I hope not to take a side in the issue but to look at it from both sides.

I have no local gunshop that will sell licenses anymore. They will tell you openly they do not need the poor treatment from our state commission or its high fee's. I have to drive another 20 miles to find a store that will sell and its a walmart. They can afford the bonding, and the fees that the PGC charges, but a lot of little guys cannot.

Is it right to charge a $1 or $1.50 for the extra envelopes? I don't know. But I know when a shop runs out of licenses it costs them $500 and a half a day's time to pick up additional licenses (on top of the other fees) so for the shop to recoup some money might not be legal, might not be kosher, might not be good, might not be allowed.......but I sure can see why they would attempt to get something out of selling licenses besides hassles and fees.

Last season guys complained loudly that some stores were out of yellow envelopes, and they could not properly apply in the second round. Seems like charging a $1 might be a good thing to limit people from taking several "just in case". Thus a little moderation in the control of them. The PGC was not keeping the stores stocked with enough last year.

Be glad you have a store in your area willing to deal with the bureaucracy of the commission, maybe you don't want to pay and that is your perogative.....so you can drive another 20 miles to get a free one.

If my friend who used to own a small store is correct, he never made any money off selling licenses, not even in additional sales while a guy came in and bought one and then picked up some ammo. When he stopped selling licenses his revenue did not change. A lot only do it as a service, they take thier own time to fill them out when they could be doing other things....

Just trying to offer that perspective.