Happiness is a new gun 2

[Bawanna]

That looks like mine sorta. I added straight trigger and Trijicon HD sights in addition to Wilson module.

Ditto for me. I like the straight trigger and the Wilson module is sweet. Don't carry it real often but sometimes. Still stuck on 1911's I guess.

[dao]

Sad day in Gotham. My LGS closed its doors today, a victim of the progressive policies being pushed by our State Capitol. There was no way he could come up with the $2.3m it was estimated to cost him in order to meet the new state-mandated security requirements that will become the law next July. I've done business with him for a very long time and will miss his laid back attitude and help. I walked out of there today with a Hogue Grips counter mat that he used in his store for a long time. Something to remember the store by.

[jeepster09]

;-[;-[

[Bawanna]

Sad day in Gotham. My LGS closed its doors today, a victim of the progressive policies being pushed by our State Capitol. There was no way he could come up with the $2.3m it was estimated to cost him in order to meet the new state-mandated security requirements that will become the law next July. I've done business with him for a very long time and will miss his laid back attitude and help. I walked out of there today with a Hogue Grips counter mat that he used in his store for a long time. Something to remember the store by.

They are dropping like flies. I've lost 3 so far and counting. One I was doing business with for 40+ years. Was there near daily on my way home, until I moved, and it became too far away. Still stayed in contact. Fingers crossed Ferguson don't win as governor or we'll probably lose the rest.

[djd100]

Sad to hear, but gangs doing off-hours LGS smash and grabs is a thing (it happened to my closest LGS a few years ago, smashed the front in with a car or truck, and took an unspecified number of firearms and ammo).

Any idea of what the new safety/storage requirements were that were so expensive?

It seems to me that securing and locking everything up in safes at night should be a doable thing for far less than $2.3M?

[Bawanna]

I don't really buy the 2.3 million either. I've heard they require bars on all openings, camera's, security alarms. Most shops have most of that already. We've had 3 of the smash and grabs in the last year or so. One they got some stuff, two others, the alarms and my guys were quick enough they just wrecked a car but got little or nothing.
This will mostly kill the out of the house FFL guys which were my favorite usually. Brick and mortar shops generally are pretty sound. Never hears of any smash and grabs at peoples houses though. Usually they are all locked in a safe.

[Barth]

That looks like mine sorta. I added straight trigger and Trijicon HD sights in addition to Wilson module.

I really liked the OEM X-Ray sights that came on the gun.
But for me POI was about 4" low
Switched to XS DXT2 Big Dots in optic orange that shoot dead on and have a great flash sight picture

[djd100]

I don't really buy the 2.3 million either. I've heard they require bars on all openings, camera's, security alarms. Most shops have most of that already. We've had 3 of the smash and grabs in the last year or so. One they got some stuff, two others, the alarms and my guys were quick enough they just wrecked a car but got little or nothing.
This will mostly kill the out of the house FFL guys which were my favorite usually. Brick and mortar shops generally are pretty sound. Never hears of any smash and grabs at peoples houses though. Usually they are all locked in a safe.

Yeah, that's my understanding as well.

[dao]

Motion and sound sensors, 24x7 video with off-site storage for a very long time. The cost of the video surveillance equipment, monitoring, and long term storage was a big part of the cost. Also all guns have to be put into approved safes at night. Surveillance has to be plugged into the local sheriffs office and monitored. Bars on windows and doors, etc etc. And the cost of the FFL license is going up with yearly review and renewal by the State, in addition to whatever the Fed requires, including new exorbitant costs for state business licenses for gun shops. Plus all employees have to have FFL licenses as well. This was a small shop, but with 50+ pistols and 100 or so rifles "safe" storage every night would have been too expensive and time consuming. And being located in an old mall that had recently been sold to an anti-gun owner his lease is up this December. Renewal would have been cost prohibitive and the owner was not willing to help with any of the security improvements.

[JohnR]

When gun shops are outlawed, only outlaws will sell guns.