Most folks who use an FFL for transfer will gripe about any fee for 5 or 10 minutes of "work". How many here realize that we have to keep the paper records in a fireproof and secure place (a safe) for 20 years? How many realize that we get audited every year and sometimes spend hours with the FBI or ATF agent while they review those records? They don't offer to pay us for our time either, but do fine the crap out of us if we do it wrong, or even revoke the license or elect to refuse a renewal. If you ever wonder why we charge a fee, make an application for your license. Pictures, prints, interviews, endless forms and several very thick law books later, the lights will come on. I even had to go to the local PD and give a letter to the Chief and have a local detective come inspect my safe and home based shop. It may seem trivial to those who are sitting for a few minutes waiting on a NICS to come back, but it is not as simple as the five minutes you had to wait. Sorry, I am not really venting or complaining, I just think that very few folks know what it takes to get and maintain that FFL.