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The reason there are gun stores, or more accurately people in the firearms industry, is because there is a demand for firearms and firearms services. One thing the anti-gun left likes to do is remove the agency from individuals and assign it to an ominous, evil, external force like the NRA. But people open businesses to make money, and the firearms business is booming. It's booming because there is a demand from consumers. It's very simple -- it's the free market.

I doubt if there is anything new about this sort of thing. I am sure it went on in the agora and the forum.