Banning private sales means that I have go to into a gun shop to transfer a gun to a friend. That implies: - Buying new now no longer has additional hassle com

Banning private sales means that I have go to into a gun shop to transfer a gun to a friend. That implies: - Buying new now no longer has additional hassle compared to buying used, since the difficulty of the latter has been increased. - Two people are now forced to go into a gun shop where they wouldn't have before. They might browse for accessories or maybe a new piece. This is rather similar to the software industry's attacks on the ability to resell. If the NRA was just a lobby for gun businesses, why would they not support private sales bans? They should want this kind of captive audience.