Brick House Guns' storefront gives the impression of a small on-hand inventory, but such is not the…read morecase. First a couple of supernumerary positives:
Family-owned (and the family is friendly, knowledgeable, genial).
Three dollars is donated from each gun sale to a local charity each month
(currently listed: Zac's Legacy Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of Weld County, Santa Cops of Weld County, and Greeley Firefighters Benevolent Fund).
A short chat convinced me of their expertise "in all makes, models, and types of guns," from before 1917 to the most current available, and that's saying a lot.
Brick House Guns offers a 2% discount for single moms, active & retired police officers, military and first responders. Fortunately, Greeley's police while not enthusiastic over private gun ownership, and the Weld County Sheriff's Department which recognizes the value of a qualified armed citizenry, do not sit on applications like the police in Berlin Township, NJ, whose dilly-dallying cost Carol Bowne her life. So while you are in a citizen-friendly, human rights friendly state (more or less), if you are a single mom, Brick House Guns could be a step in protecting yourself and your children. "Family-owned" means twofer - if you're more comfortable speaking with a woman, this is the place to come. (imho)
I was surprised at the variety of Brick House Guns' inventory. I saw what looked like a 1917 German Luger, a "Tommy Gun" of some sort, many choices from inexpensive entry-level revolvers to guns of modern materials, as well as rare collector items. I have not bought anything here, but given the warm welcome, the remarkable expertise and knowledge of the owners, if I were to buy a firearm, I would give due consideration to this local 10th Street business.
Asked if "good for kids?", I decided that this establishment is "okay for kids." It's a bit like a gun museum. The owners can talk history and manufacturing if that is what the kids are interested in. The owners can also give names of responsible instructors to parents when they decide it is time for their children to learn the fine arts of competitive shooting, recreational shooting, ceremonial use, collecting, hunting, assembling, 80%ing, detaining home invaders, preventing crime, self-defense, family-defense, and overcoming hoplophobia.