Before the Boat Accident...

12-05-12 | bicyclerepair

[bicyclerepair]

Before the boating accident

[bicyclerepair]

Before the boating accident recently that sent my guns to the bottom of the canal, I bought some ammo at Walmart for my Marlin tube-load 22 which is probably the only one not on the banned list. I used to hit a beer can at 100 yds with that scoped 22LR. I will miss it.

At payout, damned clerk asked me if it was for a handgun. I said, no, why? His african-ness said it (assuming, the cash register) said to ask. Admittedly, he was as surprised. This is new! WTF!

I've been buying ammo at Walmart for years. This is a first. Now we have hyphenated clerks asking us questions about our ammo purchases?

Sorry, that did it for me. We're done. Some shlubs will say yes, then what?

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

And I’m such a smartass that I would have replied: “No, it’s for an AK-47.”

[Daffynition]

GEEZ! Take your business elsewhere.....to a mom&pop shop...buy small...even if it costs you a bit more, is my philosophy.

[smokingfrog]

If it’s for a handgun, he would have to check your ID to see if you are 21. You must be a young guy. Did he also ask if you want the extended warranty?

[Jeff Vader]

How ironic, I lost all my boats in a tragic shooting accident.

[Responsibility2nd]

Wonder what they would do if you said “Yes, its for a handgun”.

Does Wally World even sell handgun amo?

[bicyclerepair]

Walmart sells a whole variety of ammo.

So it was for ID? I was never questioned before. This was the first post-re-election purchase.

The shelves are fairly well stocked. Nothing like pre-08.

[VF-51vnv]

Tired of seeing your boat and gun demise.Hire a diver and retrive you friggin guns. Or get a big magnet and do it yourself.Big question is why would you have all your “Stuff” in one place???? Quit bitchin and take care of your business.

[ExGeeEye]

Around here, yes...it’s the stuff in the locked case.

Rifle ctgs and shotgun shells are out on the shelves.

This is Grand Rapids, MI. YMMV.

[WKUHilltopper]

“I use the .22 shells for my sling shot. Why do you ask?”

[MHGinTN]

Your problem is that you don’t have carbines for all the caliber ammos ... there are ‘rifles’ now available in just about every pistol caliber, so your ammo purchases are ALL for rifles, never a handgun, an evil, deadly, out of control HAND GUN.

[Joe 6-pack]

You should have told him you needed them to replace some burnt out fuses in your car.

[hope]

dayum, and it’s not even Monday!

[jaydee770]

“...asked me if it was for a handgun...”

I think it has the acrid stench of “lawyer” about it.

[Fightin Whitey]

I was gonna mention the three consecutive 500-year floods here atop Granite Peak...but maybe I’ll wait a couple days..

(lol!)

[SnuffaBolshevik]

"Your problem is that you don’t have carbines for all the caliber ammos ..."

I'm thinking about putting a .357 Mag./.38 SP lever action on my Christmas list.

[real saxophonist]

Walmart has a longstanding policy that any ammo that can be used for handgun and long gun, such as .22, require this question.

I haven't set foot in a Walmart in 3 1/2 years.

[Tijeras_Slim]

*snort*

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

No, its for my BB gun.

[Joe 6-pack]

Had one of these taped up under the hood of my '66 MGB...