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Biden has outlined doing such, and if the Senate falls, we can guarantee that it will happen.
The effects would be devastating to the firearms industry, I believe. Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars lost, overnight. But, the leftists have shown they have no problem with destroying businesses and lives these past few months.
So when this happens, how will it affect you?
Me, I have bought nearly every single firearm the past few years online. Not primarily to save money, but because of availability. There is only one place to buy firearms within 50 miles of me, and it is in Idaho. So when I would drive the 50 miles to the Sportsman's Warehouse, or North 40, or LGS, I would peruse the shelves and not see the firearm I wanted. If I did find one, it was usually $50 more than online. Then I would have to pay for it, then it would have to be shipped to my FFL in Washington where I would have to pay additional WA taxes, pay a transfer fee, and wait for the BGC to clear.
Buying online meant that I shopped from thousands of dealers in a few minutes, clicked on the gun I wanted, paid with a card, and it was shipped to my FFL for usually free. It usually arrived within a week, my FFL started the paperwork, and I would spend an hour at his shop filling out the form, paying the WA tax, and usually buying ammo or some other little item he had, out of courtesy.
I assume that dealers will still be able to buy firearms online from distributors, so perhaps the process will be now calling or stopping by the LGS and ordering whatever gun you want. Basically adding an extra step in the process and likely adding significant cost to the firearm.
For ammunition, I think I've bought a couple of boxes of .450 Bushmaster online, and that's it.
Components for ammunition, however, is a whole different story. If the Dems go after the sale of bullets, powder, and primers, then it will have a devastating affect on a lot of retailers and consumers.
Interested in other's perspectives.
The effects would be devastating to the firearms industry, I believe. Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars lost, overnight. But, the leftists have shown they have no problem with destroying businesses and lives these past few months.
So when this happens, how will it affect you?
Me, I have bought nearly every single firearm the past few years online. Not primarily to save money, but because of availability. There is only one place to buy firearms within 50 miles of me, and it is in Idaho. So when I would drive the 50 miles to the Sportsman's Warehouse, or North 40, or LGS, I would peruse the shelves and not see the firearm I wanted. If I did find one, it was usually $50 more than online. Then I would have to pay for it, then it would have to be shipped to my FFL in Washington where I would have to pay additional WA taxes, pay a transfer fee, and wait for the BGC to clear.
Buying online meant that I shopped from thousands of dealers in a few minutes, clicked on the gun I wanted, paid with a card, and it was shipped to my FFL for usually free. It usually arrived within a week, my FFL started the paperwork, and I would spend an hour at his shop filling out the form, paying the WA tax, and usually buying ammo or some other little item he had, out of courtesy.
I assume that dealers will still be able to buy firearms online from distributors, so perhaps the process will be now calling or stopping by the LGS and ordering whatever gun you want. Basically adding an extra step in the process and likely adding significant cost to the firearm.
For ammunition, I think I've bought a couple of boxes of .450 Bushmaster online, and that's it.
Components for ammunition, however, is a whole different story. If the Dems go after the sale of bullets, powder, and primers, then it will have a devastating affect on a lot of retailers and consumers.
Interested in other's perspectives.