Glendale Gun Show

The Glendale Gun Show is no more at least not at the civic center anymore. Nothing on the site about a new location so basically all we’re left with is Crossroads, unless you want to drive out to Victorville. If this new upsets you and you live in Glendale please vote out the council members who proposed the ban and voted for it.

Unfortunately, as of 2013, the Glendale City Council has banned the Glendale Gun Show. Even though, to the best of my knowledge, there has never been a single incident of trouble there. Let me quote from a local Glendale paper:
«After 20 years, hunters, gun collectors and gun advocates will no longer gather at the Glendale Gun Show — at least on city property.
The Glendale City Council voted 3 – 2 Tuesday to ban the Glendale Gun Show at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. The ordinance prohibits possession or sale of guns and ammunition on all city-​owned properties with the exemption of public right-​of-​ways, such as sidewalks and streets.
The council says that the location of the weekend-​long gun shows, held in March, August and November, is just too close to „very sensitive“ areas. The auditorium is across the street from Glendale Community College, which has 16,000 students, and is less than 1,000 feet from College View School, a Glendale Unified School District K-​12 school.»

«Disappointment» is the best way to describe the Glendale gun show. I went both Sat and Sun (I live in Glendale) looking for a pistol or a .22 rifle.
Only a few overpriced pistols and not much of a deal on ammo, same high prices as everywhere else.
2 local stores attended but didn’t have any guns to sell, they referred me back to their stores.
The few ARs & AKs I saw were way overpriced just like everywhere you see nowadays.
C&Rs overpriced too.
The only positive was this older gentleman (private party seller) selling some of his rifles. I got his Weatherby XXII semi-​auto in mint condition with a scope for $ 325.00. Much better gun than the overpriced 10/​22s people are selling for $ 400 – 500. The 3 stars are for him, not the gun show.

I went to the gun show to buy some ammo. The gun stores have been pretty thin for the past couple of months so I though that I would try my luck at the show.
As I expected the place was packed. The Glendale Civic Auditorium is a pretty small venue but when you are at capacity upstairs and downstairs, there are a lot of people in there.
The line to get in took about an hour. Once I got in I located the only ammo supplier that had 9 mm and stood in their line. That line took about an hour and 15 minutes to get through.
The waiting seemed long but I did get what I came for an I no longer have an ammo problem:)

I’ll be honest: I’m a gun nut. I’m also kind of a gun snob.
The Glendale show is awesome because it’s 5 minutes from where I live, and I can usually find some fairly spectacular ammo deals by buying in bulk. When you get bitten by the shooting bug, it’s much easier to buy 500 to 1000 rounds of ammo every four months for calibers you shoot a lot of rather than buying several 50-​round boxes every week. Some of the vendors at the Glendale show make it relatively economical to shoot frequently. The Miwall booth is packed. Constantly. And for good reason. I’ve dropped $ 400+ at this booth alone and had a friend help me carry the amount of ammo I’ve bought back to my trunk.
Now, the bad: in comparison to the Crossroads of the West show, there’s far less GUNS to purchase. For every vendor with a selection of handguns or rifles, there’s another vendor selling Betty Boop lunchboxes, Indian-​themed belts, or cheap lighters.
Much as I appreciate the Glendale show, the signal-​to-​noise ratio is worse than I want it to be. If I go to a gun show, I’m looking for good deals on guns or ammo. Here, the Glendale show pales in comparison to the Costa Mesa or Ontario shows, where I can usually find about twice to three times the selection of guns.
If you’re looking for a few boxes of ammo and a factory-​new Glock, the Glendale show will serve you fine. However, if you’re looking for a five-​screw S&W K-​22 that hasn’t been refinished (and assuming you can decipher the gun-​specific moon language that I’m throwing down here), the Glendale show isn’t your best choice.

This is the closest of the Gun Shows if you live in LA and the only one I am aware of within LA County. It’s probably the smallest gun show of them all, but it’s close, parking is free, and you can still can save a lot of money if you’re shopping for that someone special (like me).
The two main ammo providers are there Miwall and LAX, but other than that there isn’t all that much here. A lot of old stuff for sale and I didn’t find it as interesting as the other Gun Shows where they have more stuff to look at. But if you just want to pick up some ammo at a good price and live in LA, it’s a sure bet.
If you any of you have any questions about guns, bug out bags, or disaster preparedness drop me a line.

Every few months, the gun show comes to Glendale, California for a two day weekend event. This past weekend was my first time attending this particular location. Never assume its going to be dead. We arrived on day one at 10am-​ish (opened at 9am) and people were already fighting for parking. The great thing about this location is that they offer free parking. The work is finding it. Free parking is almost unheard of these days and I hope they keep it that way. If you go onto their website, be sure to print one a copy of their $ 1 coupon. A dollar saved means an extra bullet or two you can buy. With the coupon, the entrance fee is $ 8 total. Supposedly, you can also return the next day for free if you went on day one.
There are two floors to the place and many vendors. They were about 3 – 4 ammo vendors. Do your look around homework first. Don’t just buy right off the bat, compare the prices and the supplies and go with what suits you best. Like any other show, everyone is trying to compete with each other. Besides ammo, there’s plenty of other things to buy and see. Whether you need stuff for your assault rifles, shotguns, handguns, accessories, cleaning supplies, tactical gear, knives, shoe cleaning products, beef jerky, air soft items, cheaply made China stuff, you name it.
Come early and be prepared for a big crowd. The place isn’t entirely huge so you’ll kind of feel like you’re crammed into a small area. You have no idea how much people love their guns and ammo until you go to these events. I ran into people I haven’t seen since high school there, both looking at each other with that «WTF you doing here?» look. I thought the tobacco industry had it good. The NRA (National Rifle Association) are doing great job as well.
Check their websites for their dates and updated info.
Remember: when zombies attack, all you really need is water, some survivial supplies, and tons of guns+ammunition.