Wanna work at gun store?

[nad63]

Mr Baldwin can you account for your whereabouts on Feb 8th 2022?

 

[Gabriel]

I can barely bring myself to go into a gun store, let alone work at one.

 

[Tombs]

I'm very critical of the egos on display at the average FFL, but god help me if they don't have to deal with the dumbest, craziest people on this earth.

I've worked a lot of odd jobs, been to different countries, almost every state...

10 minutes worth of time spent in a handful of gun shops, and you'll have experienced all of that and more.

 

[Expat]

I have thought about trying to work at the LGS after I retire. Maybe I shouldn’t…. I wouldn’t want to have to shoot someone.

 

[jason867]

Why didn't the gun fire? I mean this is a crappy thing to happen for sure, and I'm glad nobody was hurt or killed, but if he loaded it, and pulled the trigger several times and it didn't fire, I wonder why. Especially since it seems to be a revolver. I could see it if it was a DA/SA semi-auto and he forgot to rack a round into the chamber, but a revolver?

Maybe it was a herritage 22 revolver? I think they have a manual safety that blocks the hammer, but still allows it to drop. Although they are single action only.

But i may be mistaken, it's been a while since i fondled one.

 

[WebSnyper]

Maybe it was a herritage 22 revolver? I think they have a manual safety that blocks the hammer, but still allows it to drop. Although they are single action only.

But i may be mistaken, it's been a while since i fondled one.

I think that would be the worst gun to try and load quickly and possibly take someone out. Now if your intention is to actually get shot by the LGS worker, then maybe it's the best one to give them plenty of time to shoot you.

 

[jason867]

I think that would be the worst gun to try and load quickly and possibly take someone out. Now if your intention is to actually get shot by the LGS worker, then maybe it's the best one to give them plenty of time to shoot you.

Well, he's already proven himself to be dumber than a sack of hammers...

 

[DadSmith]

 

[Peacekeeper3073]

I have thought about trying to work at the LGS after I retire. Maybe I shouldn’t…. I wouldn’t want to have to shoot someone.

I did. Safer on a traffic stop in middle of the night on a stolen car and full of suspects !!!!!!
No safer working at an indoor range either.

 

[jason867]

I worked at one for a few years. Had some unusual visitors at times, had a break-in after hours once, but it never felt too risky working there.

Maybe it being in a smaller town helped.
Having good friends to work beside helped too

 

[Trapper Jim]

No way I could work a gun counter. I hate the whole system of getting the gun from the manufacturer to the customer.

Granted that we still have to abide by gun laws and 4473’s and such, but the distribution process sucks. It is set up and controlled by the industry.

Consider this. If you want to buy a virgin new gun in its pristine package, forget it. Because of the process your new gun HAS to be handled by an FFL holder. That is law. However, the process isn’t law. It’s a mafia type control over the fulfillment.

To be clear. I’ve had dirty or torn boxes, scratched, missing parts, old stock (some 5 years), mismatched containers and even wrong bolts with a few of my rifles.

All that the manufacturers have had to correct.

And then after being shuffled through out the system of suppliers, allocation problems, wholesale brokers and finally distributors we the people are at the mercy of our retail FFL holder.

I have experienced no contact by the dealer, lazy or inaccurate recorded log ins, store showing other customers my gun, dry firing and handling my gun, limited hours or vacation schedules and etc.

I wonder why we don’t consider this infringement?

Top all this with shops that have an attitude and ignorant gun groupies behind the counter.

So would I work in a shop? That’s a hard no!

Would I prefer to buy direct from the manufacturer. Yes. But being like it is and the customer based sheep that put up with it, it will never change.

Sad state it is, but I’m fortunate to have worked hard and found a good source locally that I can trust. So there’s that.

See you on the range

Trapper

 

[DoggyDaddy]

And then after being shuffled through out the system of suppliers, allocation problems, wholesale brokers and finally distributors we the people are at the mercy of our retail FFL holder.

And this is different from literally anything you would buy from any retailer how?

 

[Trapper Jim]

And this is different from literally anything you would buy from any retailer how?

The box of toilet wipes are factory sealed that you get from your retailer. Are your guns?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

The box of toilet wipes are factory sealed that you get from your retailer. Are your guns?

The point is all retail goods go from manufacturer, to wholesalers to distributors and finally to the retail outlet. Unless you're buying directly from the manufacturer (and your gun would be handled by the assemblers, quality inspectors, pickers and packers there), you tell me how you would get a gun that has not been touched by anyone.

 

[jason867]

I get being picky over your purchases, but some customers could waste a lot of time being OCD about details.

I always tried to accommodate them, but it definitely tried my patience.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I worked at Galyan's for years, but we only had two while I was there.

One guy with a P-35, loaded it and started jumping around like a '70s cop show. I hit him low, Brooke hit him high.

Post-dissolution guy with 20 gauge BPS. Department head reached across glass counter and grabbed his hand with cartridge, other guys took him down. I was down the aisles showing a customer spinning rods, "hey, what's going on here, guys?"

 

[littletommy]

I worked at Galyan's for years, but we only had two while I was there.

One guy with a P-35, loaded it and started jumping around like a '70s cop show. I hit him low, Brooke hit him high.

Post-dissolution guy with 20 gauge BPS. Department head reached across glass counter and grabbed his hand with cartridge, other guys took him down. I was down the aisles showing a customer spinning rods, "hey, what's going on here, guys?"

At least with a gun store, you usually get a few seconds to react. At a range, one second everything is cool, the next, you’re taping a guys face back on to the remains of his skull after he decided to suck start a 357. Seriously.

 

[WebSnyper]

No way I could work a gun counter. I hate the whole system of getting the gun from the manufacturer to the customer.

Granted that we still have to abide by gun laws and 4473’s and such, but the distribution process sucks. It is set up and controlled by the industry.

Consider this. If you want to buy a virgin new gun in its pristine package, forget it. Because of the process your new gun HAS to be handled by an FFL holder. That is law. However, the process isn’t law. It’s a mafia type control over the fulfillment.

To be clear. I’ve had dirty or torn boxes, scratched, missing parts, old stock (some 5 years), mismatched containers and even wrong bolts with a few of my rifles.

All that the manufacturers have had to correct.

And then after being shuffled through out the system of suppliers, allocation problems, wholesale brokers and finally distributors we the people are at the mercy of our retail FFL holder.

I have experienced no contact by the dealer, lazy or inaccurate recorded log ins, store showing other customers my gun, dry firing and handling my gun, limited hours or vacation schedules and etc.

I wonder why we don’t consider this infringement?

Top all this with shops that have an attitude and ignorant gun groupies behind the counter.

So would I work in a shop? That’s a hard no!

Would I prefer to buy direct from the manufacturer. Yes. But being like it is and the customer based sheep that put up with it, it will never change.

Sad state it is, but I’m fortunate to have worked hard and found a good source locally that I can trust. So there’s that.

See you on the range

Trapper

Sounds just like the system in place that requires auto dealers...

 

[Trapper Jim]

Sounds just like the system in place that requires auto dealers...

Nope. New cars are dealer direct.

 

[Trapper Jim]

The point is all retail goods go from manufacturer, to wholesalers to distributors and finally to the retail outlet. Unless you're buying directly from the manufacturer (and your gun would be handled by the assemblers, quality inspectors, pickers and packers there), you tell me how you would get a gun that has not been touched by anyone.

Not everyone but a lot less middlemen handling the goods.