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Hours of Operation &
Appointments
Dancing Giant Sales operates seven days a week.
For walk-in clients, DGS is regularly
open 12:00pm–4:00pm on Sundays, but appointments
are always preferable. Appointments are
available at almost anytime, including evenings
and weekends.
Showroom & Inventory
DGS does not maintain a public showroom,
nor will I have inventory available for casual
browsing. My goal is to provide products and
services at the lowest possible prices, which
means that stock and space are very limited. For
hands-on browsing, I recommend visiting a
storefront shop, such as Private
Sector Arms in Olympia, KP Gunworks in
Lacey, and Long Shot
Indoor Range in Yelm, or attending a Washington
Arms Collectors show.
When I do have something on hand that interests
you, please inquire about that specific item. My
current inventory will be listed on GunBroker,
but discounted pricing will usually be available
to local buyers.
Ammunition &
Accessories
Except when dealing with very large quantities,
it is difficult for DGS to offer
ammunition for sale at competitive prices.
Big-box stores or online retailers will usually
be the most affordable options, but for large
orders, I may be able to provide modest savings
for local customers. Please see Ammunition
Sales & Resources for more
information.
Similarly, as a small-scale operation, DGS
doesn’t have much space available for
accessories. Special orders are always an
option, so I will be happy to supply price
quotes upon request.
Contact Information
The best way to reach DGS is by email,
but Yahoo, Google, Comcast, and other email
providers have recently begun blocking my
replies or marking them as spam, so please add
dancinggiant.com to your provider’s list of
trusted domains. Text messaging is also a good
alternative. Calls are always welcome, but I
have weird luck with phones. If you call, please
be prepared to leave a detailed voice message
when I can’t answer immediately. I will get back
to you as soon as possible.
Dancing
Giant Sales
101 Pacer Ct SE
Rainier, WA
98576
sales@dancinggiant.com
360-972-5711
You can also connect with DGS on social
media. Like Dancing
Giant Sales on Facebook or follow @DancingGiantFFL
on Twitter to receive regular updates and other
information.
Sale & Transfer
Requirements
Until we can change things through political or
judicial processes, the law is what it is. DGS
is here to help those who want to stay within
the law to do so as easily as possible. For
those not ready to comply with recent
legislation, that’s your prerogative.
Legal firearms sales or transfers require
identification, proof of address, completion of
BATFE Form 4473, and a successful background
check. Waiting periods are now mandatory for all
types of firearms.
Finally, the BATFE considers DGS to be
located within a school zone. Any firearms that
leave my premises must be unloaded and locked.
Concealed Pistol Licensees and certain other
individuals are exempt. This is a good reasons
to get your CPL—even if you don’t plan to carry
a handgun on your person.
Waiting Periods
As of Jan. 1, 2024, Washington state mandates a waiting
period of 10 business days, excluding weekends and
holidays, on all firearm transfers.
Furthermore, no firearm may be delivered until
the results of all background checks are known.
In other words, you will really have to wait at
least two weeks before you can take your new gun
home.
Training Requirement
Firearm purchasers must also verify their
completion of firearms safety training within
the last five years. The training must include
instruction on basic firearms safety rules,
firearms and children, suicide prevention,
secure gun storage, safe handling of firearms,
and state and federal firearms laws.
Many trainers now offer compliance course for
modest fees. However, others have made the
training available online and for free. Sporting
Systems was among the first to do so, and
I am pleased to recommend their HB-1143 training course.
Prohibited
Items
Due to recent unconstitutional legislation, a
variety of firearms and accessories are
currently prohibited in Washington. These
prohibitions are being challenged in state and
federal courts. Meanwhile, DGS can
offer compliance services in some cases.
Please consult for specific examples.
Payments & Prices
DGS can accept cash,
checks, or money orders. Currently, my low
volume and tight margins don’t justify the
startup costs and regular fees normally
required for credit cards.
Transfers are $32 each, but I
also offer multiple-transfer discounts.
Special orders will require a $35
nonrefundable deposit from new customers.
Though usually unnecessary, FFL-to-FFL
shipping services are available at cost plus
$10.
The state mandates an
additional fee of $18 to offset the cost of
the “enhanced” background checks now required
for all firearm transfers. This fee applies
only to each transaction, so purchasing
multiple firearms as part of single
transaction will require just one $18
background-check fee.
All original sales and
commercial transfers are subject to sales tax
(locally 8.3 percent), which I must collect on
the actual purchase price or the fair market
value of received merchandise. Private-party
transfers are exempt from sales tax but may be
subject to use taxes. Buyers are responsible
for paying use taxes.
Dancing Giants
I’m often asked about the
origin of my business name. When I was
younger, I played a lot of tabletop
role-playing games, including Dungeons &
Dragons. During one session, our party of
adventurers bested a couple giants we couldn’t
defeat in combat. Through a bit of trickery
and a lucky piece of magic, we compelled them
to dance forever after. When our characters
later retired from the adventuring lifestyle,
we established an inn and tavern that we named
the Dancing Giant in honor of that earlier
moment of glory.
I’ve continued to use the name
for my personal ventures ever since and
registered the dancinggiant.com domain name in
1999.
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