Anyone visit the Spokane show Sunday??

**5.56NATO** · 12-07-2015, 05:18 PM

"Now stories will vary, but I got my information directly from the gentleman who stepped in. There was a near miss at the gunshow today. Bill, an old Corpsman type who checks guns and helps out at the gunshow saw two middle eastern gentlemen enter the Gunshow today, Sunday. They were asked for any guns and both seemed surprised and each turned over a loaded 10mm Glock. Bill followed them after that as he noticed they each had "Syria" tattooed on their wrist. Bill was distracted for a moment, but then was alerted by a vendor that they were going booth to booth asking for "Assault Rifles." When they were asked if they were WA residents they stated "We don't have to tell you that," and one vender even asked if they were US citizens to which they rapidly walked away. Bill caught up with them when on was either reaching for his wallet or possibly a gun and Bill saw that he was carrying another gun that was not checked at the door. Bill grabbed the gentleman and noticing that the other was closing distance on Bill he asked for help and another vendor and a shopper grabbed up the other gentleman. They were found to each have multiple other loaded guns, and several other magazines. They were escorted to the front and I believe turned over to police.

Now I was not there, I only heard from the man who was involved, and as with any incident there will be a dozen versions, but I think the point here is this is closer to home than anyone is comfortable with."
http://www.spokaneguntrader.com/view...p?f=29&t=98511

If you were, it'd be interesting to know if you saw anything unusual.

**alismith** · 12-07-2015, 05:26 PM

Hummm, I wonder if that will make the news.....?

**imanaknut** · 12-07-2015, 06:03 PM

It will never make the news. Only when many people die does it make the news. Preventing "mass killings" as the newsless media likes to call them, is not news worthy.

**sevlex** · 12-07-2015, 06:14 PM

Bill followed them after that as he noticed they each had "Syria" tattooed on their wrist.

That info strikes me as odd. If they are middle-eastern wouldn't a tattoo be in arabic? This type of detail is often a hallmark of a hoax.

**Schuetzenman** · 12-07-2015, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by sevlex

That info strikes me as odd. If they are middle-eastern wouldn't a tattoo be in arabic? This type of detail is often a hallmark of a hoax.

Or a BS story.

**ltorlo64** · 12-07-2015, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by Schuetzenman

Or a BS story.

TomAto, tomato...

**Richard Simmons** · 12-07-2015, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by sevlex

That info strikes me as odd. If they are middle-eastern wouldn't a tattoo be in arabic? This type of detail is often a hallmark of a hoax.

That was my first thought. What Syrian would have the name of his country in English? Probably not a good idea to get hung up on details or you get labeled some kind of apologist.

**imanaknut** · 12-07-2015, 11:35 PM

Someone with "Syria" tattoo'd on their wrist, a wannabee? Wants to be a member of the terrorist club, but knows that joining them is a one way trip. You can check out any time you want (suicide bomber) but you can never leave.

Just ask the two girls from Britain that joined ISIS, only to find out that it really isn't much fun being a woman, none the less a foreign woman in ISIS. Wait, you can't ask them, they were beaten to death when they tried to leave.

If they really had Syria tattoo'd on their wrist, I would be afraid they would try to prove their allegiance by doing something that would make King Barack blame honest firearm owners.

**5.56NATO** · 12-08-2015, 10:50 AM

On the tats I dunno, but if they were in monkey script, few in North America could read them so who knows, maybe they're trying to intimidate. That's saying if this is for real. Anyway they deleted the thread, this is all that is left on the topic;
http://www.spokaneguntrader.com/view...p?f=19&t=98522

**Richard Simmons** · 12-08-2015, 12:51 PM

According to the posts on the other forum this reported incident was from the friend of a friend on facebook? Two heavily armed individuals were detained and disarmed but unarmed vendors and attendees at the show? I believe we'll see more things like this on the internet and the majority will be just as vague and unsubstantiated.

**5.56NATO** · 12-09-2015, 02:09 PM

The thread that was deleted had a post by a forum member who was at the show and said he saw some of the events as told. Still waiting for any further details.