Reserve a Table

Complete, sign, and return the form with payment. Make checks payable to Mike Kent and Associates, LLC and mail to PO Box 685, Monroe, GA 30655. Questions: 770-630-7296 or Mike@MKShows.com.

By signing, exhibitors agree to abide by the show rules below.

Gun & Knife Show rules

Be a responsible gun show participant!

• No loaded firearms, including personal firearms, are allowed in any MK Shows event, except those carried by certified law enforcement officers who present proper identification.
• Concealed carry permits are not valid at any MK Shows Gun & Knife Show or Civil War Show.
• For your safety, make sure all firearms and magazines are empty before entering the show.
• If you bring a loaded firearm, magazine, or loose ammunition into the show, you will be refused entry and may be subject to prosecution.
• Plastic cable ties are mandatory on all cartridge weapons, making them unserviceable until the tie is removed.
• Exhibitor badges: two with the first table and one more for each additional table purchased. Badges must be worn during setup and show hours for your security.
• The promoter reserves the right to remove any objectionable material from any vendor’s table and to refuse entry to any individual wearing clothing containing objectionable language.

Civil War & Militaria Show rules

• No loaded firearms are allowed in any Civil War Show, including personal-protection firearms. Concealed carry permits are not valid at any Civil War Show.
• No live artillery shells are allowed in the show or on the premises.
• All dealers must keep their tables intact until the official closing time or risk loss of table location at future shows, unless prior approval is received from show management.
• Dealers must provide covers for their tables.
• Dealer badges are issued as follows: two with the first table and one for each additional table. Extra badges may be purchased for $25 each.
• Early admission badges are available at all shows for $50.
• Exhibitors are responsible for their own table security during show hours.

Useful information for first-time vendors

For first-time vendors, here are a few tips we hope will make your gun show experience a safe and profitable one.

First and foremost, NO LOADED FIREARMS ALLOWED IN OUR SHOWS! This means guns on display, guns for sale, and personal carry guns. If you carry a personal firearm, unload it before you enter the building and only reload it after you exit the building. If you are caught with a loaded firearm in our show, you will immediately be escorted from the show, your table packed up, and you will be banned from all future shows. Depending on the venue, you may also face criminal charges. Concealed carry permits are not valid at our shows.

We provide tables and chairs. All tables are 8′ × 2.5′. You will want to bring a table cover or tablecloth of some type.

We provide overnight security and use only armed law enforcement officers, most of whom have worked with us for many years. Once we lock the building down for the night, no one is allowed in the building until I open the doors the following morning. You are responsible for your own table security during show hours. If you are selling firearms, we strongly recommend you secure your weapons to the table via an electronic cable system or use parachute cord to ensure no firearms are removed from your table.

At our shows, we require all vendors dealing in firearms to adhere to all local, state, and federal laws concerning sales, trades, and purchases of modern firearms. If you are an individual selling a personal firearm as allowed under federal law, it is incumbent upon you to verify that the purchaser is a resident of the same state as you, is over 21 years of age, and possesses the proper credentials to purchase a firearm. We make available to all vendors and attendees the current BATF rules and regulations regarding transactions at gun shows to make sure you are in compliance.

Move-in for vendors is always on Friday from 10 AM until 7 PM. Show hours are 9 to 5 on Saturday and 10 to 4 on Sunday for all Gun Shows, and 9 to 5 on Saturday and 9 to 3 on Sunday for all Civil War shows. Dealers can get in at 7 AM on Saturday and 9 AM on Sunday (8 AM for Civil War dealers). As a vendor, you are expected to have your table uncovered and ready for business at the appropriate start time. You are also expected to keep your table open for business until the appropriate closing time each day.

Finally, Mike Kent and Associates, LLC is a privately held corporation doing business as M K Shows and, as such, is under no obligation to sell or offer vendor space to any individual or corporation to participate in any of our Gun and Knife or Civil War shows. Furthermore, Mike Kent and Associates, LLC reserves the right to refuse admission to any individual at any of our events.

I hope this information answers most of your questions, but feel free to call me at 770-630-7296 if you have additional concerns. Thanks, and have a safe show!

— Mike Kent