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<blockquote data-quote="flatwins" data-source="post: 1888965" data-attributes="member: 5655"><p>I agree that periods of history have created ebbs and flows in the firearm world. But as far as department stores getting out of the firearm business, do you feel it is a political or financial decision? Obviously for most it was financial; store folded up so no more gun sales or any sales for that matter.</p><p></p><p>But Sears is still around. When did they quit carrying firearms? I honestly don't remember. Walmart has discovered that firearm\ammo sales is a lucrative business or otherwise they wouldn't be expanding gun sales into stores that previously just sold ammo. Would Sears sell firearms today? Would it be good for their business or are they taking the safe route of less liability?</p><p></p><p>These days it's mostly an us v. them mentality with guns. Millions have been sold in the last four years and firearms owners know they are in good, safe company around other firearm owners (for the most part) but it seems the line is drawn right along the political lines. Not always but generally so.</p><p></p><p>Many of the non-firearm owners view us owners as twisted souls just itching to do harm to others. That part of it seems, to me at least, as a fairly new phenomenon that occurred with all the crazed shootings in the last few years. Just the other day I ran into our company attorney at lunch and talked about our weekend plans. I told him I was most likely go out to the range. He immediately followed up with some comment\question about my mental stability. Seriously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flatwins, post: 1888965, member: 5655"] I agree that periods of history have created ebbs and flows in the firearm world. But as far as department stores getting out of the firearm business, do you feel it is a political or financial decision? Obviously for most it was financial; store folded up so no more gun sales or any sales for that matter. But Sears is still around. When did they quit carrying firearms? I honestly don't remember. Walmart has discovered that firearm\ammo sales is a lucrative business or otherwise they wouldn't be expanding gun sales into stores that previously just sold ammo. Would Sears sell firearms today? Would it be good for their business or are they taking the safe route of less liability? These days it's mostly an us v. them mentality with guns. Millions have been sold in the last four years and firearms owners know they are in good, safe company around other firearm owners (for the most part) but it seems the line is drawn right along the political lines. Not always but generally so. Many of the non-firearm owners view us owners as twisted souls just itching to do harm to others. That part of it seems, to me at least, as a fairly new phenomenon that occurred with all the crazed shootings in the last few years. Just the other day I ran into our company attorney at lunch and talked about our weekend plans. I told him I was most likely go out to the range. He immediately followed up with some comment\question about my mental stability. Seriously. [/QUOTE]
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