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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?

1 posted on 12/05/2012 1:52:12 PM PST by bicyclerepair
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To: bicyclerepair

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


2 posted on 12/05/2012 1:57:10 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR: Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: bicyclerepair

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


3 posted on 12/05/2012 1:57:23 PM PST by Daffynition (Self-respect: the secure feeling that no one, as yet, is suspicious. ~ HLM)
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To: bicyclerepair

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?


4 posted on 12/05/2012 2:01:23 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: bicyclerepair

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


5 posted on 12/05/2012 2:02:18 PM PST by Jeff Vader
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To: bicyclerepair

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

Does Wally World even sell handgun amo?


6 posted on 12/05/2012 2:03:18 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
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To: bicyclerepair
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.
8 posted on 12/05/2012 2:08:47 PM PST by VF-51vnv
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To: bicyclerepair

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


10 posted on 12/05/2012 2:16:18 PM PST by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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To: bicyclerepair

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.


11 posted on 12/05/2012 2:20:04 PM PST by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: bicyclerepair

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


12 posted on 12/05/2012 2:22:43 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: bicyclerepair

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

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


14 posted on 12/05/2012 2:29:12 PM PST by jaydee770
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To: bicyclerepair
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.

17 posted on 12/05/2012 2:45:28 PM PST by real saxophonist (Stay In The Fight)
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To: bicyclerepair

I’d look pained and say, “Hell, I dunno, Hubby put them on my list!”.


22 posted on 12/05/2012 2:52:53 PM PST by FrogMom (Chicken Little is coming, and he's right!)
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To: bicyclerepair

And what’s up with ‘His african-ness’? Did he pull some kind of attitude, or as you said,’Admittedly, he was as surprised. This is new! WTF!’.


23 posted on 12/05/2012 2:54:05 PM PST by real saxophonist (Stay In The Fight)
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To: bicyclerepair

Walmart has had a policy for a long time to keep records of purchases of hand gun ammo.


24 posted on 12/05/2012 3:02:56 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: bicyclerepair
Too many people just waiting for an excuse to get pissed off about anything..........A simple "NO" would have kept your blood pressure down and saved you time from having to post this vanity..........Sheesh

And by the way, if you were paying cash, the FBI, BATF and whatever clandestine organization you fear may be watching you would never have known you were shopping there.

But to be on the safe side, in the future, you might want to consider wearing a disguise.......try this one.


25 posted on 12/05/2012 3:03:55 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Jab her with a harpoon.....)
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To: bicyclerepair

Just bought some .22LR last week at a Walmart in MN and the just wanted to verify if I was over 18. I’m near forty but still look 21.


27 posted on 12/05/2012 3:12:03 PM PST by Sawdring
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To: bicyclerepair

come on up to the UP of Michigan there are places begging for people to buy their ammo here and also in Northern Wisconsin. what little snow that fell day after Thanksgiving we had melted. business has been slow for some, due to the dry spell during the summer, unusually wet October, now a low snowfall that will make the lakes dry up more. not enough purchases being made.


29 posted on 12/05/2012 3:17:57 PM PST by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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To: bicyclerepair

Rant on.

I’m exasperated with this “boating accident” meme.
Yes, I understand the joke and its basis.
Yes, I know it’s a “wink wink nudge nudge” funny.
It still feeds into an attitude of being ashamed or afraid of admitting to gun ownership.

I didn’t lose mine. Anywhere. Not gonna go into details of what I have.
One of many reasons I bought NFA items was that there would be no question whether I’m “on the list” - heck yeah I am: between that and C&R I’m a card-carrying good guy certified as such by the one group who I have greatest concern to trust me least.

It’s embarrassing to see how many take, however jokingly, the tone of “uh, I lost mine...”
Heck, Charles Barkely fessed up to owning and carrying. Can’t you?

Rant off.


34 posted on 12/05/2012 3:42:52 PM PST by ctdonath2 ($1 meals: http://abuckaplate.blogspot.com)
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