Posted on 03/01/2018 4:17:36 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
I suppose if Wal-Mart said.they'd stop selling ammo to Muslims, women, or blacks the media wouldn't be applauding their stupid gun stunt.
I thought AGE was a federally protected status.
So I ask if a LAW ABIDING 18 or 19 year old wants to buy a product that is legal in their state of residence, and the multibillion dollar company WAL-MART refuses, is this a civil rights case?
I am NOT saying Wal-Mart shouldn't have the RIGHT to sell their products to people of their choice, but it seems to me the knee jerk reaction to say NO to kids is against current law.
Short answer, yes, in some but not all states. 18, 19, & 20 year olds will have an ‘age discrimination’ case. I’m sure of which states but it’s only about 25% of the states.
Personally, since it’s NOT against the law for an 18 year old to buy a gun then I think they can be sued for discrimination.
The worse part for Walmart is they are calling 18 year olds to incompetent to buy a gun and use it while we have 18 year olds going in the military to serve this country. Does Walmart think these under 21 military people are issued spit ball shooters until the reach 21?
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That’s a great question. But the only thing I find via searching for “federally protected class” + “age discrimination” is the Age Discrimination in Employment Act for jobs for people over 40.
Under the Equal employment age policy an 18 year old can be discriminated based on age. Discrimination based on age only applies to those individuals over 42 years of age. This not being an employment is issue would a baker who was attempted to be hired to baking a cake for a wedding of an 18 year old be discriminated against?
Isn’t it the same thing to require a bakery to bake a cake for queers?
No, because a Federal Firearm Licensee can refuse to sell a firearm to an individual for any reason.
Why do you think age is a federally protected status?
This is a nonstarter
Under federal law, age discrimination can only be claimed if the “victim” is 40 years old or older. And it only involves employment (I think).
https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age.cfm
Maybe there are state laws that might apply here, but I doubt it.
Anyhow, even though I think Wal-Mart is wrong, it’s their store. I don’t see any need to cry discrimination. It’s kinda like the pool hall up the street from me. They’ve got a “No one under 18” sign in their window. It’s their pool hall. Let ‘em make whatever rules they want to.
Source on that?
No
You can enlist at 17 with parental consent.
Can you explain the “No”?
I see much of this as being exactly like the Cake/homosexual issue. You basically have a business making a decision that they don’t want to business with “those people”.
A business is either allowed to make that call, or is not allowed to make that call. Last I heard, you had to bake the cake.
I do not see guns as being any different.
Thanks for posting this. I had wondered the same thing myself. Responses should be illuminating.
Received my first firearm when I was 7 years old, shot my first deer the same year. By the time I was 18 I had several firearms. By the time I was 19 I was well trained on a variety of weapons, including small arms both semi and fully automatic and all artillery weapons the Army had available. At 20 I was in the A Shau Vally with the 101st. Many of those the same age were already married and started families. Raising the age to 21 denies their ability to protect their families. I don’t see them raising the age to 21 but I’ve been wrong before. We’re not in Kansas anymore.
Thanks. I was not aware of that rule. Seems discriminatory....can a gun dealer refuse to sell to blacks, women, or known Muslims, then, without fear of legal action?
Yes, the liberty question should rule, I agree. My point is that the system is moving toward forcing businesses to go against their conscience in so many other ways. So why would it be permitted in this case?
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