[backhoe]

Just off the top of my head, FFL numbers declined 75% during the clintons corrupt reign.

[FSPress]

The NASGD appears to have worked actively to get rid of the FFLs who do not operate out a store. They use words like kitchen table dealers to label those FFLs. They want to get rid of the competition by using the government to crack down on the small FFLs and getting heavier regulation of gun shows. Before GCA 1968 you could order your gun through the mail, or through the Sears and Roebuck catalog, now you have to go to an FFL. The NASGD members have a monopoly on the business and want to eliminate competition of private, legal sales and small FFLs.