area-knoxville New gun store in Louden

[TripleGGG]

Just saw this article .  Will have to go by and check it out. 

http://wate.com/2016/10/26/mom-and-pop-gun-store-opens-in-loudon/

[peejman]

Competition for Farnsworths, hope they do well. 

[sschrick]

I still find it amusing that people in TN call it a "concealed carry" or "concealed weapons" permit, when it is just a "handgun carry" permit.  No issue with them opening the store, but wonder about their level of education and training to offer safety courses, etc. . .in the future. 

also, not sure how you promote the 4 basic rules of gun safety when you are offering toy Nerf guns for sale.  All kids point and shoot Nerf guns at each other. . .

[peejman]

2 hours ago, sschrick said:

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also, not sure how you promote the 4 basic rules of gun safety when you are offering toy Nerf guns for sale.  All kids point and shoot Nerf guns at each other. . .

My kids get fussed at when I catch them shooting at one another. The guns get taken away when they point them at me. 

[JAB]

On 10/27/2016 at 8:34 AM, peejman said:

Competition for Farnsworths, hope they do well. 

Actually comes at a good time as Robbie (Farnsworth) has gone to 'semi-retirement' hours.  Right now he is only open Thurs.-Fri. 9:30 - 6 and Sat. 9:30 - 2.  This new place is more conveniently located for me but Robbie has always 'done me right' so they would have to work pretty hard to replace Farnsworth's as my favorite LGS.  That doesn't mean I won't visit and maybe buy some things from them, though.  Gun stores are like $20 bills - you can't have too many.

I am concerned that the name they have chosen for their store is going to cause them some problems, though.  There are already one or two sporting goods/outdoors/gun stores named 'Big Daddy's'.

Edited November 14, 2016 by JAB