They sell rifles at Wal-Mart...
When you pick a rifle to look at, you shoulder the rifle a few times, look down the barrel and aim at different objects (right there in the store) to see if the rifle has the ‘feel’ you want...
Guess that now qualifies for being shot in the back by the cops...
Yep. I know you're right. I don't think our local Walmarts sell real firearms anymore. But, around 10-15 years ago, they did. The toy department and sporting goods were right next to each other. So the gun counter was right behind the toy department. Once I was looking for a toy, and I asked the guy standing right there behind the gun counter for help.
Another time, a father and son (I assumed) dressed in full camo were walking through Walmart carrying what I believed were rifles. (I didn't stop to really look.) Those firearms (assuming they were real) were not in packages, and no one seemed startled at all. They were smiling, and I assumed they were going on a hunting trip. (FTR, both father and son were black.)