Charging more than $10 for a private transfer = illegal?

[Wiggity]

And when is it ok for the gov to tell a business what they can charge for a service? It's not ever ok.

While I agree with everyone here that the fee written into the law is just the BGC fee and the store can charge what ever they want for a transfer, let's say the OP is right and $10 total bgc+transfer is the law, I'm still ok paying more.

I hate the law and would much rather do it for free in a parking lot like we used too. But if the gov is going to mandate stores provide a particular service, as a freedom loving American who supports the small businesses that support my hobby, I believe they should charge whatever reasonable fee they want. If they charge too much, the free market will work that out. I buy firearms the same place I transfer them. I prefer to support the stores who take care of me even if it means they charge a few dollars over the $10 in the BS law.

I mean, the law shouldn't even be there in the first place. I see why an FFL would want to charge for it. However, as a consumer, I don't exactly want to be charged an additional fat fee for something I shouldn't even have to do in the first place. I've probably done over 100 of them and I know exactly how much work goes into a "transfer". $20-$40 for 3 mins of work is steep.


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[cstone]

I mean, the law shouldn't even be there in the first place. I see why an FFL would want to charge for it. However, as a consumer, I don't exactly want to be charged an additional fat fee for something I shouldn't even have to do in the first place. I've probably done over 100 of them and I know exactly how much work goes into a "transfer". $20-$40 for 3 mins of work is steep.


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Let me start by agreeing with you that IMO the governmental intrusion on private transaction is repugnant.

How much do you pay for vehicle insurance when you are not driving or do not have a claim? Why would anyone pay that fee unless they were required by governmental intrusion? The analogy is not perfectly matched to the transfer law but I believe it provides another example of government intrusion into our private lives. And for those who would make the argument about driving on public roads, keep in mind that government vehicles: local, state, and federal, driving on those same roads are self insured by the tax payers of those jurisdictions. Another double standard brought to you by those we elect to represent us.

What are you (We) going to do about it?