For the past several years the gun shows in Midland have been put on by The Texas Gun & Knife Association, Inc. (TGKA). Visitors to the gun show here last February may have noticed a difference. One notable change is the disappearance of their website which until recently was found at www.texasgunandknifeshows.com.
I've written about gun shows on these pages in the past, and search engines frequently lead people here who may have been looking for a schedule or a clue as to what happened to that site. So here's a possible explanation.
According to the gossip, TGKA was run by a husband and wife team who were recently divorced, and the husband ended up with the company. And if you do a Google search for "Texas gun and knife show" and look at the page cached on August 27, 2005, you'll see this company profile:
Texas Gun & Knife Association, Inc. began in January of 1978 in Austin, TX. Don Hill was and still is President and founder, his ex-wife Kim was with the company from January 1989 till August 2005.
According to the gossip, Kim Hill started her own gun show company, and a search reveals her website at Silver Spur Gun Shows. And according to the schedule, she has shows planned in New Mexico and West Texas with a show in Midland at the new Horseshoe Center on October 7 & 8, 2006.
It's not exactly "The War of the Roses," but it's an interesting development. And customers almost always benefit from more competition.
By the way, if the principals wish to correct anything, weigh in on the matter, or just add more gossip, please feel free to email or leave a comment.
Yes. It has been confusing at times! I run the "Big List of ALL Texas Shows" and try really hard to make sure I have all the shows listed. But I agree that competition is good for the consumer, and I certainly support anything that helps the gun industry and gun owners.
Posted by: William Miller | July 29, 2006 at 12:25 PM
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Posted by: gennick | December 08, 2007 at 09:18 AM
hey nice post thank you!!!!
Posted by: Buy Online | March 19, 2009 at 11:07 PM
UPDATE 08/29/09
Kim Sansom (formerly Hill) and her new husband Monty run Silver Spur Gun and Blade Shows at http://www.silverspurgunshows.com
Don and Janice Hill still run the Texas Gun & Knife Association, Inc. at http://www.texasgunandknifeshows.com
"The Big List of ALL Texas Gun Shows" has been relaunched and moved to http://www.gunshowminute.com/tx
- pupista! (barking mad on the right)
Posted by: pupista! (barking mad on the right) | August 29, 2009 at 08:38 PM
Thanks Pupista. That's a very extensive list over there at The Big List.
Posted by: Geo | August 30, 2009 at 06:14 AM