Is the Nazi memorabilia guy at the gun show really a Nazi?

[Redcap]

I am willing to bet he is not a Nazi. Just a guy who found a nitch market and as a businessman is making some money on it. In his case he is a master of one trade, not a jack of all trades.

I agree. He is there for one purpose, to make a buck.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

They hate us for our freedoms

 

[spider]

Pretty sure he just in it for the money, I myself acquired a pewter Nazi eagle cross from a friend of a friend, this was once mounted on a train used to transport whatever, I sold it to a collector then he sold it to some war vet, on another topic there's at least 2-3 random vendors I see at some gun shows that I would assume are aryan nation members they sold stuff from cheap knives to voodoo tactical gear, I myself had a strange feeling due to my white friend getting all the help he needed from asking questions, then me (asian ,240lbs, 6 feet tall) holding a shotgun scabbard I wanted to buy, with wallet in hand locked eyes with the guy who was bald headed and tattooed from wrist to shoulders but got ignored instead, so I dropped it and walked on. I'm pretty sure nazi memorabilia guy is the last guy you want to assume was a nazi.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Pretty sure he just in it for the money, I myself acquired a pewter Nazi eagle cross from a friend of a friend, this was once mounted on a train used to transport whatever, I sold it to a collector then he sold it to some war vet, on another topic there's at least 2-3 random vendors I see at some gun shows that I would assume are aryan nation members they sold stuff from cheap knives to voodoo tactical gear, I myself had a strange feeling due to my white friend getting all the help he needed from asking questions, then me (asian ,240lbs, 6 feet tall) holding a shotgun scabbard I wanted to buy, with wallet in hand locked eyes with the guy who was bald headed and tattooed from wrist to shoulders but got ignored instead, so I dropped it and walked on. I'm pretty sure nazi memorabilia guy is the last guy you want to assume was a nazi.

Don't assume.. some guys are just jerks and treat white people the same way if they are having a bad day

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

I'm pretty sure nazi memorabilia guy is the last guy you want to assume was a nazi.

I would agree. Those that you would need ot worry about, are not flying nazi flags...in the open atleast.

He is a niche supplier. It is odd that some say it is ok to "collect" or "buy" xyz... and not be labeled, but that some one "Selling" is not acceptable.

A true Captialist Rebublic at its finest as far as I am concernead. It is not only a canary in the coal mine but a good thing, because without those to remind us, we know the liberal media would make us forget...and has been stated, if there were those not interested, that "booth" would not have held that same position for almost the last 10 years.

...now what about the recent resurgent of mainstream pro-palestinian/anti-semtic mentality?


On a few other subjects mentioned here...
There is a very fine line between socialism and communism, essential a hand full of breakable rules and a lot of desperation. One just a step to the other.

As far as China being Capatalist?...well thats a whole'nother argument.


BTW> Spider: You are easily 6'2,... and I get bubblegumty service at the gun shows too...and i am considered white.

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

and i bought some iron cross cufflinks off him once...does that make me a National Socialist (Nazi)...I dont think so, ...

Although in Germany it is illegal to posses NAZI artifacts..

 

[Trlsmn]

I don't think people should get offended by that stuff, the fact is Hollywood has been profiting from the Swastika and the Nazi's for the past 70 years. I myself have a ring liberated from a Nazi that "wouldn't be needing it anymore" as my grandfather liked to say, he was in WWII and "acquired" it from a dead Nazi when he wasn't looking. It was passed down to my father and now it's mine, it's not a symbol of the greatness of the 3rd Reich it is a symbol that we kicked the crap out of the 3rd Reich.

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

I don't think people should get offended by that stuff, the fact is Hollywood has been profiting from the Swastika and the Nazi's for the past 70 years. I myself have a ring liberated from a Nazi that "wouldn't be needing it anymore" as my grandfather liked to say, he was in WWII and "acquired" it from a dead Nazi when he wasn't looking. It was passed down to my father and now it's mine, it's not a symbol of the greatness of the 3rd Reich it is a symbol that we kicked the crap out of the 3rd Reich.

