Missouri Gun & Knife Show

Laura Simon

Sunday, March 13, 2011

The semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show was held at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau Saturday, March 12 - Sunday, March 13, 2011.

Shoppers mull over a table of hand guns Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
Pocket knives are plentiful Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
Travis Halter, left, and Austin Huffman if Jackson check out a Baretta hand gun Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
A detailed pocket knife is on display Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Shoppers mull over a table of hand guns Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
A mannequin wearing a WWI uniform watches over the crowd Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
Shoppers mull through the vendors Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
A WWI Vetterli Vitali rifle for sale Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
A vendor and his dog wait for the next customer to arrive Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Hand guns lay in a display case Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
Vendor Jaff Shrader of Burfordville, Mo. shows off a piece of trench art Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the semiannual Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)
Carla Martin of Marion, Il. looks at a spike mace with her children Melanie and Joshua Saturday, March 12, 2011 during the Missouri Gun and Knife Show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)