I remember some really good gun deals... WWII surplus... in the back of comic books in the 50's and 60's. We were poor, though and my VERY tiny "allowance" was limited to one or two candy bar purchases. I bought a candy bar for 5¢ and sold it at school for 10¢. I remember the larger quarter-pounder PayDay bar was 10¢. We could go to the movie theater on Saturdays for a double-feature, cartoon, and a serial show for 25¢. This covered admission, a box of popcorn, AND a soda!
By the time I got out of the USAF in August 1968 we had the Gun Control Act which stopped ALL of those mail order deals!
USAF Retired '88, NRA Life Member. Wife USAF Retired '96
Avatar: Wynn re-enlists his wife Desiree, circa 1988 Loring AFB, ME. 42nd BMW, Heavy (SAC) B-52G's
Frédéric Bastiat’s essay, The Law: http://mises.org/books/thelaw.pdf
Thomas Jefferson said
“A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.”
and
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".