Might be that most small brick-and-mortar gun shops prefer to keep kind of a low on-line profile, for a variety of reasons.
I would not hesitate to ask the police chief or local sheriff about training and legality. The business recommendations will naturally follow.
Go to your local Gun Rights club on FB and ask for recommendations locally. They will set you right. BamaCarry is where I know the lowdown on who to use and who not too.
the Pistol Parlour in Mesa has excellent prices and knowledgeable, friendly staff.
I have been going there for years
Your advice is correct.
I found my first firearms by doing a ton of research online, and then going to a local store/range where I could try just about any pistol they sold.
Between what I read online and what felt good...I was able to settle on a proper firearm. Of course, since then I’ve been through a bunch more.
But, online reps are BS.
The other way is to just try a store and if the guys inside are A-holes (most of them are for some reason) leave. If you can find a store where they are knowledgeable and they pay attention and answer questions...you are golden.
Most of the stores here in MA are constantly filled with the same old guys telling stories every day. All they need are bar stools. Those places are horrible to “break into.” [I don’t mean rob, but socially.]
I’d be inclined to give this guy some business.
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/show-low/arizona-gun-shop-bans-obama-voters
Excellent question.
I thought about doing a “Gun Store Review” blog, but it fell to other priorities.
I think hanging out on local gun activist internet site could get you good advice.
I will plug my cousin’s place, the Scottsdale Gun Club. When I visited, I thought it was well done, close to top rate.
But prices... I never paid for anything there. I did not buy ammunition, so I cannot say if their prices are good.
http://www.scottsdalegunclub.com/
I am proud of what he and his wife have built with the place, but I have no idea how it compares for prices on the market.
I really need to spend more time with him. He publicly gave me credit for his career, and all I did was spend a day teaching a young relative basic gun safety and how to shoot... Acorns... Oak Trees..
Move out of New Jersey and join him where you will have much more freedom to exercise your 2nd Amendment rights. Then, you can advise him personally....
Damn good question Joe.
Never mind, friends. I sent my brother a very long, thoughtful message, telling him what he needs to do:
Go to a range for frqeuent practice; get proper instruction; learn how to safely handle, transport, maintain, and fire the weapon; rent different guns at the range until finding the right one for him; ask a ton of questions of instructors. Oh, and he said something to me about “firing warning shots,” to which I replied: “forget everything you every saw in movies or on TV about warning shots. Warning shots are stupid, they’re dangerous — and frequently, they’ll land you in jail, even in a gun-friendly state like Arizona. A good instructor will tell you this very same thing.”
His response? “I don’t have time for any gun clubs or anything like that... I work 14+ hours a day... every day, and the nearest one is 20+ miles away. I was thinking of a Glock”
So, basically, he’s going it ignore every safety instruction and good practice, and just do what he thinks is right (which is wrong). He never listens to anyone but himself.
