Washington Gun Ownership to Go Through One Man
September 1st, 2008 by Syd
Washington Gun Ownership to Go Through One Man
By WILL BARDENWERPER
Published: August 31, 2008
WASHINGTON — Residents here who buy a gun to keep legally at home, now that the Supreme Court has overturned the city’s ban on handguns, will find that a bureaucratic maze leads them to an unmarked door on Good Hope Road Southeast where Charles W. Sykes Jr. does business.
Mr. Sykes does not sell guns, but on Tuesday he is expected to become the only federally licensed dealer in Washington to serve as the transfer agent for the carefully controlled transactions that will put guns in the hands of district residents.
There are no gun stores here, and a resident who buys a gun elsewhere must have the weapon shipped to a licensed dealer in the district. Mr. Sykes’s permit will allow him to receive the weapon and, for a transaction fee of $125, he will ensure that the requisite paperwork is prepared for approval by federal and district officials before handing over the weapon to its new owner.
Source: The New York Times
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DC is determined to keep the gun ban alive. 125 bucks will keep the very people that need to be armed unarmed.
So true. The standard transfer fee into Kentucky to an FFL is $10.
If you were the only person that could perform an in demand service, how much would you charge?
The market for FFLs in D.C. is extremely small. Besides, he’ll probably need the money to fend off the D.C. government.