SS Totenkopf Ring?...original, Nice... (Death'shead ring)

 

[Trlsmn]

SS Totenkopf Ring?...original, Nice... (Death'shead ring)

Yes, I'll try to get a picture up later to show it off. Hopefully I won't get anyone trying to accuse me of being a Nazi in doing so.

 

[crusader4x]

Although I think that they guy has a right to sell his stuff just as I have the right to walk past and ignore him, I'm much more concerned about the fact that I've seen Nazi stuff at EVERY gun show I've been to. Anybody else concerned that people can begin to associate 2nd Amendment rights and gun shows with Nazi memorabilia?

 

[4Freedom]

Leaving capitalism aside, would it be appropriate for people to sell pretty pink dresses or barbie dolls at a gun show? I think non-firearm related collectibles belong at fashion or toy conventions. My feeling is that gun/weapons shows should be gun/weapon shows and that any goods that are outside the realm of firearms or weapons should not have the honor of an entire dedicated booth. Now, if the guy was selling guns and had a few extra things to sell, I have no problem with that. However, as I said before, nazi-related memorabilia at gun shows doesn't do much to help people with their gun rights. It just gives fuel to gun grabbers and all those who seek to add more restrictions to our freedoms, especially gun shows. What would you think if your local car dealer started selling refrigerators? What happens if it got to the point they had more refrigerators than cars? It would get annoying right? The more non-firearm/knife dealers who clog up the gun/knife shows, the less the event becomes a gun/knife show.

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

wwII memorabilia blurs in contrast with firearms that are often inline with other WWII era items, where does it stop...What makes America great is the freedom for exception, and not the rule of the common,...

It woudl be very NAZI like indeed to limit this guy in what, or how he may sell his items in anapproriate area dedicate for rational free humans.

The National Socialist indeeed believed it was the goverments duty to regulate what and where items could be sold, ...

 

[Trlsmn]

To those who don't know about these the H, Himmler was on all of these rings this is not a designation that it belonged to Himmler.

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

they were given out by himmler, and when a soldier died they were retuned to the SS tower ...there were some 1000 of them looted directly form wolfsburg after the war, ...and numerous others found on dead SS members borught back to england and west europe, on to America. Red maffia likes them as keep sakes..., they go for much more in russia than they do here.

 

[Trlsmn]

Although I think that they guy has a right to sell his stuff just as I have the right to walk past and ignore him, I'm much more concerned about the fact that I've seen Nazi stuff at EVERY gun show I've been to. Anybody else concerned that people can begin to associate 2nd Amendment rights and gun shows with Nazi memorabilia?

Not at all, people would have to want to make that association and those people are agenda driven so it wouldn't matter if the Nazi stuff was there or not. Change Nazi stuff to Islamic fundamentalist stuff and see if it then makes any association? The fact is Nazi's were pro gun control not anti gun control.

I personally detest white power in all it's forms I call them the Ku Klux Klowns!

 

[4Freedom]

wwII memorabilia blurs in contrast with firearms that are often inline with other WWII era items, where does it stop...What makes America great is the freedom for exception, and not the rule of the common,...

It woudl be very NAZI like indeed to limit this guy in what, or how he may sell his items in anapproriate area dedicate for rational free humans.

The National Socialist indeeed believed it was the goverments duty to regulate what and where items could be sold, ...

If he wanted to sell nazi lugers and knives at a gun show, I think it is more appropriate. Being Jewish, I am hoping to get my hands on a nazi luger one of these days. It is a sign of honor for a Jewish person to hold one, as many Jews were usually on the other end of the nazi luger. You could have asked my great-grandfather about this one. Many of his relatives in his Belorussian village were on the wrong end of German Lugers, Walthers and Mausers.

