I had a similar experience in a local gun shop. Haven’t been back.
I was interested in a make and model but they didn’t have it, suggested my choice was bad/dumb and that I should buy a similar model that they did have.
Walked out and got what I wanted somewhere else.
I heard one local retail shop on the radio during the anti-second fiasco of Obama admin, the were basicly all pro registration and only licensed blah blah blah and no mail order anything.
crossed them off the wallet list.