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The plan, for Delco Firearms LLC, is to develop a relationship with new and current gun owners in hopes to help push them to safe firearms practices. In 2020 the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS) processed 1,445,910 background check requests, making it the highest volume year since its inception in 1998. This number represents a 47.2 percent increase from 2019, and surpasses the previous high year, 2016, by nearly 308,000 checks. In 2020, there were a total of 311,224 licenses to carry firearms issued as reported by County Sheriffs’ Offices and the City of Philadelphia, equating to a 25.3 percent increase from 2019. In 2020 there were over 20,000 sales or transfers of handguns in Delaware county alone. (https://www.psp.pa.gov/firearms-information/Firearms%20Annual%20report/Pennsylvania_State_Police_2020_Firearms_Annual_Report.pdf)
We also hope to develop a relationship with local law enforcement agencies in our area. It has come to my attention that there are a lot of LEO’s in Delaware county that are only part time. I see a perfect opportunity to help bring these two groups together. I could set up small classes, say 5 people, that could meet with the officer for a 1 hour class for $25 each. Firearm ownership 101 would consist of learning the 4 fundamental rules of all guns and can prevent nearly all firearms related accidents. The officers could make a little extra money and people leave with a better understanding of the responsibility they now have. Another class would be an introduction to using a firearms using a laser target system such as strikeman. If all goes well with these classes and hopefully others I would like to open a small indoor range in the area.
In the end, our goal, with this business, is to provide a service to this community. Education for gun owners, and safety for everyone else around them.
