[robertpaulsen]

"It is harmless for a business to make this decision on their own. It is their right to do so."

Hmmm. If the law says that I can pick up my gun in three days and Wal-Mart refuses to hand it over... they have that right? I suppose that restaurants can also refuse to serve blacks?

Naw, I think the Constitution kicks in right about then. Now don't get me wrong -- I think a private business ought to be able to make the decision of who they hire and to whom they sell. But those decisions have been taken away, so I'm just dealing with what is.

[EBUCK]

Wal-Mart certainly has the right to extend the waiting period to as far out as they want. You have the right to not buy there. The two will balance each other out pretty quick if Wally-World wants to keep selling guns.

Do you have bitch tits? (Fight Club ref?)

EBUCK

[Gabz]

If the law says that I can pick up my gun in three days and Wal-Mart refuses to hand it over... they have that right?

The operative word here is can.

It is the "may"/"shall" language of the law.

The work needed here is not a boycott of wal-Mart over this issue, rather it is a matter of getting the language of the law changed.

[RAT Patrol]

I share your passion for the 2nd Amendment. I just think we need to play this one smart. Walmart is a friend to conservatives in general and I don't want to mess that up. Like someone else said, this is very possibly more about insurance premiums than anything else.

[Indrid Cold]

Actually, Wal-Mart is under no obligation to deliver the gun to you whether you pass the background check or not. The way the current law is set up, the gun dealer must wait up to three business days to get a "proceed" on the form 4473. If one is not forthcoming, he may, AT HIS OWN DISCRETION, transfer the firearm anyway. I see 2 reasons Wal-Mart is opting out:

1) They don't really need one gun sale that badly anyway. and;

2) If they transfer the firearm and a "denied" response comes back later, ATF will be on that customer's doorstep within 48 hours to reposess the weapon. Guess who never shops at Wal-Mart again?