Don Davis

Who is Don Davis?

Don Davis is the owner of Don's Guns and Galleries, a firearms retailer in Indianapolis, Indiana. Davis claims to be the largest independent gun dealer in the United States, and his store has been called the largest public display of firearms in America.

At one point in time, Davis operated multiple stores in the Indianapolis area. The stores were then open 24 hours a day. One night, one of the stores was robbed and an employee was shot and killed. Soon after the tragic incident, Don closed all except for the Lafayette Road store. While no longer open 24 hours a day, this flagship store has continued to experience shootings and attempted robberies, with the most recent shooting occurring September 17, 2012. A customer visiting the store to utilize its indoor shooting range intentionally shot a store employee twice. The employee immediately returned fire, killing his attacker.

Davis was named in the top 5 dealers who sell guns to criminals by the United States Department of Justice, ranked at #4 in the US. He has said that the problem is not with him selling the guns, which requires FBI screening, but with those who purchase them privately reselling them, which he describes as a major loophole in the gun control laws.