Gun shop

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San Francisco, California.[1]

A gun shop (also known by various other names such as firearm store and gun store) is a business that sells firearms, such as handguns and long guns, to individuals in an open shopping format. It may also provide repairs for firearms and their parts. Other items such as ammunition, hunting accessories, food, clothing, and even souvenirs may be sold in the store as well.[1]

Often having designs reminiscent of other establishments such as department stores and grocery stores, gun shops operate under widely different gun control laws depending on the specific nation, locality, and jurisdiction involved. Some locations may only employ a single gunsmith in a small space, while others might have many individuals working in a large space.

Services and trends

Europe

A gun shop in Mons, Belgium. In most of Europe, firearm possession is only permitted for sport and hunting purposes and not for personal defense.

felony crimes
.

mental illness, or otherwise failing to meet the guidelines will not receive the license.[2][3]

Mexico

Retail gun shops are not legal in

Secretariat of National Defense. No other legitimate sales may take place in the country.[4]

Examples of specific companies with items sold in Mexico City include

Beretta and Colt; rifles used in hunting are particularly available. The privately owned firearms are registered with the Mexican military and may be transported outside of the home only with a specific permit, which must be renewed annually. Prospective customers go through a system of strict regulations. Factors such as the amount of ammunition that an individual can buy each month are controlled.[4]

United States

AR-15 style rifles in a gun shop in Salt Lake City, Utah

As of early 2019, there were approximately sixty-three thousand licensed gun dealers in the U.S.[5]

Akin to other general-interest shopping stores, sales at firearm shops tend to increase during the

holiday season, with the month of December providing stores with the best margins. In the United States, prices for many firearms decreased in the aftermath of the Great Recession, even as general sales remained relatively high.[6]

Although it is commonly thought that most gun purchases take place in the context of a firearm-specific

chain stores. Walmart in particular is the best-selling small arms retailer in the U.S.[1]

Firearm distributors need to comply with rigorous checks from the

straw purchasing
.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Harnett, Sam (October 27, 2015). "San Francisco's Last Gun Shop Calls It Quits". NPR. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  2. ^ "HELP.gv.at: Waffenbesitzkarte". www.help.gv.at.
  3. ^ Österreich, Republik. "HELP.gv.at: Waffenbesitzkarte – Antrag". HELP.gv.at.
  4. ^ a b Hawley, Chris (April 1, 2009). "Mexico: Gun controls undermined by U.S." USA Today. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Freskos, Brian (7 February 2019). "The Life Cycle of a Stolen Gun" – via www.newyorker.com.
  6. ^ Armbruster, Will (29 December 2015). "Could 2015 be the year firearm sales set records?". WRIC.
  7. ^ "Firearms Compliance Inspections | Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives". ATF.gov. 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Federal Firearms Licenses". Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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