- A gun shop owner may start his day before the shop opens by dusting the display cases and wiping down any guns that may look dusty. He will check messages and return calls, if needed. Once the shop opens, he may work the counter for a bit, then go to the office to complete his administrative duties.
- A gun shop owner's administrative duties include employee payroll, employee benefit updates, running sales tax reports and sales reports. A gun shop owner, depending on what state he is in, will also have to review applications to purchase weapons and send the applications to the proper authorities (again, this depends on the state, but state police and local police departments are usually included in this).
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Once the reports come back, if the buyer is authorized for the purchase of the weapon the gun shop owner will contact the buyer and have him come in to complete the purchase.
Administrative duties also include inventory. Most gun shops also carry ammunition for the various weapons they sell. While not a daily duty, inventory must be taken at least weekly. The gun shop owner will order ammunition and guns from his suppliers on an as-needed basis. - Most gun shop owners hire employees to work the counter, but the owner will also work the counter. While working the counter, he will answer customer questions, show customers how a particular weapon works and allow customers to handle the weapons, making sure the chosen weapon is a good fit for the customer. He will also help the customer pick out accessories such as a gun safe, carrying cases and scopes. Sometimes a customer may want a specialized weapon, and the gun shop owner will help the customer build a weapon by changing stocks and barrels on various weapons.
- A gun shop owner has many responsibilities, as there are many local and state rules that he must follow when selling weapons. While not a daily occurrence, he may have to take gun courses on certain weapons, he may have to practice shooting, and he must keep up with any licenses and permits required to own the store and carry a personal weapon (because of the frequency of robberies of pawn shops and gun shops in certain areas, the gun shop owner often carries a weapon in the store).
