Big5

[mike_in_ca]

At $1,300 for the Mini-14 I would just save up some more cash and go for a Springfield M1A.

[Dee_Dub]

At $1,300 for the Mini-14 I would just save up some more cash and go for a Springfield M1A.

someones buying it....

[Preston-CLB]

Okay, he just gave me call. Big5 will no longer be selling guns, but they will still be selling ammo.

I can confirm this. I was at Big-5 today and spoke with the manager (she's also the main person who usually does the ammo transactions and is a shooter herself).

She said that given the tenets of the law, it would be hugely expensive to implement.

She confirmed they will sell ammo, but no long guns. She said their gun sales are quite profitable for her store here in Sonora, so she is pretty unhappy about it.

This is just another knife cut to our 2A right here in Commiefornia.
-P

[Garand Hunter]

The M1A rifles I see are $ 1700 PLUS in the local stores in Sevierville TN. The Mini 14 goes for $1107.

Psalm 1

[bergmen]

Last time I bought a firearm at Big5 was in 2009. They had a Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt that sat in the rack for a couple of months. I finally gave in and bought it for somewhere around $400-$450 (I forget). I just remember the guy responsible for firearm transactions started huffing and puffing going through a lengthy speech from a memorized script about all things legal and how serious it was to consider buying a gun. I called a halt to his diatribe and told him I have been through this rodeo dozens of times for decades, I know all this stuff.

He finally got to the end, we did the paper work and I came back in 10 days and picked it up. Just checking in from time to time (this is in Ukiah) but they really don't have anything of interest (to me).

Dan

[Jimi Jah]

I buy tennis shoes and BB's at Big Five.

That is all.

[jarhead714]

The M1A rifles I see are $ 1700 PLUS in the local stores in Sevierville TN. The Mini 14 goes for $1107.

Psalm 1

Still about $300 more than what it?s worth.

[cz74]

I can see this law affects Big 5 more than other big chain stores, Big 5 has many more locations than say Cabela, Sportsman warehouse, Turners, etc.

[Preston-CLB]

SB 1384 requires licensed California firearms dealers to include audio surveillance in their security systems by January 1, 2024.

The bold text really bothers me, aside from the video part. Isn't this a gross violation of right to privacy? How is this even constitutional?

I know, Commiefornia doesn't care about the Constitution.

We're mainly talking about Big-5 and big box stores here, but what about the impact on small shops and 'kitchen table' FFL's who are going to have to spend a crap-ton of money and contend with the ongoing time suck to maintain these systems?

It's just another knife cut to RKBA!
-P

[Russian Bot]

The bold text really bothers me, aside from the video part. Isn't this a gross violation of right to privacy? How is this even constitutional?

I know, Commiefornia doesn't care about the Constitution.

We're mainly talking about Big-5 and big box stores here, but what about the impact on small shops and 'kitchen table' FFL's who are going to have to spend a crap-ton of money and contend with the ongoing time suck to maintain these systems?

It's just another knife cut to RKBA!
-P

I'd think the issue for kitchen table FFLs (which is who this is probably targeted at) would be that it's 24/7 recording, so you're being recorded even when you're not FFLing. I have Blink Cameras at the doors and a couple of other locations, but wouldn't want my kitchen table recorded 24/7.

[Eat Dirt]

I buy tennis shoes and BB's at Big Five.

That is all.

Don't forget the low $$$$ Kershaw knives

[KrizB]

Asked about the chance of there being a clearance sale on firearms before they are pulled from shelves - nope, everything gets packed up and shipped to the Big 5 stores in other states.

**** sucks

[Zenderfall]

Asked about the chance of there being a clearance sale on firearms before they are pulled from shelves - nope, everything gets packed up and shipped to the Big 5 stores in other states.

**** sucks

Imagine what the employees and customers of those Big5’s suddenly seeing these California guns are gonna say. “Why those grips like that??” “The stock doesn’t move!? “Where’s the flash hider??” “I can’t eject the magazine. You mean I have to open the action? What is this ****?”

[pythonfan]

Dupe

https://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1866291

[The Gleam]

Imagine what the employees and customers of those Big5?s suddenly seeing these California guns are gonna say. ?Why those grips like that??? ?The stock doesn?t move!? ?Where?s the flash hider??? ?I can?t eject the magazine. You mean I have to open the action? What is this ****??

For the most part, Big-5 never sold guns that required grip-wraps, fixed folding stocks, mag-locks, nor ever had flashiders in the first place.

All of this is just as the CA legislature wants it: to put gun stores out of business with incessant and costly firearm sales protocols, paperwork, processes, and complex installations.

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