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And we still have to pay for the machine shop and all the equipment therein, even though it’s not making us any money, now.

I come from a family that used to be in machining and manufacturing. Once upon a time.

Somehow, it's still in my blood, but only as a hobby.

I'm sorry to hear you're hurting. It's people like you - small businesses making stuff - that would be the backbone of America if we got out of your way.

If I could make a suggestion, and I admittedly don't know what the barriers to entry are like, it might be worth looking into firearms manufacture (almost definitely need an FFL), or even just accessories (probably doesn't need an FFL, but I don't know for sure). You've probably read about the situation with guns and parts of all types right how - stuff is sold out everywhere.

Here's one example...

Things like hobbyist machining jigs for 80% AR-15 lower recievers. (http://www.cncguns.com/tooling.html is an example) might be a way to get some equipment busy and make some cash, even if it's just for the short term.

Engineering is in my blood too, but its time is rapidly passing. There is just no money in it anymore, except possibly some of the “new” technologies, and the big companies are moving to sew that one up.

Lord knows Himself can machine just about anything and has made gun parts for his own use.

I’ve actually suggested that to him after seeing the quite nice things he’s made.

As an aside from, he just told me that a local man whose car repair business just folded was ‘taken away by men in a black vehicle’ because he had a sign in front that ‘thanked Obama’ for the closure and was released from custody after 4 days *only* because he didn’t own any guns.

Anybody hear anything about that or will it be kept under wraps?