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Originally Posted by P.W.Herman
How true, old guns are almost impossible to find at gunshows or gunshops anymore. It's all about plastic semi auto long guns and hand guns these days. Local pawn shops will turn up and old gun every now and then, but they are usually molested in some way.
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The gun show phenomenon started in the 80s with the FOPA legislation that, among other things, allowed FFL dealers to conduct transfers away from their licensed premises.
This also allowed wholesalers to sell at shows, who could undercut their own dealer customers.
Gun shows were transformed from relaxed swap meets to Black Friday sales, and a lot of traditional LGS were driven of business.