New Mt. Airy gun shop facing opposition

[Larry David]

Meeting tonight in Mt. Airy:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/loca..._guns8p:homepage/story&utm_term=.994abe871ac2

Voice your support for this new Carroll County business!

 

[swinokur]

"the libs are coming"

oh wait they're here.

 

[BigSteve57]

It appears part of their issue is traffic, parking & noise associated with a business, not that it's a gun business per se.
My neighborhood's zoning wouldn't allow a commercial enterprise but if zoning did permit it, I would probably be against someone on my residential street wanting to start a business for those reasons.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

This country's claim to fame is people starting businesses wherever they damned well pleased.

It's called having an idea and starting small. Out of your home. Out of your garage. Then building from there if things go as planned. Growth. Then more growth. Oh the horror.

Now this state has their collective noses and money grubbing hands up everyone's a$$es and in everyone's wallets. Permit this. Permit that. Zoning this. Zoning that.

I hope they get their permit. I hope they start their business. And I hope it angers a lot of town folk. Especially those folks who didn't take the risk to start their own businesses.

 

[shootin the breeze]

It appears part of their issue is traffic, parking & noise associated with a business, not that it's a gun business per se.
My neighborhood's zoning wouldn't allow a commercial enterprise but if zoning did permit it, I would probably be against someone on my residential street wanting to start a business for those reasons.

I don't know...the article mentioned people in that neighborhood having tax prep and a home based salon (IIRC) present. I'm sure both of those would be more traveled than a guy taking in a few rifles for restoration. Given the time frame for that work he won't have much traffic.

 

[t84a]

Eh, I agree with the neighbors on this. You want to own a gun shop, open one where it's already legal.

 

[nmyers]

I think it IS all about guns. As Mr Breeze says, there are currently other home based businesses in Carroll Co Mt Airy that do have zoning approval. (My accountant is one of them).

Most counties have a review process to look at home based businesses & determine how much traffic they will generate. I live in Howard County, & my dentist was permitted to have a dental office in his basement, provided that he pave part of his yard for 6 parking spaces. That kind of thing is reasonable.

I know some folks who accept internet gun sales & have zoning approval for that, but they don't have any "stock". I think that the neighbors just got hysterical over that thought that this could be the camel's nose that could lead to a flood of new gun shops in their communities. It does sound like the petitioner wants to stock modern guns.

 

[Alphabrew]

Eh, I agree with the neighbors on this. You want to own a gun shop, open one where it's already legal.

What is the big deal? It's a home-based business, not WalMart.

 

[ToBeFree]

Show Support

here is a link:

https://www.change.org/p/mount-airy-town-council-let-freedom-ring-hile-small-businesses-thrive

 

[Larry David]

FaceBook page

I've been told of a facebook page created by Melissa Straley for the yoga pants wearing residents of the affected neighborhood to voice their heart felt concerns.

 

[t84a]

What is the big deal? It's a home-based business, not WalMart.

At the end of the day, it's retail. It's not really a home-based business.

 

[F2S]

The article states that the president of Marylanders to prevent gun violence is not aware of another business like this in the state. Does that mean they have never heard of someone in Maryland running an FFL out of there house? I'm certain there is someone in MD who has an FFL and runs it out of their home. I understand the concern about opening a business in a residential area but like someone else posted earlier a small company has to start somewhere and there are people who have the salons etc out of their home. I think he's approaching it the right way, by having appointment only will limit the amount of traffic.


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[Matlack]

It appears part of their issue is traffic, parking & noise associated with a business, not that it's a gun business per se.
My neighborhood's zoning wouldn't allow a commercial enterprise but if zoning did permit it, I would probably be against someone on my residential street wanting to start a business for those reasons.

This is just the means to prevent it, not the actual reason they dont want it. Anytime any business is opening and someone opposes it they throw out the "traffic, parking, and noise" issue and want them to pay for a study.

 

[dist1646]

Interesting comment from the co-owner of Gun Shack. "It isn't like it's Avon." Really! If it was Avon, she would be OK with it but since it is guns and not in a business district like the business her father started, it's not. I'm thinking her real reason is that he would have less overhead and be able to sell at lower prices is the real reason she is opposed. If the guy wants to start a gun shop, my advise is to bring it to Eldersburg. I know, I have certainly given it some thought, for something to do when I finally leave my present field of work. Multiple ranges close by and no gun shops here!

 

[F2S]

Interesting comment from the co-owner of Gun Shack. "It isn't like it's Avon." Really! If it was Avon, she would be OK with it but since it is guns and not in a business district like the business her father started, it's not. I'm thinking her real reason is that he would have less overhead and be able to sell at lower prices is the real reason she is opposed. If the guy wants to start a gun shop, my advise is to bring it to Eldersburg. I know, I have certainly given it some thought, for something to do when I finally leave my present field of work. Multiple ranges close by and no gun shops here!

If he started doing transfers, I'm sure he'd get a lot of business too. I don't think gun shack does them for anything they can get.


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[ROBAR35]

This country's claim to fame is people starting businesses wherever they damned well pleased.

It's called having an idea and starting small. Out of your home. Out of your garage. Then building from there if things go as planned. Growth. Then more growth. Oh the horror.

Now this state has their collective noses and money grubbing hands up everyone's a$$es and in everyone's wallets. Permit this. Permit that. Zoning this. Zoning that.

I hope they get their permit. I hope they start their business. And I hope it angers a lot of town folk. Especially those folks who didn't take the risk to start their own businesses.

Absolutely spot on!

 

[dist1646]

If he started doing transfers, I'm sure he'd get a lot of business too. I don't think gun shack does them for anything they can get.


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Gun Shack doesn't. Can't really blame a shop for not doing a transfer for a current production product they can stock and sell though. They do have to make a profit to keep the doors open. I have transferred a few older guns that are no longer in production and some custom guns there so, I know they will do transfers on those. I did a lot of business with them back when Steve ( the original owner ) was there. He would even hold something for me just on my saying I wanted it. He was really good to do business with.
Things always seem to change when the kids take over a business.

 

[PapiBarcelona]

NIMBY'S. Not in my backyard.

People act like he's opening up an adult book store. Could very well be low key, by appointment only. I can think of 2 "home" based FFLs located in unincorporated Harford County, been around for years and everything is just fine.

 

[dist1646]

NIMBY'S. Not in my backyard.

People act like he's opening up an adult book store. Could very well be low key, by appointment only. I can think of 2 "home" based FFLs located in unincorporated Harford County, been around for years and everything is just fine.

They would probably be OK with an "adult book store".

 

[Arcamm]

The guys business model is "by appointment only". He had a home based FFL business when he lived in NEW JERSY. He deals in a lot of C&R stuff.