No cash sales of ammo at Walmart?

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I wonder what would happen if you tried to use a Walmart gift card. They have already accepted payment (your money).



They don't even offer an unmanned exact change option - sort of screws visitors, because the fine for running one is $100.00
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Actually, if you pay within 30 days of the issue date of the citation, you only have to pay $25. There are no court filings and no points added to your license.

Things get a little worse if you wait between 30-75 days and get nasty if you take longer than that.

http://www.sunpass.com/violationsnoncustomers.cfm
 
cc purchase of ammo

I recently purchased 5 boxes of 32 auto from sports authority and paid cash as I always do. If I had to use a credit card I would use a prepaid giftcard. Big brother doesn't need to know my business.
 
With card readers on vending machines now, and the fact that a lot of companies are now only offering direct deposit to their pay employees, I believe it won't be long until cash is a thing of the past.(checks also will go the way of the dinosaur)
 
If your source of "knowledge" is "I heard from a friend that works for a guy who's brother owns a gun store..."?

That's natures way of saying "Bubba's making up stuff again," and "Don't listen to this assclown, he's an idiot."
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You're absolutely correct about this. It's not reliable unless the friend tells you in a bar after at least three beers.
 
I just bought some 9mm Blazer Brass (5) last night and paid cash because I lost my credit card, and I won $50 at the local Smith's* playing Keno*.:D

I hope this didn't change overnight, but not a big deal, I don't mind using a credit card and I'm pretty well stacked anyways.
 
If you want to pay with cash, just make sure you're not buying a gun there. :D

Wal-Mart Stores Inc, the world's largest retailer, unveiled plans on Monday to film its gun sales in the United States and create a computerized log of purchases in a bid to stop guns falling into the wrong hands.

Wal-Mart, which is the largest seller of firearms in the United States, agreed a 10-point code, which also includes rigid inventory controls, with a bipartisan coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns led by New York's Michael Bloomberg.

The retailer said it will develop a first-of-its-kind computerized crime gun trace log that will flag purchases by customers who have previously bought guns later recovered in crimes.
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This article was from April of 2008. http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1421318620080414

You're all on film boys. :)

Here's the code the agreed to:

RESPONSIBLE FIREARMS RETAILER PARTNERSHIP:
A 10-Point Voluntary Code

1. Videotaping the Point of Sale for All Firearms Transactions. Participating retailers will videotape the point-of-sale of all firearms transactions and maintain videos for 6 months to deter illegal purchases and monitor employees.

2. Computerized Crime Gun Trace Log and Alert System. Participating retailers will maintain a computerized log of crime gun traces relating to the retailer. Once the program is in place, if a customer who has a prior trace at that retailer attempts to purchase a firearm, the sale will be electronically flagged. The retailer would have discretion to proceed with the sale or stop the sale.

3. Purchaser Declaration. For sales flagged by the trace alert system, participating retailers will ask purchasers to fill out a declaration indicating that they meet the legal requirement to purchase the firearm.

4. Deterring Fake IDs. Participating retailers will only accept valid federal- or state-issued picture IDs as primary identification. Retailers will utilize additional ID checking mechanisms.

5. Consistent Visible Signage. Participating retailers will post signage created by the Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership to alert customers of their legal responsibilities at the point-of-sale.

6. Employee Background Checks. Participating retailers will conduct criminal background checks for all employees selling or handling firearms.

7. Employee Responsibility Training. Participating retailers will participate in an employee responsibility training program focused on deterring illegal purchasers. The Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership will create an online training system based on Wal-Mart's training program.

8. Inventory Checking. Participating retailers will conduct daily and quarterly audits. Guidelines will be based on Wal-Mart's firearms audit check procedures.

9. No Sales Without Background Check Results. Participating retailers would prohibit sales based on "default proceeds," which are permitted by law when the background check has not returned a result within 3 days.

10. Securing Firearms. Participating retailers will maintain firearms kept in customer accessible areas in locked cases or locked to racks.
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http://www.mayorsagainstillegalguns.org/html/partnership/partnership.shtml

I know some have complained about #9 here before. I just wonder who would have access to these video files and trace logs? Are they truly destroyed after 6 months?

I know I'll never buy a gun at Walmart, even if it's $25 cheaper. Could be the wisest $25 you ever spent by not buying anything there at the gun counter.

They are the nation's largest gun dealer. I wish people knew the above.
 
Why hasn't anyone pointed out that the OP has 4 posts? This is the sort of more-or-less inflammatory/trolling post that gets other OP's with low post counts chastised, and their threads closed.

A brief perusal of the OP's short history reveals he is in Orlando, or has been recently. Anyone care to drop by a Wal-Mart in that area and pick up a box of whatever handgun ammo they have, if any, and see if they take cash?
 
I guess that I'm screwed at Wallyworld although they have always taken MY cash. I can't remember the last time that I had a credit card.
 
I am not a big conspiracy type but there must be a reason why Walmart would do this.
I would except the "marketing research" theory IF they did it on every purchase--not just on some purchases or ammo purchases.
Wouldn't they get better more comprehensive data doing this for all purchases?

My opinion?? They are looking for people who are buying large quantities of ammo.....period.

Just like they are looking at people who buy large quantities of fertilizer etc.

