N.Y. gun show agrees to limits on sales, display

Sales of semi-automatic weapons have risen since the school shooting at Newtown, Conn., as gun buyers seek to beat any restrictions enacted in the wake of the massacre. / CBS News

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. The organizers of a gun show set for Saratoga Springs later this month have agreed not to display or sell military-style, semiautomatic weapons.

Cathy Petronis of New Eastcoast Arms Collectors Associates tells the Daily Gazette of Schenectady that the group will go along with the request from city officials urging exhibitors not to display semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines similar to the ones used in last month's Connecticut school shooting.

On Wednesday, the Saratoga Springs City Council voted unanimously to urge the organization not to display items of the type used in the Newtown tragedy.

The show is scheduled for Jan. 12-13.

Last week, Petronis' husband David had advised exhibitors not to bring the AR-15-type weapons with them or, if they did, to have them under their tables or in boxes.

[anabellj87]

Throw some airsoft in there and the moms will shut up :p *sings* this is my rifle http://www.airsplat.com/Items/ERM-CYMA-CM041.htm

[jwoodatty]

According to the FBI, in 2011, there were 323 murders committed with a rifle but 496 murders committed with hammers and clubs. So don't forget to outlaw the assault hammers (they are the black plastic ones).

[Rocket_USA]

Does the city council ask the local bars and resturants to stop selling alchol everytime a drunk driver kills someone in New York or stop selling cigarettes everytime someone dies of Lung Cancer?

[joesapper]

Nobody said anything about stop selling the firearms at the trade show , the ar15 types were still available for sale.

[joesapper]

Responsible measures by responsible gun owners considering recent events.

Thumbs up !

[Mortarman29Infantry1SG]

More silliness. Uh oh, they are black and scary looking.

Everytime I hear people talk about "assault weapons" I laugh at their complete stupidity!

[BigMykul]

Just sell the stock guns with conversion kits...easy way to avoid these anti-gun idiots.