HARRISBURG, Pa. — A large Pennsylvania outdoors show was postponed indefinitely Thursday after its organizers’ ban on assault weapons triggered a backlash and a growing vendor boycott.
Reed Exhibitions posted a notice on the website of the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show that said an ‘‘emotionally charged atmosphere’’ had been created that would make it impossible to hold an event ‘‘designed to provide family enjoyment.’’
Reed had decided to ban the sale and display of assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.
I was going to re-link the same old things but I think I'll skip it today.
I was going to re-link the same old things but I think I'll skip it today.
The nine-day show had been scheduled to start Feb. 2 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Reed’s statement said the show was being postponed ‘‘for now’’ but did not elaborate, and a Reed spokeswoman declined an interview request or to provide details beyond that posting....
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