Gun shows may have a certain image — but is it an accurate one?

Editor’s note: Gun debates grow louder in the wake of mass shootings and gun shows are right up there among topics of disagreement. Reporter Susan Goulding visited the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Costa Mesa, earlier this month, to observe what really goes on inside.
Less than a week after the Orange County Fair came to a close, Crossroads of the West Gun Show moved in.
Yet-to-be disassembled rides still loomed tall at the Orange County Fair & Event Center Aug. 17 and 18 as custo