you just cant make this stuff up...

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If I were the shop owner I would have sold him an AR15 and a whole lot of Zmax 223 ammo.
If someone had to ask such a ridiculous questions like whether or not is was actually for zombies (which do not exist) then they don't get any sympathy from me.
Like someone who falls for someone in Nigera asking for credit card details so they can give you there family inheritance.
 
Considering the huge number of zombie movies and lots of impressionable kids , it's no wonder that many believe zombies do exist ! Most kids have no clue what reality is.
If you ever meet someone on LSD, PCP, 'bath salts' you'll know they exist !
 
But if a person looks you in the eyes, and is even SLIGHTLY serious and inquiring about ammo for killing zombies....I dont know about you but that opens the flood gates for criticism. A sale is a sale.
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I don't know if I even believe that this kid was being serious himself. I mean c'mon, nobody is that stupid. sounds to me like he was more surprised that there's an ammo company marketing zombie cartridges. for all we know he probably needed the ammo, otherwise, he would've purchased something else
 
I wouldn't hold your breath on that one... "The Walking Dead" is one of the most popular shows on TV. I have no idea why, as it's just one long splatter fest.
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that's part of the allure of the show. also, if you've read the original graphic novel you'd know that the underlying theme is more about survival than it is about zombies.
 
Hey, you think zombies are not real? You must not get out much, because there are zombies all over the place around here. Just the other day I went to the Election Board to vote early, and clearly several of the folks in line were mindless zombies since they were voting for the one who neeed not be named. But since they were behaving there was no need to shoot their brains out. For further proof that zombies are around, just go driving on almost any road. Zombies don't drive very well, they weave over the white lines, drive slowly in the left lane, and often seem to have some sort of electronic device stuck on their ear. Again, since I can avoid them easily, I don't need to shoot them.
 
Just the other day I went to the Election Board to vote early, and clearly several of the folks in line were mindless zombies since they were voting for the one who neeed not be named.
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I could say the same about the other candidate that need not be named. stay classy
 
While I can understand having a bit of fun with the poor deluded kid, I must say the gun shop owner was a real jerk to take advantage of that situation for financial gain.
 
OK.
soooooo....how about those Eagles then? /QUOTE]

Stainless,

Glad to see you keep your sense of humor. It comes in handy around here.

So....do you think them Eagles have a chance in the World Serious?:rolleyes:
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"Hundreds of military, law enforcement and medical personnel will observe the Hollywood-style production of a zombie attack as part of their emergency response training."


You have GOT to be ****ing kidding me...

And yes, I know I abused the language filter. I felt it was really appropriate in this instance...
 
Well I dont know if the owner technically "lied" to the kids. In an interview, joking or not, he explains how he designed it for zombies.Quotes from Ben O'Brian and Steve Hornady from Guns and Ammo

BO: How did this awesome idea come about?

SH: I’ve seen several of the documentaries and read the history books (e.g Dawn of the Dead, World War Z etc.), which is when I learned of this threat and realized we weren’t really prepared. I felt we had a civic duty to our customers, our nation, nay simply the living, to offer the most effective ammunition we could develop.


Read more: http://www.gunsandammo.com/2011/10/14/hornady-zombie-max-ammo/#ixzz2AbDIzPHT
 
IMHO - it depends on the price the kid paid as to whether or not he was taken advantage of.

Now, if the shop keeper had pushed a KaBar Zombie killer knife and a Ruger Zombie killer gun & posters of Milla,,,,,well,,,,maybe not the posters.....then he would have been guility of taking advantage of the kid.

As it was, the kid got 8 boxes of ammunition.
 
^^^^^^^ I am seeing a bunch of zombie targets, posters and stuff over at the LGS.

I expect it is a fad and will soon be replaced by something goofier.
 
Having been in sales and a business owner I can say that I'm rather shocked and ashamed at the way the owner of that gun store went about his business with this young person.

Would I have had some fun at the expense of this particular young person? Most likely so. However afterwards I'd have educated the youngster and NOT taken advantage of the youth's ignorance. Scamming customers is not an acceptable way to do business.

On the flip side I have a brother-in-law who buys ONLY the Z-Max ammo for his EDC and for his home/personal defense/shtf ammo for his AR. He seems to believe that its more effective than any other ammo you can get because its designed specifically for killing zombies aka brain dead/idiotic humans. I've tried to educate him but he keeps on spending extra money to get the Z-Max stuff. Now THAT'S a laugh.
 
Come the Zombie Apocalypse, I'm bettin' those three Knuckleheads will have the last laugh on the OP. Always amazes me how much bandwidth on these types of forums is wasted by folks that feel the need to belittle others in order to make themselves feel superior. If it ain't the dumbazz behind the counter at Walmart rant, it's a Dumbazz at the local LGS rant. Always the whole point in the thread is to show the rest of us the superiority the OP has over the rest of the world. About as real as Zombies.
 
Funny responses, frankly I'm surprised this wasn't locked due to the heavy Initial criticism last night. Was it in bad taste of the biz owner? Sure. Was it warranted in my opinion? Absolutely. Some folks have thin skin apparently. I just couldn't believe the conversation transpiring just feet from me and had to share. Glad some thought it was amusing as I did.

Hopefully the kid learned a lesson. Stop watching so much freggin tv and video games and get back to reality.

Sorry if anyone thought the situation was in poor taste. I personally found it hilarious and ad very interesting to say the least.
 
This is not gun related but it does go to show you how some people think.

I grew up with a kid who firmly believed you had to press the brake pedal on a car exactly in the center. . .if you didn't, the car would veer.

While this guy isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer, at age 65 he can STILL hop on a unicycle and pedal that thing all over town and never take a tumble.

Different "gifts" I suppose.
 
I read on some defense site that there is planning for some kind of bio-weapon that causes mass mental illness. Kind of like the virus zombie movies.

You know of course that some infections do attack neural structures like the amygdala causing violence. A targeted bio-weapon that did such would be close to the zombie apocalypse.

Be ready.
 
(stocking up on massive quantities of HORNADY Z-Max)

;)

Glenn that was a scary post in all seriousness, nothing is shocking at this point when it comes to government. I made a promise to myself about a year ago that I will never have anything less than 1000 rounds available in my home. Zombies are the least of my worries though, civil unrest and martial law scares me 10x more
 
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