Stores that no longer sell firearms.

[KevDen2005]

walmart used to sell handguns as well,

Just talked to a walmart employee in Parker yesterday while buying ammo. That store will for sure be selling rifles again after the store remodel. I don't think this will happen but he said walmart is trying to get the ability to sell pistols...maybe they see money in the gun selling world right now.

[blm28]

Foss Drug store in Golden used to sell guns and you could buy ammo at any 7-11 store. Bought a Ruger 10-22 at K Mart for $54.

[PSS]

It started with well before but "bowling for columbine" put the end to caring guns and ammo. No business wanted Michael Moore on tv telling them they contributed to killing 13 people.

Back when Clinton was Pres the he directed the ATF to lower the number of FFLs. A lot of home gunshops where I lived gave up their FFLs when it was time to renew because of the pressure put on them by the ATF. I also know of one hardware store that quit because the owner didn't want to put up with the ATF breathing down their neck.

[Whistler]

My dad told me about buying cheap surplus Enfields out of a barrel at K-mart, dig out the one you like. Don't recall it myself was still a little kid.

[DSull]

Western Auto used to sell me ammunition when I was a kid, $.25 a round for shotgun shells and .05 cents a round for .22 ammo!

[rondog]

We also had OTASCO stores (Okahoma Tire And Supply Co.), and they always had big gun, ammo and accessory selections. Probably had 'em at Sears and Woolworth's too. Enid, Oklahoma, there was all kinds of places to buy guns! Just wasn't any place to go shoot 'em unless you knew a landowner.

[ben4372]

Western Auto used to sell me ammunition when I was a kid, $.25 a round for shotgun shells and .05 cents a round for .22 ammo!

they were gouging you.

[Ronin13]

Dicks sporting goods and sports authority used to sell pistols. Now they only sell long guns.

Sports Authority at Colorado Mills doesn't even have a hunting section anymore... I just don't give them my business any longer.

[UncleDave]

Yeah we used to get bricks of .22 at the liqueur store for $10.

[wyzardd]

Every small town hardware store (Pagosa Springs was Gibson, I think ... that was a long time ago) and most around here. I remember going to Target and wandering around for 20 minutes trying to find their gun section right after they stopped selling. It was quite disconcerting.

Heck, I remember gas stations in the mountains with a better firearm selection than most sporting goods stores have now. Pretty darn pricey most of them, but better than losing a hunting day driving home because you forgot ammo (Yes, I've done that. Nearly forgot my bolt one year, I don't think the gas station could have helped with that one)