That they ARE, Robert. I maintain that those who drink alcohol and then drive on public roads are inherently harmful to others.
If I read you right, you're vehemently against people voluntarily conforming to federal requirements to acquire a Class 01 FFL in order to, as you see it, 'dishonestly' get a discount from firearms manufacturers. You know, that's something that appears to be an A-to-B business agreement that you as 'C' have no business sticking your nose into. What's puzzling to me is that at the same time you consider drinking and driving to be, as you say, a 'politically-driven' issue.
In short, you're ticked that someone might be getting a discount on a purchase but you're all good with an unspecified amount of drinking alcohol behind the wheel of an automobile?
If I have properly summed your views in this thread up in a nutshell, I've got to say that you're one rare bird RobertPaulsen.
You know, I think I'll step aside and let you continue with others who seem to want your attention. I'm not particularly interested in this debate and you appear to have shells raining down upon you. I'd like to help save you some time and just bow out if that suits you.
I'm not allowed an opinion on the practice? This forum would be a ghost town if that's your attitude.
"In short, you're ticked that someone might be getting a discount on a purchase but you're all good with an unspecified amount of drinking alcohol behind the wheel of an automobile?"
In short, you're confused. There's more than one debate going on and you're smashing them together.
I'm not ticked. I simply made on observation and offered my opinion. An individual who acquires a license to buy and sell guns simply to buy guns at wholesale for himself is being dishonest. Not illegal. Dishonest. If you disagree and think this practice is just fine and dandy, I couldn't care less.
The other debate concerned a poster who adopted that attitude that who cares how many FFLs there are, they don't harm anyone. I agreed and said that neither do those who drink and drive.
Two different debates. Keep them separate if you're going to jump in.