I am not into big conspiracies but like I said, things are done for a reason.
If someone went around buying up all the ammo they could find, probably would end up on some list.
If you think that's a stupid comment, how about our soldiers being listed as "potential terrorists" in the document home land security put out......then quickly retracted.
Think about it.
 
You're assuming that the story is indeed true, and there is next to nothing that corroborates it thus far. If anyone really wants to keep track of what you're buying, it's much more likely to be Wal-Mart itself.
 
<<<Why hasn't anyone pointed out that the OP has 4 posts? This is the sort of more-or-less inflammatory/trolling post that gets other OP's with low post counts chastised, and their threads closed.

A brief perusal of the OP's short history reveals he is in Orlando, or has been recently. Anyone care to drop by a Wal-Mart in that area and pick up a box of whatever handgun ammo they have, if any, and see if they take cash?>>>

Well, CLSMTH - thank you for the welcome to the forum!
Did ANYONE notice the "smiley face" following the 'conspiracy' comment?
That was meant to imply sarcasm.
I'm just puzzled, and annoyed, that the Company, or the local store, would institute such a policy.

Since I posted that original message, I visited ANOTHER Wallyworld (around 9PM Tuesday night). They had two boxes of .45 ACP but I was told that "new store policy forbids the sale of ammunition after 8PM".
Yes, I did ask for the manager and she stated that the clerk in sporting goods was correct and they would not sell me ANY ammo (cash or othewise).
She said it was "her store and her decision to make" and that was that.

I'll stop by another area Walmart later today (Wednesday) and see what THEY say or do.
(that is - assuming I can find a Walmart around here that HAS any ammo).

Mike
 
Where is the BOGGIE MAN going to show up next?

I was in the Wal Mart in Garden City (near Boise) yesterday and watched several people buy ammo with cash. JUST LIKE ALWAYS!
 
Wal-Mart IS tracking ammo sales in some districts/regions. Due to the "ammo run" Walmart has instituted a 6 box limit per person per day. How this is managed or tracked is up to the individual district managers to implement.

Like all policies implemented by a large (huge) company, the application and enforcement will vary between regions, districts, stores, and even individual employees in specific stores.

Specific case: I was in WM on Monday night about 2130 and on a walk through of the sporting goods section saw that they had 22lr value packs and 40 S&W value packs on the shelf. I tracked down the lady restocking/organizing the sporting goods and informed her that I wanted to buy the ammo behind the counter. She told me that the sporting goods cashier had left at 9 and they couldn't sell ammo because they had to scan a DL to prevent resellers from buying all their inventory and to enforce the 6 box/person/day limit. I remarked that there was no state or federal law requiring id for ammo sales and was told that it was a new company policy.
I walked past the counter on my way out of the store and there was a sales associate behind the counter. As I took a last wistful look at the ammo she asked me "can I help you?" I answered that I needed ammo but was told that they couldn't sell it until 0800 because the sg cashier had gone home. The lady proceeded to tell me that's "bullsh*t, as long as the manager hasn't pulled the drawer, any cashier trained person can sell you bullets." She then called a manager and asked if the "sports drawer" had been pulled as she needed to "sell some bullets". I paid with cash and left with a 550 box of 22lr and a 100 round box of 40s&w, without having to identify myself.

Just my experience, ymmv
Joat
 
"Why hasn't anyone pointed out that the OP has 4 posts? This is the sort of more-or-less inflammatory/trolling post that gets other OP's with low post counts chastised, and their threads closed."

And you only have 37. So what's your point?

That someone who just joined because they had an odd experience and want to recount it can't do so until they reach what, 35 posts?

How about everyone just give the OP the benefit of the doubt?

IF it becomes evident that this is a fabrication or some bogus scenario, THEN the MODERATORS will take care of the situation.

This will NOT turn into a "J'Accuse! He is a Troll!" type witchhunt.

Anyone who tries to make it so does so at his own peril.
 
FAIR WARNING.

The next person who decides to call into question the original poster's veracity based SOLELY on the number of posts he has will be permanently banned.

Wal Mart is WELL know for individual store managers making STORE POLICY on the fly that has absolutely nothing to do with regional or corporate police.

And yet, some of you just are SO sure that someone with only five posts is lying, just because he has five posts, and people with only five posts just can't be trusted, right?

Considering that I've been the top poster here for the past couple of years, by a WIDE margin, were I to use the "fewer posts equals lying sacks of crap" criteria, I wouldn't take any of you at face value.

Personally, I believe that that kind of attitude is more than just a little stupid, rude, and is entirely uncalled for.

Just to repeat...

The next person who questions the original poster's truthfulness just because his post count doesn't meet YOUR arbitrary standard of goodness, truth, and light, will be permanently banned.



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One down so far.

Anyone else want to poke the bear?

Calling another member a liar based solely on post count will not be tolerated, folks.
 
That away, Mike. That's how a moderator should run a board. The rules are posted, members agree to them and are held to them.

BTW the cash thing is most definitely as you say (from the Feds). I got stuck with a $100 bill one day and went to a bank to cash it. It was not my bank but it was the closest one around. I had ID up the wazoo and went all the way up to the manager. He explained since it is a federal reserve note, only they are required to accept them. I still did not believe until I called up the closest FRB to me in Philly and got it repeated again for my benefit.

Learn something new every day!
 
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