[absolootezer0]

90% of their "business" for self, family and friends

i wasn't saying this was a bad thing, i actually thought it was good. it kept prices down. the clinton stratgey wasn't just to make it easier to inspect dealers, it was also done knowing that prices would be driven up. drive prices up and fewer items will be sold, fewer items sold will drive prices up further. eventually, more shops would go out of business and fewer guns would be sold.
its the walmart business scheme. low prices until there's no competition, then prices all go up. but unlike walmart, people don't "need" guns the way they need food. its using a simple business scheme to enact another small measure of gun control.

[Smokin' Joe]

Yep, I agree. Unfortunately, with the little guys out of the way, they can tell the big ones "their way or the highway". Liability insurance cost has factored into more than one decision to shut down, too. Hopefully anti tort legislation will put an end to that angle.