I watched lots of people dryfire bows in shops, and then watched as the bow was place back on the rack as if nothing had happened. Many don't realize the force that occurs when the cams roll over, and it gets away. They also don't understand or care about the damage that can be caused to a dryfired bow.

The shop I frequent, only allows a bow to be drawn with an arrow in it, pointed at a target. In my opinion, their policy is a good one and it assures customers that the bow they are about to buy, hasn't been dryfired. Foremost, it's a safety issue. Another problem will be making someone pay for a dryfired bow. That could be difficult, and could cause some bad feelings, that every shop can do without. Personally, if I see a shop allowing customers to draw bows and let them down without an arrow, I will not consider buying a bow from that place.