A new firearms store has opened up in the City of Falls Church in the same location the City’s last gun store was in business: above Bedo’s Leatherworks on West Broad Street. NOVA Firearms, the previous gun store that occupied the space, relocated its operation to McLean in September of 2013.

Known as The Gun Dude, the new gun store is now open at 412 West Broad Street in a suite above the longtime F.C. leather store. The retail location is owned by Joshua Karrasch, a Navy veteran who is known as “The Gun Dude,” along with his partner, Christine Setness. The Gun Dude says it is unique in its approach to customer service as well as its return policy.

The Gun Dude is open from 10 a.m. – 9 p.m., seven days a week at 412 West Broad Street, Suite A in Falls Church.