Should we try to form an alliance with gun dealers?

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42. straight to the pocketbook that is smart

That will get them to the table, but this is also where some regulation discussion comes into play. You have carrots for 2 regs the dealers will be held accountable for anything that comes out of the discussion by their costumers so you will need to be ready to give a little more for each new reg or at the very least be able to show them how it will help their bottom line.

now minor points just so you know the ground you stand on.
1) They get lots of customers into their shop because every transaction must be processed by a dealer.

As a costumer I only buy used when I have no other choice (who knows what the last guy put it through) costumer counts will go up but not drastically

2) They get fees for performing the registration and background checks. These would be nominal to the gun owner -- about he same as a fishing license. If the actual work deserved a bigger fee, the Federal Govt would supplement their processing fee behind the scenes. Not unlike Medicare payments.

The fee's at the store I frequent are $20 for rifles $35 for handguns. Under the current methods I fill out a page and a half of paper work and then he calls the FBI gives them my SS number and drivers license number call takes at most 5 minuets. He then files the paperwork and holds onto it for the required length of time. Depending how that process changes I see very little reason for the fee to increase or for a subsidy to be required.

3) Every owner would be required to take periodic safety training, which would be by fee to the dealer. Again, this should not be a prohibitive fee to the gun owners. If we need to supplement the payment to the dealer, I am very happy for the taxpayer to carry a burden there. That is a hell of a lot better than what we have today.

Odds are this training will require actual shooting. out of all the stores in my area only one has a range, so you will have his support but the others will see no upside. You will have to show them one.