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GunTV: Coming to cable soon!

sidsmom — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:27:36 GMT

Saw this on FastCompany.com...an edgy, business magazine.

Interesting...know the saying, "Nothing good happens after midnight?" Programming begins at 1AM! Hee.

Also interesting..how they tied in the QVC connection...twice.

GunTV, A QVC For Deadly Weapons, Is Coming To Cable Soon

By John Paul Titlow

Here’s some news that you’ll either consider appealing or horrifying: Soon, people will be able to buy guns from their living rooms, thanks to a QVC-style cable channel for firearms.

GunTV, which is set to launch in California’s Coachella Valley in January, brings the convenience of the Home Shopping Network to the process of purchasing deadly weapons. The station will be available nationally on yet-to-be-named cable and satellite providers.

At launch, programming will be limited to six hours a day, beginning at 1 a.m.—precisely the time of day when most people make their wisest decisions—but the network’s proprietors expect it to reach 24 hours of coverage within a year.

The channel’s founders insist that GunTV is just filling a market need by meeting the growing demand for guns while giving gun manufacturers a new way to advertise their latest models. Plus, they’re quick to point out, the new network will contain all kinds of helpful information about gun safety and responsible gun ownership. The Delaware-based parent company of the channel is even called The Social Responsibility Network.

Of course, unlike the shop-at-home TV experience we’re used to, GunTV will specialize in selling products that have some legal restrictions on their purchase. Thus, it's not as simple as ordering an iPad or a new elliptical machine.

As the Desert Sun explains:

To work within gun laws, GunTV won’t actually sell firearms directly to its viewers. Instead, when a viewer calls GunTV, the network will place an order on behalf of that viewer with Sports South, a Louisiana firearms distributor. Sports South will then ship the weapon to a local gun store, where it can be purchased like normal by the viewer.

Since it's illegal to fire guns inside studios in California, the channel will feature footage of guns being test-fired at off-site locations.

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debic — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:37:00 GMT

Guns have been available on the internet for years. They don't ship to certain places and you still have to be checked out before they ship to you.

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RoughDraft — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:37:17 GMT

Oh peachy!

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Puzzle Piece — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 22:45:53 GMT

@debic wrote:
Guns have been available on the internet for years. They don't ship to certain places and you still have to be checked out before they ship to you.

Ditto this. Many laws prevent the sale of firearms in careless and casual ways.

Criminal sorts don't obey or consider the laws. They purchase their firearms through the black market or other illegal ways.

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foundinlv — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:15:36 GMT

My husband would make a great host for this new Gun TV show as he is very knowledgeable and very articulate. Many people have asked his opinion on various guns they saw and were interested in buying. As the other poster stated, internet websites that sell weapons have been around for years....customers purchases are sent to a local gun store for pickup and the paperwork including background checks is done there. When I told my husband about Gun TV, his reply was, "I'm in!"

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esmeraldagooch — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:25:03 GMT

@foundinlv wrote:
My husband would make a great host for this new Gun TV show as he is very knowledgeable and very articulate. Many people have asked his opinion on various guns they saw and were interested in buying. As the other poster stated, internet websites that sell weapons have been around for years....customers purchases are sent to a local gun store for pickup and the paperwork including background checks is done there. When I told my husband about Gun TV, his reply was, "I'm in!"

I would be interested if they were selling something we were looking for. Especially if they show it being shot on a range by a woman and man.

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esmeraldagooch — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:27:41 GMT

There are many shows on shopping channels featuring swords and knives, which are banned in some countries. They will have to do background checks before sales on customers.

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MyGirlsMom — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:31:18 GMT

Goody!

Now I know what to get the mail carrier, manicurist, nail tech, bank teller, UPS deliverer, etc. for thank you gifts for great service. For my Peeps, if it comes bedazzled, it's yours.

Ain't love grand?

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foundinlv — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:30:56 GMT

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
Goody!

Now I know what to get the mail carrier, manicurist, nail tech, bank teller, UPS deliverer, etc. for thank you gifts for great service. For my Peeps, if it comes bedazzled, it's your.

Ain't love grand?

It doesn't work that way.

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MyGirlsMom — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:32:37 GMT

@foundinlv wrote:
@MyGirlsMom wrote:
Goody!

Now I know what to get the mail carrier, manicurist, nail tech, bank teller, UPS deliverer, etc. for thank you gifts for great service. For my Peeps, if it comes bedazzled, it's your.

Ain't love grand?
It doesn't work that way.

***

Ratz!

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foundinlv — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 23:33:57 GMT

@MyGirlsMom wrote:
@foundinlv wrote:
@MyGirlsMom wrote:
Goody!

Now I know what to get the mail carrier, manicurist, nail tech, bank teller, UPS deliverer, etc. for thank you gifts for great service. For my Peeps, if it comes bedazzled, it's your.

Ain't love grand?
It doesn't work that way.
***

Ratz!

You are the only person on the boards who can be both irritating and humorous at the same time. You're very talented.

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jaxs mom — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:25:17 GMT

So? You can already buy guns over the internet and there is a gun selling auction website too. All sales have to go through and be shipped to an FFL who verifies your ID and runs the background check. Much ado about nothing IMO.

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terrier3 — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:29:28 GMT

@debic wrote:
Guns have been available on the internet for years. They don't ship to certain places and you still have to be checked out before they ship to you.

That is how the Aurora CO theater killer got his guns and ammo...mail order.

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Meezerpleezer — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:37:54 GMT

@terrier3 wrote:
@debic wrote:
Guns have been available on the internet for years. They don't ship to certain places and you still have to be checked out before they ship to you.
That is how the Aurora CO theater killer got his guns and ammo...mail order.

I don't live in CO but I assume that this guy passed his NICs background check at that time because he had no criminal record. Unless, of course, there was a straw purchaser involved which is also a federal crime, I believe. Some of the weapons obtained by the San Bern. couple sound like straw purchases since they weren't in their names.

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ladyroxanne — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:45:01 GMT

the whole thing turns my stomach

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LyndaGee — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:46:38 GMT

That now defunct Shop At Home channel used to sell swords. There was an unfortunate incident with a host (YouTube).

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Nancy Drew — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 02:46:50 GMT

Ain't America great!

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hyacinth003 — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 03:43:14 GMT

My daughter tells me (she's been to England twice) that knives are illegal there.

I would not buy a gun via the internet or television. I am not knowledgeable enough. But, my husband (who is a military veteran) IS going to get a permit and buy a gun. I have never handled one in my life.

We do not feel safe anymore.

Hyacinth

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hckynutjohn — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:11:41 GMT

I hope Dish Network picks it up. I'm always interested in what's new with lots of products. Guns are something I can't learn enough about.

hckynut(john)

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DoneTryin — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 06:04:06 GMT

And I suppose the FBI's telling everyone to tune in?