GunTV: Coming to cable soon!

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

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.

debic · ‎09-02-2010

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 · ‎03-09-2010

Oh peachy!

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Puzzle Piece · ‎06-29-2010

@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 · ‎04-20-2012

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!"

esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

@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.

esmeraldagooch · ‎03-10-2010

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.

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

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 · ‎04-20-2012

@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.

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@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.

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Ratz!

Keep Your Face To The Sunshine and You Will Not See The Shadow