***Prior to 1968,***
I remember those good old days. You could buy over state lines with no problems, no questions asked. Guns were available in gun stores, clothing stores, grocery stores, bus stations, book stores, pawn shops, gas stations, home kitchen tables, and many many other stores.
I bought my first .22 rifle at age 13 in 1963 at Sears with my paper route money. Walked into the store with my Dad and pointed out the rifle to the clerk I wanted to buy. Walked out of the store with a new Ithica .22 cradled in my arms.