Stores that no longer sell firearms.

[StagLefty]

I remember my dad buying guns from magazine ads and the postman delivering them

[Kraven251]

There are so many places that sold guns of all varieties that don't anymore, but in contrast to that there is a much larger number of gun shops cropping up. I am sure all the legal trappings are what has driven many of these stores to not carry firearms, but luckily there are other businesses filling the void.

[DSB OUTDOORS]

kmart, jcpenny, western auto(now parts america) for the old guys, yellow front, gibsons, and montgomery wards, and i'll add others as my oldtimers memory allows.

^^^^ This. I'm only 42 but I remember all of those. My dad bought me my 1st 30-06 from Target when I was 15yo. still have it too.

[th3w01f]

There are so many places that sold guns of all varieties that don't anymore, but in contrast to that there is a much larger number of gun shops cropping up. I am sure all the legal trappings are what has driven many of these stores to not carry firearms, but luckily there are other businesses filling the void.

Definitely seems like there are more gun stores these days but I'm still amazed at how many large retailers have stopped selling guns and even sporting goods for the most part (Target for instance). Have you been in the new Sports Authority Elite? It's more like a clothing store; we couldn't even find appropriate shoes for the kids to go fishing in (we were looking for some kind of outdoor open shoes like Teva or anything similar). When I asked if they had shoes that would be good for getting wet they looked at me like I was crazy.

[th3w01f]

kmart, jcpenny, western auto(now parts america) for the old guys, yellow front, gibsons, and montgomery wards, and i'll add others as my oldtimers memory allows.

"Yellow Front", I was trying to remember the name of that one. My wife had never heard of them and we were over off of 72nd and HWY 2 and I was telling here about the store that used to be there where we bought sporting goods.

[hatidua]

I got my first Remington 1100 at Target in Boulder

If only they carried them now....

I distinctly recall Herter's catalogs around the house as a kid.

[birddog]

Country general

[Whistler]

My 1st shotgun - H&R Topper .410 from Western Auto. I was surprised to see the Ace Hardware in Eaton has a small gun room in the back.

[Ah Pook]

My first shotgun came from Target.

[Snowman78]

My 1st shotgun - H&R Topper .410 from Western Auto. I was surprised to see the Ace Hardware in Eaton has a small gun room in the back.

Ace in Loveland also has firearms