re: Gun transfer declined

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Seriously that has to be all profit for them to do a 20 dollar transfer. 100%profit margin. What else in the store is 100% margin?

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this is completely untrue. The $20 hardly covers the actual cost of doing the transfer. From a business stand point filling out the 4473 is not the only thing that goes into offering to do transfers. There is an endless amount of time spent communicating with transferees and sending dealers, unpackaging and processing firearms, time taken away from sales associates that could be spent on customers purchasing from the shop or completing other task that are required throughout the day, over head from running the shop and most of all storing your paperwork for the required 20 years. That only covers the cost off the top of my head.

It is not uncommon for some shops to charge very high rates for transfers because for them it is not worth the $20 or however much since they could be making more money spending their time doing other things.

Remember, without having a LGS you wouldn't be able to get anything transferred in. So, support your LGS. THey are transferring a product in from a competitor as a FAVOR to you. No where in the ATF regs does it say that a dealer is required to accept firearms from competitors and do transfers. Where else can you go where it is OK to purchase something from a direct competitor and they help you out. That would be like me purchasing ammo from Cabelas and doing in-store pick up at Walmart because it's closer for me. Or getting the Chevy dealership to order me a new Ford truck for a nominal $20 fee.

Food for thought.