NEWS AND NOTES FOR THE MEETINGS AND CONVENTIONS INDUSTRY

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Fully Loaded Sales have skyrocketed at gun shows across the country since the Sandy Hook shootings. Gun Shows Aſter Newtown

debates over gun ownership and regulation. And it took no time for the shockwaves from Newtown to reverberate through the world of gun shows. Following the tragedy — which came three days after a shooting at

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o the surprise of no one, the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings that killed 26 people — including 20 young children — in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14 have led to renewed

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ON THE WEB

› Read the U.S. Department of Justice report “The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives’ Investigative Operations at Gun Shows” at convn.org/atf-report.

› Read the City of New York’s report “Gun Show Undercover: Report on Illegal Sales at Gun Shows” at convn.org/ nyc-report.

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