Gun Tourism Doesn't Appeal To Vast Majority of Americans
Skift Take
Despite all the sensationalism in reportage of the recent tragic incident, the reality is that the idea of gun tourism is only appealing to a small portion of Americans, and fewer still act on it.
Gun tourism, where firing ranges serve as tourist attractions for out-of-state and international visitors, has come under intense spotlight over the last two weeks following a tragic incident involving the death of an Arizona firearms instructor by a 9-year-old girl who was firing a fully automatic Uzi.
Gun tourism has flourished in Nevada in recent years, as dozens of ranges have cropped up in Las Vegas and other gun-friendly states, that offer bullet-riddled bachelor parties and literal shotgun weddings, while tourists from Japan flock to ranges in Waikiki, Haw
