Home-based gun shops are on the rise. Would you want to live near one?
METUCHEN -- It's one of the most vibrant but little-known parts of the gun industry: home-based gun shops.
An analysis by NJ Advance Media shows that upwards of a third of the gun businesses in the state are based from residential homes. The businesses run the gamut: a way for gun club enthusiasts to transfer guns to friends once every few months to high-volume dealers selling dozens or scores of guns a month.
The reaction to the story was split (and on guns, this is no surprise). Some people said they'd never want to live next to a home-based gun shop. Others said, bring it on.
Check out some of the reader feedback below, and weigh in on our completely unscientific poll.
CommonSenseProgressive wrote:
Anyone reading this article needs to attend their next Council meeting and demand to know if the town authorized anyone to have a gun dealing business based out of their homes. They should also demand an ordinance to be put forth to prohibit such dangerous practices.
TrafficCircle wrote:
I feel safer knowing that responsible Americans have better access to their constitutionally guaranteed right.
Reaction came in on Twitter, too:
We gotta get out of this place: The gun store next door: Residential firearms businesses booming in N.J. https://t.co/R3QvDUhIuX
-- Bill Wolfe (@WolfeNotes) November 16, 2015
Outstanding! Glad to see home-based gun shops. Gun store next door: Residential firearms biz booming in New Jersey https://t.co/3D7D7FsG6m
-- Scott St. Clair (@PiperScott1949) November 16, 2015
And the problem is? https://t.co/osC9mPh5rv
-- Paul hansen (@pjhansen1951) November 16, 2015
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