The firearms industry faces many challenges. What you may not know is that many of these challenges are not only regulatory, but partly a trend of increasing difficulty for buyers and sellers of firearms to do business over the Internet. Many search engines prohibit advertising for firearms to be placed, venues for online payments refuse to do business that relates to guns and related items, and the world's biggest auction site has a long established policy prohibiting firearms sales. Not only does this make it hard for small businesses to take advantage of the Internet, it also makes it hard for firearms enthusiasts to shop online with the same convenience that can be had for almost any other item in the world.

We don't think this is right - if you can buy a car online, or even a house, you really should be able to do the same with a firearm. This is why we created DefenseAuctions.com, to provide a marketplace for buyers and sellers of firearms, or even just a browsing space for people looking around.