Before Khaled and Shoot Straight bought the circuit this would be impossible, always different. And now, this: "The doc and I got there right at opening, well maybe an hour later. Khaled was grinning ear-to-ear as he rolled the Segway past the 2 hour line to get in thinking: 'every 9 heads,$100.' Inside the conceal carry folks are turning folks away already, classes are limited to 200. Probably 1,000 wanting in. They'll need to hang till 2:00 if'n they get a spot now. Inside 'the big room' it's shoulder to shoulder. I guess soap is being hoarded. The guy just inside the door who usually has the best prices doesn't today. Haven't seen the whole room so maybe he does. Over to Shoot Straight, lotsa 'specials': Rem or Mossberg 12 ga mini shotguns $595, going fast. Plastic receiver AR's $1295. Better quality for $1695 and they're moving, 4473 chairs got folks standing around waiting for their name to be called. The Egyptian woman from Sarasota has some inventory, her prices went from great to right in line with Khaled, that's why she's back. Again, full 4473 chairs. Unfortunately FDLE background checks are taking an hour and a half, happens in every 'crisis.' Ammo piled high: .22lr-brick of Rem Thunderbolts $100 but crossed out with 'show special $80' on the Post-it note. .223 is $599/1K, 9mm $399/1K and folks bringing handtrucks to move their purchases Over in the 'little room' The AR guy ain't sat down all morning, everything is 250% higher but folks need it now. Harry Beckwith started a stampede putting out an estate's worth of SW and Colt's revolvers on his tables. Didn't even get price tags on the guns when folks started offering double what his folks (he's dead) were going to ask. Whew, it's lunch time and over to the food area. 2 orders chili-cheese-fries, a coke and sweet tea, $28 and no chili for the fries. At least the weather is Chamber-of-Commerce beautiful." Joe
