Hello:
Why don't more gun clubs buy and sell guns? To my way of thinking, gun clubs could have a customer try the gun prior to purchase. Gun club members could place their guns on consignment. Is it the cost of insurance nowadays, or do you have to have a gunsmith on the grounds to go over the gun, before it goes on the for sale shelf? You could also sell stocks, forearms, etc. Looks like a good way to earn added income for struggling clubs. Seems less and less clubs sell and purchase guns anymore, Why?
Steve Balistreri
The cost of a Federal Firearms License, insurance, gunsmith to inspect firearms, someone to man the counter, ect would make it no financially beneficial.
Liability on many fronts. Where I shoot you can't even put a sign up saying guns for sale. I know it's sounds dumb but it's a county range and they don't want any possible liability involvement.
Interesting....the three clubs that I frequent all sell guns and have them in stock. Not just el-cheapos either. K-Guns, CG, Blaser, Beretta and Z-Guns were in the rack yesterday at a shoot I attended.
Life was simple years ago compared to today. Not only is life in general more difficult, but it seems as though even our fun time is difficult to find. How did we ever get like this? In the early 60's I would take a BB gun to school and place it in my locker. In fact one time a male teacher that I had asked to see it and after school we went on the school roof to shoot pigeons. Nowadays, if you bring a squirt gun to school, or draw a picture of a gun, or even say the word gun, you are in trouble. As a kid my teachers would talk about life in Russia. I hope we never get to that point. No one seems to use common sense anymore.
Steve Balistreri
Why would you want to divert business from the licensed gun shops? They have more resources (and expenses) than any club could ever have. Support them!
If the Club is stapped for cash a gun inventory would be a poor use of the cash they have.
As for the local gun shops around home most don't want the higher end guns setting around for a special crowd.
If your club has a Manager and he wants to risk his money in the gun Business then let him do so at no cost for the store front, persay, may keep people coming in the door and allow the club to throw mare target from the people wanting to try out his guns.
Then maybe supplies would be available as well cause he would have a good feel for what the shooters want.
Because they don't want the ATF poking through their books
and looking into every nook and cranny.
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