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seamusTX wrote:and the U.S. Constitution prohibits bills of attainder and ex-post-facto laws.

The U.S. Constitution does not apply to HOAs, as I mentioned earlier.

- Jim

Even if it did, it wouldn't matter.

Ex post facto is passing a law criminalizing something that already happened. It's not changing the rules to forbid tomorrow what was allowed yesterday.

Bill of attainder would be banning products by name, like the AWB did.

LarryH wrote:I believe the point is that the HOA passed the rule simply to stifle the resident's business, which was legal when established.

That's how new rules usually work. They forbid something that used to be allowed, or allow something that used to be forbidden.

I can't find the FFL application online but I think BATF requires business hours. They don't have to be 9-5 but they do have to be hours the business is open for business. A family friend used to do sales at gun shows only and iirc gave up his license because of the change to require specific business hours. If I remember I'll ask him at the bbq this weekend.

He either has hours he's open for business or he doesn't. I don't have much sympathy if he's trying to have it both ways.

seamusTX wrote:FFLs are supposed to have a defined business premises and hours.

I don't think ATF allows "by appointment only" anymore. If he doesn't have business hours, he risks having his license revoked.