Hi all,
Was at Walmart the other night and stopped by sporting goods to pick up a box of 9mm and I got carded for ID.
This is not unusual and it's not an issue as I always have my wallet and ID. However, the clerk stated that he had to ID me because of a new federal law that went into effect and handed me a Wallyworld info sheet that I really didn't read.
I replied that I thought age verification for ammo had always been the law, 18 for rifle/21 for handgun, as I have been carded for ammo many times (I look fairly young and have blue hair, I get it) and was told that, no, it was a law that just went into effect the previous day.
So, while I don't expect much legal knowledge from my local Wal-Mart clerks, is this more than likely a corporate crackdown on IDing that he was confused or misinformed about?
Was at Walmart the other night and stopped by sporting goods to pick up a box of 9mm and I got carded for ID.
This is not unusual and it's not an issue as I always have my wallet and ID. However, the clerk stated that he had to ID me because of a new federal law that went into effect and handed me a Wallyworld info sheet that I really didn't read.
I replied that I thought age verification for ammo had always been the law, 18 for rifle/21 for handgun, as I have been carded for ammo many times (I look fairly young and have blue hair, I get it) and was told that, no, it was a law that just went into effect the previous day.
So, while I don't expect much legal knowledge from my local Wal-Mart clerks, is this more than likely a corporate crackdown on IDing that he was confused or misinformed about?