WalMart questions use of ammo

Guess I'll have to chime in on this. last time I bought several bricks of .22's, I got asked the question. I told them it was none of their business. The kiddy clerk would not sell me the ammo. I asked for the manager. The manager told the junior flip to sell me the ammo, that the question was for a check to see if I was old enough to buy ammo. Now I am 62 years old, 70 blasted pounds overweight, with hair and beard almost as white as new fallen snow in an industial area. And I have to be asked if I'm old enough? Ridiculous!
Paul B.
 
I like a couple of people responces to that question:
1."Neither, its a machine gun"
2.Tell him its none of his buisness, and ask to see the manager.
3."Yes."
4.I just look confused and say, "What? I don't even own a gun?"
 
I buy a BUNCH of ammo from Wally World and have never been asked any questions. They buy in huge quantity and have good prices on .22LR. I guess the clerk just recognizes me and moves on.

Another question about WW. Does Walmart still sell handguns anywhere? We've got a sporting goods store near my home called Galyan's, and some Mommy cried and now they have trigger locks on all their handguns and none of them are pointed towards the customer. Even though the MIQ (Mommy in Question) doesn't buy much of anything from the store, let alone firearms.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Why is it that a person can parade around the store with shotgun and .22 ammo all day until he's ready to check out, yet Wal-Mart policy is to keep the other ammo (.38, .45, 9mm, etc.) behind the glass? Hasn't common sense told someone that the stuff they let you walk around with is just as deadly?[/quote]

I would wonder if it's due to the price. Wal-Mart is not known for their high-ticket items. A brick of .22 LR is cheap. Several of boxes of the other calibers can add up quickly.

I wonder if it's simply a theft-deterrent precaution.

HukeOKC???

--Denise
 
I bought two boxes of .308 ammo at a Wally-World this weekend. Waited for THE QUESTION. It never came up. I did see a "18?" come up on the register screen but the clerk entered something so quickly is disappeared almost immediately. Apparently someone told the computer that .308 is only a rifle caliber. I won't tell if you won't. ;)
 
Even better than wallyworld, is Sports Auth., they ask for your phone number, or zip code when purchasing said items (might be other items too?). Kinda makes me wonder about that policy.


Dont remeber exactly as I have not bought anything from them after that.
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Dead [Black Ops]

[This message has been edited by Dead (edited August 07, 2000).]
 
I just bought a brick of .22's this weekend. Great price; $7.96 for 150 rnds. The clerk was somewhat less than friendly, then again it was late, about 8:30pm, and he might have had a bad day. I let it slide. There were no obtuse questions about "what do you want that for" or anything. He just rang me up, and I was out of there. :) :)

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Dead:
Even better than wallyworld, is Sports Auth., they ask for your phone number, or zip code when purchasing said items (might be other items too?). Kinda makes me wonder about that policy.


Dont remeber exactly as I have not bought anything from them after that.[/quote]

Dead,
The zip code/ph. # is a standard for every purchase. Just trying to target their mailings and build up their phone list for sale to telemarketers. Whenever a clerk asks me for that info, I just say "Put in your zip and phone #". Problem solved.

Another Sports Authority quirk was the sudden requirement, enacted last year, to hand over a driver's license to handle a pistol. I asked the clerk why, and it seems someone waltzed out the door with a handgun while the clerk was distracted. Oops.... Now SA stores here in SE Penna. no longer carry handguns.
 
Think that's bad? Anyone try to buy a simple can of auto body filler (Bondo) from Wally World? Try it...Same Question.

KIDS... "Don't huff the Bondo PLEASE!"
 
I like the one above.

Denfoote, your lucky it wasnt past 9 0 clock or you couldnt buy from my local wallyworld. Have a buddy that went up to washington and he said they had canisters of powder on the selves along with balistic tips in boxes. Down here in kali you dont seee any of that even in "gun stores".

I remember buying 2-3 50round packs of 3" 12ga slugs at 12 o'clock at night in the past, they did give me a funny look though. :)
 
Hi Guys,

I too shop at WalMart regularly. When I have been asked the "pistol or rifle" question, my reply is always "None of your business".
To date I have never had any form of a response from the Wal Mart folks - and I took my ammo home.
On a related subject, has anyone heard of a "new" BATF regulation (supposedly enacted when the NICS system went online) that requires your state ID to have a street address instead of a P.O. Box? As you can see by my UserName I am in LE and I NEVER give out my street address (pissed off some bad guys over the years)and recently when I wanted to buy a new pistol was told by a shop that since my DL listed a P.O. Box they could not sell me the gun. I then went to another gunshop across town and bought the exact same gun with the exact same ID.
As the current saying goes - "whazup wit dat"?
Be safe
 
sbryce, price and shrinkage is a big factor. The stuff we keep in the glass cases is more expensive and like with the bricks of 22LR, easy to put a few in the pocket and leave the rest of the box hidden somewhere. We have to ring the ammo up that is inside our cases but the stuff out on the shelf is usually low cost and not a big deal. All my store has out on the shelves is 12 gauge 7 and higher shot for clays.

Just a note so you'll be prepared...we are not allowed to sell any gun with any ammo. Not even shotgun shells with a 22LR firearm. Just a policy to try to keep people from going postal in the parking lot with the stuff they just bought in the store. Granted they could bring their own stuff but I'm sure it's a lawsuit/liabilty thing. I don't know if that is Wal-Mart wide but that is our stores policy. We also have to walk the firearm and the customer to the door after they buy it. Unfortunately there are idiots in this world who can pass a background check but couldn't pass gas without being told how to do so. These are the ones we worry about. You hand them their new firearm and let them walk around the store and a couple of minutes later you
hear screaming in one of the aisles because the clown has his new "toy" out and is admiring the fine finish. Way too many scared soccer moms around to allow such an incodent. Trust me folks, if you don't already know, there ARE people like that out there.
 
Unfortunately there are idiots in this world who can pass a background check but couldn't pass gas without being told how to do so.

Oh my Lord. That has got to be one of the best analogies yet!

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