Back to the point, I think the other stuff is just diverting the show from its main purpose. It's not about freedom, so much as it is about order. A gun show should be selling firearm/weapon-related accessories, not war memorabilia like photos, uniforms, helmets, rings, pins, etc etc.. What would you think if you started seeing people clogging up gun shows with lawn mowers, refrigerators, etc.. People can always relate anything to guns..

I will say I find war memorabilia very interesting, but my personal feeling is I rather see them at antique or military-related shows, rather than gun/knife shows.

This is just my opinion. People have the right to disagree..

 

[Trlsmn]

If he wanted to sell nazi lugers and knives at a gun show, I think it is more appropriate. Being Jewish, I am hoping to get my hands on a nazi luger one of these days. It is a sign of honor for a Jewish person to hold one, as many Jews were usually on the other end of the nazi luger. You could have asked my great-grandfather about this one. Many of his relatives in his Belorussian village were on the wrong end of German Lugers, Walthers and Mausers.

Back to the point, I think the other stuff is just diverting the show from its main purpose. It's not about freedom, so much as it is about order. A gun show should be selling firearm/weapon-related accessories, not war memorabilia like photos, uniforms, helmets, rings, pins, etc etc.. What would you think if you started seeing people clogging up gun shows with lawn mowers, refrigerators, etc.. People can always relate anything to guns..

I will say I find war memorabilia very interesting, but my personal feeling is I rather see them at antique or military-related shows, rather than gun/knife shows.

This is just my opinion. People have the right to disagree..

If not all the tables are sold I can understand the promoter selling them to other interests such as that one mentioned or the Beanie Baby, Beef Jerky stuff but I think that gun sellers should get first pick. That said I believe in capitalism and private entrepreneur rights and wouldn't do anymore than mention these things as a subject of conversation.

 

[SON*OF*LIBERTY]

"A gun show should be selling firearm/weapon-related accessories, not war memorabilia like photos, uniforms, helmets, rings, pins, etc etc.. What would you think if you started seeing people clogging up gun shows with lawn mowers, refrigerators, etc.. People can always relate anything to guns.. "

"war memorabilia like photos, uniforms, helmets, rings, pins, etc etc.. " these are traditional sold at gunshows as far back as shows themselves...

You can relate anything to anything, gunshow is a firearms tradition, and about everything that is traditionaly related to firearms...


"lawn mowers, refrigerators, etc.." not so traditional at gunshows....and yes there are many other items that ARE at shows, that are not traditional, this is why I quite traditionaly going.

Wars always have a side that lost, a side that suffered, etc, we can not erase history to hide the pain form suffering, it is better to remeber it to prevent it from happening again.

 

[4Freedom]

Perhaps, I am griping a bit about this from what I witnessed at a gun show a couple winters ago in Vancouver. There was very few firearm dealers there, but plenty of other vendors selling weird thing-a-ma-jigs that I had no clue what they were. I was disconcerted to see so few firearms at a gun show, but so many other people selling odd stuff which had little use to me.

Anyhow, I don't really go to gun shows anymore anyway. Let them sell what they want..

In all honesty, the only truly worrisome combo I have seen is one of the gun shops near me that is situated in a liquor store. The owner assured me it was a good combination, but I worry it may not be so. Right under the bottles of bourbons are some nice pistol grip shotguns. Ammo lies side by side with little liquor bottles. Anyone else think two and two don't go together.

Anyway, I don't think it should ever be illegal to sell anything (outside he obvious: drugs, etc). This is more about common-sense than enforcement.

 

[HollisOR]

Gun shows need to have a balance. About 15 years ago, the Salem gun show was pretty darn good. It eventually died. I asked some people why, they said it became like a flea market. I don't know if that is true. I like the Rickeral show now, it use to have a rally good breakfast. Meet with friends, breakfast and look at all the stuff. If there are a lot of people there, it is a good show and what ever they are doing works.