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Posted: 5/21/2019 7:26:47 PM EDT
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Rode by this morning and the sign was taken down. According to Fascist Book, the owner retired. Last of the old LGS gone. Damn. It is a shame. Jack is a fine man and has been a long time fixture in the Louisville gun store scene. He has not always been treated well. In Sept. of 1989, a disgruntled employee of Standard-Gravure Printing, Joseph Weisbecker, opened fire on his fellow employees. He killed 8 people and wounded a dozen more. Weisbecker used an AK-47 that he had purchased two days earlier from Tilford's Gun Store. Jack had to temporarily close the store because of the outcry against him and his business. A lot of people wanted him closed permanently although everything he had done was perfectly legal and could have happened at any gun store. It took a long time for them to recover, financially and reputation wise. Jack was a long time supporter of KC3 and bought advertising that made it possible for us to publish a quarterly newsletter, years ago. Over the years, I bought several guns from Jack's store, when it was at different locations. |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 2:45:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jack Tilford has been selling out for several weeks. He marked down all of his inventory, some it to half price. He sold the display cases and the wall mountings. He even sold the metal security door from the front of the building. It is a shame. Jack is a fine man and has been a long time fixture in the Louisville gun store scene. He has not always been treated well. In Sept. of 1989, a disgruntled employee of Standard-Gravure Printing, Joseph Weisbecker, opened fire on his fellow employees. He killed 8 people and wounded a dozen more. Weisbecker used an AK-47 that he had purchased two days earlier from Tilford's Gun Store. Jack had to temporarily close the store because of the outcry against him and his business. A lot of people wanted him closed permanently although everything he had done was perfectly legal and could have happened at any gun store. It took a long time for them to recover, financially and reputation wise. Jack was a long time supporter of KC3 and bought advertising that made it possible for us to publish a quarterly newsletter, years ago. Over the years, I bought several guns from Jack's store, when it was at different locations. |
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Posted: 5/22/2019 5:07:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I remember George's Gun Shop, Ray's Gun Shop and Archery World. All gone now. |
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Posted: 5/23/2019 7:05:20 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The first rifle I ever owned was bought at The Oakwood in St. Matthews by my father and given to me. At one time The Oakwood was the longest continuously operated gun store in Louisville. I don't recall Archery World. Where was it located? The others I used to prowl about all the time. Anybody remember Ray's wife? Ray did 2 Form 4 transfers for me. George's was a great store. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 8:04:22 AM EDT
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Quoted: The first rifle I ever owned was bought at The Oakwood in St. Matthews by my father and given to me. At one time The Oakwood was the longest continuously operated gun store in Louisville. I don't recall Archery World. Where was it located? The others I used to prowl about all the time. Anybody remember Ray's wife? Ray did 2 Form 4 transfers for me. George's was a great store. Since an archery store was mentioned in this thread, King's Archery in Fern Creek recently closed as well. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 5:19:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The first gun I ever bought was from The Oakwood. Wish that place was still around. Since an archery store was mentioned in this thread, King's Archery in Fern Creek recently closed as well. |
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Posted: 5/24/2019 7:16:55 PM EDT
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Damn shame about Tilford's. He is a decent man.
I am still available to handle your transfers and special orders as a home based FFL. |
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Posted: 5/25/2019 7:33:58 AM EDT
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The first rifle I ever owned was bought at The Oakwood in St. Matthews by my father and given to me. At one time The Oakwood was the longest continuously operated gun store in Louisville. I don't recall Archery World. Where was it located? The others I used to prowl about all the time. Anybody remember Ray's wife? Ray did 2 Form 4 transfers for me. George's was a great store. Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: I remember George's Gun Shop, Ray's Gun Shop and Archery World. All gone now. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 12:04:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is Gary Roman's shop in Fern Creek still around? Thinking of it, Jack Tilford's next door neighbor is a co-worker of mine. She tells me that Jack has been dealing with health issues. She also tells me that Jack would drive by his store several times at night to check on it. |
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Posted: 5/26/2019 7:19:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yep, Gary Roman's shop is still there... Thinking of it, Jack Tilford's next door neighbor is a co-worker of mine. She tells me that Jack has been dealing with health issues. She also tells me that Jack would drive by his store several times at night to check on it. |
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Posted: 6/9/2019 6:17:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Damn shame about Tilford's. He is a decent man. I am still available to handle your transfers and special orders as a home based FFL. |
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