technews@iitmax.iit.edu (Kevin Kadow) (05/21/91)
Yesterday I attended my first real "gun show". It was a very interesting
experience, esp. since we convinced a somewhat anti-gun friend to come with.
Several interesting points:
A friend of mine purchased a Davis .380, which, due to illinois law, he must
wait three days to receive. The dealer said that he would hold it for three
days, then ship it to him (with shipping time, about 8 days wait). I was under
the impression that firearms could only be shipped from & to dealers with FFL`s?
If he was to apply for an FFL, would he be eligible to receive the gun without
the 3 day waiting period mandated by Illinois law?
I can see why the anti-gunners have such a harsh picture of "NRA types" along
with the usual firearm related merchandise, there were many tables loaded with
MRE`s, dummy grenades and shells, survivalist merchandise, etc.
Our anti-gun friend was impressed by the concern for safety shown by all of
the dealers, and will probably come along when we go down to the range to try
the new .380 (anybody know of sources for low-priced ammo and reloading
supplies for this caliber?)
Kevin
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