Gun Show Held At Wis. High School Draws Protesters

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- An annual gun show held at a school in western Wisconsin sparked protests on Saturday.

The Indianhead Rifle and Pistol Club held their day-long gun show at Spooner High School. The event is one of the group's major fundraisers and drew in hundreds of people.

Some of those people showed up in protest to voice their concerns about holding a gun show at a school.

"Many people in our community do not believe this is a good idea. It's not safe," said Sherrie Wiegand, the protest organizer. "It's hypocritical for vulnerable adolescent students who see that they can't come even in the parking lot with an unloaded cased gun during hunting season, because it's a gun-free zone."

"We've been doing this for 30 years. We've never had an accident. No one's ever been hurt. We've never had a gun go off accidentally, and we've donated thousands of dollars to the high school," said Kevin Brabec of Spooner, Wisconsin.

The club says the gun show also helps them support several other charitable causes.

They say the building they used to use closed down, and the school is the only building in the area that's big enough for the event.

Protesters stressed that they're not against gun shows; they just don't want them held at a public school.