[robertpaulsen]

"Why do you think it's dishonest for these people to handle this themselves"

What, I'm supposed to explain morality to you?

"Do you have a problem with self-sufficiency?"

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Is THAT what you call it -- self sufficiency? "They're not being dishonest, robertpaulsen, they're being self sufficient". How do you sleep at night?

They were scamming the system. They never intended to sell retail. They saw a loophole and exploited it.

And you and your ilk applaud them for it.

So I'm not going to listen to you Chicken Littles and be the least bit concerned when I see the numbers drop from 284,000 to 54,000 since it's obvious that 230,000 of those "dealers" were not dealers to begin with.

They were 230,000 examples for the gun grabbers to use against the honest dealers. You work for Sarah Brady. Admit it.

[tacticalogic]

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Is THAT what you call it -- self sufficiency? "They're not being dishonest, robertpaulsen, they're being self sufficient". How do you sleep at night?

Yes, that's what I call it, and I sleep just fine. And you can't provide a straight answer to the question, can you?

[tacticalogic]

They were 230,000 examples for the gun grabbers to use against the honest dealers. You work for Sarah Brady. Admit it.

I do not, and have never worked for Sara Brady. Can you honestly say you don't and never have worked for the federal government?

[oldfart]

Do you ever buy anything when it's on sale? How about shopping at Costco or Walmart? By your logic (I think) you feel that bargain shopping is dishonest.
So-called "kitchen table" firearms dealers were just exercising an ability to buy directly from manufacturers without paying middle-men. What's dishonest about that?

[PapaBear3625]

You also need an FFL to engage in the repair/customization of firearms. A lot of people who were in that business on a part-time/occasional basis went out of business

Also, a bunch of FFL's got the FFL to be able to cheaply acquire items thru the mail for themselves and friends