XxWINxX94
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Hello folks,
Went to one of my local gun shows today just as I always do in search for bargains. Ended up trading a Cimarron Uberti for a Belgian Browning A-5, but thats another story.
As I browsed the aisles of tables I came upon a table that had 3 people behind it. A middle-aged man, and 2 sons, 1 about 16 years old and one about 10. Anyway, I was looking at what they had for sale, and I read a typed "sign" they had taped to the gun rack they were displaying merchandise on. It said:
"This is the (name) family gun table, we are an FFL dealer in (Town name), Illinois. A service charge of $5 is required to look at any of our inventory, but will be credited towards the purchase of any firearm."
Now before everybody shakes in their boots, in Illinois you have to present a FOID card to the seller/guy behind the table to pick up/look at guns (its the law).
So basically, This guy was going to charge people $5, just to pick up his stuff and look/handle it yourself. If I got charged for that all the time I would be broke! And the guy didn't even have that many guns, either. I feel bad for the guy if his business is hurting for $, but charging someone $5 to pick up something seems a little insulting and ridiculous, IMO. I mean, I paid $5 to get into the show.
I've been going to shows all around my area and have never seen anything like this.
Has anyone ever seen a dealer/seller try to charge somebody for handeling a gun at a gun show?
Went to one of my local gun shows today just as I always do in search for bargains. Ended up trading a Cimarron Uberti for a Belgian Browning A-5, but thats another story.
As I browsed the aisles of tables I came upon a table that had 3 people behind it. A middle-aged man, and 2 sons, 1 about 16 years old and one about 10. Anyway, I was looking at what they had for sale, and I read a typed "sign" they had taped to the gun rack they were displaying merchandise on. It said:
"This is the (name) family gun table, we are an FFL dealer in (Town name), Illinois. A service charge of $5 is required to look at any of our inventory, but will be credited towards the purchase of any firearm."
Now before everybody shakes in their boots, in Illinois you have to present a FOID card to the seller/guy behind the table to pick up/look at guns (its the law).
So basically, This guy was going to charge people $5, just to pick up his stuff and look/handle it yourself. If I got charged for that all the time I would be broke! And the guy didn't even have that many guns, either. I feel bad for the guy if his business is hurting for $, but charging someone $5 to pick up something seems a little insulting and ridiculous, IMO. I mean, I paid $5 to get into the show.
I've been going to shows all around my area and have never seen anything like this.
Has anyone ever seen a dealer/seller try to charge somebody for handeling a gun at a gun show?