Can Small Gun Shops Survive Illinois’ New Gun Control Law?

By Cam Edwards

A new gun control law aimed squarely at gun shops in the state of Illinois takes effect today. The Firearms Dealer License Certification Act requires all gun stores across the state to be licensed by the Illinois State Police as well as the federal government, and in order to get that state license firearm retailers have to navigate a maze of red tape and comply with onerous new restrictions. In some cases gun shops are shutting down rather than try to meet the new requirements, and other stores are ditching gun and ammo sales completely.

Supporters have said the law will ensure gun dealers aren’t enabling illegal straw buyers. Phil Davis, whose employer modified its business to stop selling guns because of the law, said all that the law will do is hurt the industry.

“One thing Illinois should learn from the 1920s and prohibition is, when you make something impossible to get legally, it becomes very profitable to get illegally,” said Davis, who has worked at a gun store in Springfield for nearly 20 years.

“I walked in this morning and I looked at where the [gun] racks used to be and realized — after 20 …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms