I am getting old now, but still remember well enough the pride many who work in gunshops and own gunshops exhibit to their customers. For years as a young man I felt the people behind the counter would have rather drawn down on me than wait on me with my questions on their inventory. The short time I was in the business I came to realize that an element of the attitude was derived from customer queries like "whats the difference between lead shot and steel shot?", "how far can I see with these binoculars?" or " whats the killing power of a .243?". As to the problem of a FFL dealer not knowing the regs., often they are the only one in reasonable distance to do your transaction and debating with them is likey to ensure your going to be checking your tire pressure before setting out to the next canidates shop, or forgoing the transaction altogether. In the situation I presented initially, I am attempting to work through the problem by complying with my buyers dealer demand. To do this I have two dealers within a 20 mile distance that may help at a reasonable cost. One is not in his shop but for Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and the other (I have not dealt with before)is not answering his phone. I would like to sell my gun and to that end will do a little extra work to help my buyer, but the reality is that FFL dealers that don't know the regulations and are extra cautious are a price we are forced to pay for participation in a avocation that is scorned and has detractors that eagerly await another reason to clamp down on gun dealers. Someone said they experienced a shop that charges $85. to do a transfer! If all start charging that an FFL should fall into a catgory with CPA and JD, but if they do I don't think it is going to get better for hobbyist like me.
