# Local(-ish) gun store shut down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 3, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585 "2014-05-03T15:34:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585/21 "2014-05-05T02:07:34Z")

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Thanks for the reply!

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**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585/22 "2014-05-05T19:49:56Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> Isn’t any collection of weapons, by definition, an arsenal?

Any collection that has more than one weapon is an arsenal.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Quatro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc8723/32.png) [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585/23 "2014-05-06T03:52:44Z")

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From Johnny LA’s article

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> It was 2005 when the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives discovered that a Skagit County gun shop couldn’t account for nearly 2,400 weapons.

Maybe they shut down Canada due to $3.1 billion dollars reported missing: [http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/30/government-cant-account-for-3-1b-allocated-to-public-safety-and-anti-terrorism-auditor-generals-reports-says/](http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/30/government-cant-account-for-3-1b-allocated-to-public-safety-and-anti-terrorism-auditor-generals-reports-says/)

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> Auditor General report says feds can’t account for $3.1-billion
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> Tony Clement says although auditor general can’t find $3.1B allocated to anti-terrorism, no one saying money ‘misspent’

not to mention the FAA was missing $3 billion dollars in equipment several years ago also. They just could not find it …

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-ish-gun-store-shut-down/687585/24 "2014-05-06T19:29:51Z")

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> [@nearwildheaven](#):
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> The same thing happened to a hole-in-the-wall store in my town. Of course, some of the wingnuts were squealing “Obama’s gonna take our gunz, and it’s all starting now!” :rolleyes:
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> Nope, it was because that store was breaking laws left and right. :smack:

Yep if the store was breaking laws then it being shut down is _exactly_ what the NRA and pro-gun arguments say should happen. Enforce the existing laws, go after the law-breakers, not the law-abiders.

Win-win situation here.

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