waterhouse
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And those are all expenses that you have elected to incur in the course of opening a RETAIL business, open to the public, having a tangible stock of merchandise, etc., so don't give me any whining about the few people who ask you to do a transfer. If you really believed in the RKBA, you would do it for free.
How are you sure about this? Maybe he undertook those expenses with the plans to solely transfer firearms and take special orders, with very low inventory to keep the overhead low.
Even if it is a retail operation with tangible merchandise, you yourself bring up expenses. When someone starts a business, they usually (hopefully) take the time to figure out their expenses and then figure out how much they need to make to pay those expenses and make a profit. For a gun dealer, income comes from gun sales, accessory sales, transfers, etc. Why would they give away one of their forms of income for free?
He is free to operate his business (be in dealing in firearms, house painting, dentistry, whatever) in the manner that he chooses, as long as he operates within the law. You are free to use his services or not.
Have you ever worked in a gun shop? Have you ever handled a transfer? Do you have any factual basis for stating that "a few people" ask for transfers?
I do several transfers every day. Probably about 10-12 hours worth a week. How many hours of your paycheck do you set aside every week to donate to the NRA or another RKBA group? Seriously? You imply that by charging for my time I don't believe in the RKBA. I'm a life member and I donate every year to the NRA and TSRA. I'm asking you to put your money where your mouth is and donate 10 hours of your paycheck a week to a gun rights organization.
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