O1Pawand others, Im not sure how it is in your state, but here in Louisiana, if a cashier does not ask for an id for an id related item (cigarettes, alcohol,ammo, etc.) he/she can be arrested and fined, not to mention the loss of their job, no matter if that person is 70 or 17.Do you realize that if the paper work is not filled out correctly when a firearm is sold that the store may get a fine, but the person selling does also, and in fact, can serve time for it?(so my wife tells me)And Im talking about down to the color of ink the yellow form is filled out in! Its not a matter of how smart they are, its a matter of CYA.
As for being in mensa to work for Kmart (or anywhere else for that matter), MY wife is the department manager of the sporting goods section of our nearby Kmart, she wouldnt know one gun from another if it were not for me being the gun nut that I am. Imagine yourself as a non smoker working in a convenience store, someone comes in an asks for a pack of cigs, say for example Benson &Hedges ultra lights 100's in the box. with 200 dofferent brands of cigs in 13 diff varieties, would YOU know which pack was the right one on the first try? Not everyone in this world knows something about everything they sell. Besides that, these people work in a DEPARTMENT store and take care of other departments besides the one they are in at the time. My wife in fact is titled as the sporting goods manager, but also takes care of childrens toys and linens.Please understand ,Im not taking up for these people, I just want to be sure you understand both sides of the story. OK, so you were not buying ammo or powder , but the unknowing cashier seen it as a gun related product, and not knowing, she may have thought it best to ask for some ID, why?to CYA. Would you have rather waited in line for her to call a manager to come and check, which could have taken 10 minutes are better?
Put yourself in their shoes..just for a moment------Cuz
Sorry if this came across as a flame, or harsh,I did not mean it as such, I just like people to see both sides before passing judgement.