At the time, a Type 01 FFL did not _require_ business, it just _allowed_ it.
Nothing dishonest about it, just complying with laws intended to be obnoxious.
Ah, I see. So you'd pay the federal government every year for a license just to be _allowed_ to buy and sell guns. Not that you would actually buy and sell guns. Just to be _allowed_ to.
Well yeah. Then of course you're right. In that case, there's no dishonesty.
Uh huh.