter earnings.
Gun rights advocates argue that the president, congressional leaders, and gun control supporters are unfairly using the Newtown shooting to pressure organizations and the public into restricting guns.
"An attack on one firearm is an attack on all," said Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, a non-profit legal defense organization based in Bellevue, Wash. "They are trying to pit one gun owner against another gun owner."
Gun advocates argue that gun shows and gun rights will remain stronger than ever because of push-back by citizens eager to protect the second amendment.
Other cities are talking about taking similar steps while some gun shows have postponed their events, Lorenz said.
The region where the Pennsylvania show was supposed to take place will lose about $80 million in revenue, said Rick Dunlap, a spokesman for Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau.
"This economic loss is collateral damage from a national debate," said Dunlap adding that local businesses rely on the show for first quarter earnings.
Gun rights advocates argue that the president, congressional leaders, and gun control supporters are unfairly using the Newtown shooting to pressure organizations and the public into restricting guns.
"An attack on one firearm is an attack on all," said Alan Gottlieb, founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, a non-profit legal defense organization based in Bellevue, Wash. "They are trying to pit one gun owner against another gun owner."
