Skift Take
Despite all the sensationalism in reportage of the recent tragic incident, the reality is that the idea of gun tourism is only appealing to a small portion of Americans, and fewer still act on it.
Gun tourism, where firing ranges serve as tourist attractions for out-of-state and international visitors, has come under intense spotlight over the last two weeks following a tragic incident involving the death of an Arizona firearms instructor by a 9-year-old girl who was firing a fully automatic Uzi.
Gun tourism has flourished in Nevada in recent years, as dozens of ranges have cropped up in Las Vegas and other gun-friendly states, that offer bullet-riddled bachelor parties and literal shotgun weddings, while tourists from Japan flock to ranges in Waikiki, Haw
