Exactly as they intend.
Atlantic Guns Closing
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Exactly as they intend.
sleepingdino
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Can't agree more. They gouged me for my first gun purchase in 2013. The Rockville service was a case study in how to chase away business. The Silver Spring place may have been better, but I wouldn't know since I was ignored by the staff hanging out with their buddies.
Still, they seemed to have helped a lot of people and we need more local shops.
c4snipar
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I am glad I wasn’t the only one felt that way.
tall.guy88
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Maryland Dems are getting their way. Firearm ownership is becoming a privilege for the few.
OrbitalEllipses
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I bought my first gun there, but only made that mistake once.
Me too. If their move doesn’t include better customer service they won’t do much better at another location.
Just my .02
Just my .02
DanGuy48
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Sounds like they’re just making smart business decisions. I’ve bought a number of things from their Rockville store over the years so wishing them the best.
jollymon
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It's going to be hard on them if the new gun laws pass , Hendershots is moving and downsizing and putting more focus on the Ammo they make , Now Atlantic is downsizing to one store hope they can make a go of it , They have always been behind the curve with getting new stuff in stock unless they are pumping up for a sale like the S&W sale they just had , I popped in Saturday to look and they were busy but not a lot of staff Steve , Mark , Stephen and a older guy that I didn't know I asked for Frank they said he didn't work their anymore , I knew Jeff had gone not to long ago . Makes you wonder if the downsizing has started .
sleepingdino
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If the long gun crap passes, I'm guessing there will be no long gun sales until the first LGBTL is issued and with fewer options for the AR platform available sales will be lower in general.
jollymon
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I'm hoping that this isn't the writing on the wall for LGS's across the State , As it's been said Maryland isn't a big Hunting State anymore so can't just shift products and march on.
- Feb 19, 2013
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Was discussing this earlier. I think there are many people that buy a 22lr on impulse. Law like this could absolutely discourage sales. The handgun issue, they were regulated for decades and the HQL addition was bad, but many really have their heart set out on getting "that handgun". What if a Dad has two kids to take hunting next week? Even with a long gun permit, can only buy one shotgun? If anything get some amendments in, if it can't be defeated.
This is the worst part of an MGA session, waiting to see what comes out in 2nd Reading. The public has no visibility on what's going on inside the committees as they rewrite these bills. ERPO was a real eye opener last year, when Dumais essentially switched bills in committee under the same number out of view of both the public and fellow legislators. Then what got voted on in the House bore almost no resemblance to what was originally filed and presented no opportunity to fight it until it got to the Senate.
Worse than a David and Goliath fight. Fingers crossed
DanGuy48
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Really? I hadn’t heard this. They moved to Hagerstown not that long ago and expanded into the adjacent part of the building even more recently. I’m very surprised to hear this given their big internet business. Do you know where they’re moving, anything about the type of new store they’ll have?
bbaick
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- Nov 6, 2013
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Although I find the place to be a local institution and many of the employees to be very nice, the business got used to being pretty much one of the “only games in town.” Over the years, competition and the internet have creeped in, yet their business model didn’t adapt.
Their prices are consistently high and sometimes retail plus, for items that are cheaper elsewhere. I once tried to get them to handle a transfer for me, for a gun I found online. They refused and said their policy is to “not do transfers for items they sell.” Translation: We’re not letting you get a better deal, pay more and buy from us.
Their prices are consistently high and sometimes retail plus, for items that are cheaper elsewhere. I once tried to get them to handle a transfer for me, for a gun I found online. They refused and said their policy is to “not do transfers for items they sell.” Translation: We’re not letting you get a better deal, pay more and buy from us.
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Started going in S.S. store while my grandmother shopped at Safeway, or at the Legions crab or oyster roasts. Her maiden name Bonifant used to carry some clout back then. When I picked up my special order TC Thunderhawk in the 80s, at the Rockville store,I remember them calling it a sissy gun.Till I brought in my deer pics.
Not "letting" you? They're just choosing not to undercut their own direct sales by playing a role in someone else's sale of the same item. Would you approve if they tacked onto the transfer fee the amount they would have made if you bought the gun from them? It's their decision, as dealers of the same product, to decide when and how they want to be part of a given transaction. I hope you'd want to defend your own right to do the same, and expect to have your decision for or against doing so as somehow telling other people what they may or may not do. There are plenty of FFLs out there who DON'T keep an inventory, pay retail store rent, utilities, insurance, and payroll. That's what they're there for, if you don't want to buy from the local dealer.
If the Demanding Grandmoms get their LGQL bill I fear you are going to see a lot of stores go this way. How is any retail store supposed to stay in business when the bulk of everything you sell requires a months long process involving an expensive class, license, fingerprints, and even then a seven-day wait after all of that.
We are looking at ending up with a state where there are very few or no long gun sellers. The independents won't be able to sell enough to stay in business and the large sporting goods chains won't want to fool with all of the nonsense. And by federal law you aren't allowed to go across state lines for a long gun unless you follow all of the licensing and purchase rules of your home state. Make no mistake, the Hobby Mommies don't want you to own anything. They've proven that this year.
We are looking at ending up with a state where there are very few or no long gun sellers. The independents won't be able to sell enough to stay in business and the large sporting goods chains won't want to fool with all of the nonsense. And by federal law you aren't allowed to go across state lines for a long gun unless you follow all of the licensing and purchase rules of your home state. Make no mistake, the Hobby Mommies don't want you to own anything. They've proven that this year.
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