THE BIG E OFFICIALLY A GUN FREE ZONE

[falcon123]

The Big Enema

 

[Pyromancer]

Nah. There are plenty of agricultural fairs up north with none of that nonsense. I will avoid the Big E.

Marshfield town fair is no guns, and NO MULTITOOLS. Metal detectors. Surprised I didn't have to take my shoes off.

 

[smokey-seven]

Damn. So now where am I gonna go for my fix of live infomercials, fried dough and white trash??

Topsfield!

We might be able to tape the gun behind it."

I wonder how long the wait to get in will be...?

#7! #7 is the perp! I remember the violin! Isn't #8 from the Las Vegs Pawn shop? Thinking about it, #5 may be his kid. I also have a vote for #1 and #2!

 

[The5thDentist]

No weapons allowed?

In Springfield?

That's a great plan.

 

[drgrant]

Saves me a drive now....I bought an Uzi scope mount that I flipped pretty quickly at that show about 15 years ago. Even back then it was a beef jerky and chineese throwing star packed show.

this isn't the gun show, lol

 

[drgrant]

No weapons allowed?

In Springfield?

That's a great plan.

The big E is over the bridge, pretty boring over there....

 

[Dadstoys]

Great move , advertise that there is zero chance of return fire.
A nutbag's wet dream .

 

[wahsben]

Meanwhile Gilroy had metal detectors. Nothing like doubling-down on proven failure.

With this hard push for gun control now maybe they're looking for another failure so they'll have a better chance at success in their victim disarmament plans.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Marshfield town fair is no guns, and NO MULTITOOLS. Metal detectors. Surprised I didn't have to take my shoes off.

I went to that fair once. I was amazed the sheer # of 14yo prostitutes wandering around. I mean, you get them at every fair, but it seemed like there was an overabundance of them. That, and in typical mAss fashion, there is zero parking so people rent out their front lawns to park. Because we don't want attractions with reasonable parking in this state. That would be stupid. (See: Fenway, the old Shafer Stadium, The Garden, NotSo Great Woods, etc.,)

 

[SpaceCritter]

I went to that fair once. I was amazed the sheer # of 14yo prostitutes wandering around.

Is this a peculiarity of Massachusetts fairs? Cannot recall seeing any @ Bethlehem. Then again, I'm not in the market so may not have been paying attention.

Don't understand the "no multitools" rule either.

 

[Prepper]

Is this a peculiarity of Massachusetts fairs? Cannot recall seeing any @ Bethlehem. Then again, I'm not in the market so may not have been paying attention.

Don't understand the "no multitools" rule either.

Maybe they are afraid I will try to dismantle the ferris wheel with my Leatherman Squirt. I'm sure that is totally doable.

 

[PaulR]

I went to that fair once. I was amazed the sheer # of 14yo prostitutes wandering around. I mean, you get them at every fair, but it seemed like there was an overabundance of them. That, and in typical mAss fashion, there is zero parking so people rent out their front lawns to park. Because we don't want attractions with reasonable parking in this state. That would be stupid. (See: Fenway, the old Shafer Stadium, The Garden, NotSo Great Woods, etc.,)

I'm amazed at the "after 6" crowd. Reduced admission and they literally come flooding in. Interesting group of people, I'll leave it at that.

Parking: Main gate, gate 9 right on the main road. We never had a problem, that lot is 'yuge. Then again we get there early before it opens. We used to park in yards and walk, but you only save a buck or two.

 

[HorizontalHunter]

Despite the metal detectors they didn’t pick up the plate in my head or any of the other metal body parts I have, not even a blip.

Security theater. They have the sensitivity turned way down or off.

Bob

 

[Dennis in MA]

Is this a peculiarity of Massachusetts fairs? Cannot recall seeing any @ Bethlehem. Then again, I'm not in the market so may not have been paying attention.

Don't understand the "no multitools" rule either.

Maybe.

It's 12-14yo girls trying to look hot. But all they have to tell if they are "hot" or not is MTV. Ergo, they dress like hoe's from a rap video. Heavy on the makeup. Thin on the clothing. Booty shorts. Crop tops. My trip to Marshfield was probably 15 years ago. I got there very early. The hoe-patrol was out early. Wife and I were just walking by groups of girls and then giving that look to each other. My girls were 5 or so years younger than them. Whew.

They weren't hoes nor looking for any sort of action or boyfriends or long term relationships. They just had a VERY BAD sense of what was good looking. Lack of good parenting, basically. The TV is not a parent.

 

[tuna]

I respect their wishes. I also don’t want to violate their wishes by attending the gun shows there, since the don’t like them.

Too bad, since I live close and love county fairs. I’d rather go to Blandford, Three County or Westfield. A better class of trash.

 

[Al-Jim19]

Security theater. They have the sensitivity turned way down or off.

Bob

For the record I did see like 4 guys with pocket knives clipped to pockets. My kore belt buckle got through without issue too.

 

[tuna]

My friend went in disarmed last year and bought a knife there.
Guess it’s ok if you’re spending money.

 

[hennypenny]

I can understand boycotting because it's a GFZ.

But this forum absolutely shits on anything that's not for them. WTF. Based on people's reactions here I would have thought the Big E was one of Dantes circles....

It is! But that didn't stop Dante from paying a visit. And talking shit about who and what was seen at the Big E is the best part!

 

[eboos]

I've lived up here for 18 years and I don't even know what the Big E is. I get that it is some type of fair, but that is about it.

 

[Dennis in MA]

This year the Big E is something completely different.

Eastern States Exposition. . . . . Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

 

[TurboJeff]

Went on Saturday with the family and at 10am all those metal detectors were just for show. My wife's backpack was not searched, at all. When we left around 6pm, the detectors appeared to be on and they were wanding people. Inconsistent security measures, I guess.

 

[Miater]

Damn. I was planning to go there Saturday with the family.

Wasn’t there gun sales there years ago? Or am I mistaken?

 

[usp45ct]

Well I guess there are checks, then there are checks.....seems like things were lax yesterday.

 

[swatgig]

Do they have armed guards to keep out gang-bangers who decide they're coming in with their guns? If not, I'm not going.

 

[invaliduser]

I still don't get how a metal detector would stop anyone wanting to shoot the place up...?

Armed guy with ill intent shows up at checkpoint manned by people with metal detectors proceeds to blast the people manning the checkpoint. Continues to stroll right in after that to carry on what they just started.

 

[Dadstoys]

I still don't get how a metal detector would stop anyone wanting to shoot the place up...?

Armed guy with ill intent shows up at checkpoint manned by people with metal detectors proceeds to blast the people manning the checkpoint. Continues to stroll right in after that to carry on what they just started.

Never infuse logic into a liberal's circle jerk.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Went on Saturday with the family and at 10am all those metal detectors were just for show. My wife's backpack was not searched, at all. When we left around 6pm, the detectors appeared to be on and they were wanding people. Inconsistent security measures, I guess.

Don’t you know the bad men only come out at night?

 

[TurboJeff]

Don’t you know the bad men only come out at night?

Apparently. One thing that bugs me about it is if something did happen they would say "well we had metal detectors. Top of the line security." blah blah.. Well, no you didn't.

 

[TurboJeff]

Do they have armed guards to keep out gang-bangers who decide they're coming in with their guns? If not, I'm not going.

Town and City police at the gates. If security is as tight as during my visit, both you and the gang bangers can walk in armed.

 

[SFC13557]

Damn. I was planning to go there Saturday with the family.

Wasn’t there gun sales there years ago? Or am I mistaken?

******
The have gun shows a couple times a year in one building.