George A. Mocsary, professor of law at the University of Wyoming College of Law and director of the Firearms Research Center, housed at the university, said prior to the 1968 legislation it was common, even in large cities, to see firearms and ammunition for sale at wide variety of stores.
“It just wasn’t a big deal,” he said.
The Gun Control Act saw many smaller retailers — hardware stores, farm equipment stores, rural grocery stores and rural gas stations — end their firearms sales as the process became more burdensome.
Mocsary said while some might see the Lowell Pharmacy setup as unusual, at its heart it’s just another store that sells a variety of products.
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