Id got checked?

[BrandonWatts]

So I stopped into bimart to pick up a few things today, while I was there I check out the gun and reloading section like I always do. Anyway picked up a box of 208 eld match bullets to load for my 300 win mag. Went to check out and put my things on the counter along with the bullets. The cashier scanned them and asked my for my drivers license. I was pretty confused. I told him you know these are just bullets right? He said yes I know. So I kinda shook my head and handed it to him. Now I know you have to be 18 to purchase a rifle and 21 to purchase a hand gun. I am 32 years old and definitely don’t look like a little kid.
Just wondering if anyone else has had the same experience on just buying bullets?

[screedler]

walmart and fred myers both do this.

[Crunchy]

Some day when you reach old fart status you will wish someone checked your ID

[Damnimissed]

He probably thought they were cartridges and when you said "bullets", it probably confirmed it, since a LOT of people call cartridges "bullets." 😂

[Blacktail Sniper]

He said the cashier scanned them then asked for ID, so it sounds like the system was set-up to flag the item and have the cashier check ID.

Maybe store policy fir anything firearm related, or who every set the system was one of those like you mentioned, "Bullets...hummm, better check ID!"

[greenhead_killer]

Bi-mart does it every time I buy ammo from them.

[biggfish]

At Dick's you have to confirm that you are a legal US citizen and are purchasing for legal purposes only.

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[pianoman9701]

At Dick's you have to confirm that you are a legal US citizen and are purchasing for legal purposes only.

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It's not like he wrote down your info, right? Don't worry about the little stuff.

[PlateauNDN]

Some day when you reach old fart status you will wish someone checked your ID

  I'm younger then my wife and she's the 1 that gets carded all the tjme.

[pianoman9701]

Some day when you reach old fart status you will wish someone checked your ID

  I'm younger then my wife and she's the 1 that gets carded all the tjme.

...and she's a helluva lot prettier, too!

[Knocker of rocks]

I am 32 years old and definitely don’t look like a little kid.

I've seen 80 year olds get carded buying beer at Century-Link Field, so this just seems par for the course.

[bracer40]

I do fund raising at century link and everyone gets carded. It's their policy. I imagine there are other organizations with similar requirements.

[OLYTAX]

while at the Covington Wal Mart I was told I had to be fingerprinted and valid ID checked before purchasing a firearm, company store policy

[Blacktail Sniper]

while at the Covington Wal Mart I was told I had to be fingerprinted and valid ID checked before purchasing a firearm, company store policy

Didn't see a date on this article, but some interesting things being discussed by Wal Mart brass:

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=4652299&page=1

I think I got it all copied here incase the link does not work:


Wal-Mart WMT, the nation's largest seller of firearms, announced Monday it will toughen rules for gun sales, from storing video of purchases to creating an internal log of which guns they sell that are later used in crimes.

J.P. Suarez, the chief compliance officer for Wal-Mart Stores, appeared with outspoken gun control advocate Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York to announce the changes at a gathering of Bloomberg's group Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Changes to come at about 1,100 Wal-Mart stores selling guns include:

• Creating a record and alert system to record when a gun sold at Wal-Mart is later used in a crime. If the purchaser of that gun later tries to buy another gun at Wal-Mart, the system would alert the sales clerk of the prior buy and could refuse to make the sale.

• Retaining the recorded images of gun sales in case law enforcement wants to view them later as part of an investigation.

• Expanding background checks of employees who handle guns and expanding inventory controls.

Suarez said the tougher standards will come with some additional cost to the company.

"The costs are we think part of what it takes to be responsible. Everything is not pain free," he said, adding that small sellers can implement many of the same rules. He did not say how long it would take to implement all the changes, but noted that software must still be created for an internal log of guns later used in crimes.

Suarez said his company may receive some pressure from gun rights groups, but added, "This is not a signal that we're getting out of firearms."

Bloomberg urged other companies to join Wal-Mart in the initiative called the Responsible Firearms Retailer Partnership.

"We didn't pressure them, they're doing it because they think it's the responsible thing to do," said Bloomberg.

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, had previously tried to establish a store in New York City but failed.

The mayors' gun summit also unveiled a new lobbying effort to close what they call the "gun show loophole" that allows people to purchase guns without background checks at gun shows.

Bloomberg founded the group two years ago with Boston mayor Thomas Menino to reduce the flow of guns from store displays into the hands of criminals.

The group, largely funded by Bloomberg's personal fortune, announced it was spending more than $100,000 on television ads starting Wednesday featuring all three of the current main presidential candidates voicing their opposition to the gun show loophole.

The ads will run in the home states of the three presidential candidates — John McCain of Arizona, Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois. It also will air across Pennsylvania, which holds its primary next week, as well as Florida, Maryland and Massachusetts.

The mayors group is trying to gather support in Congress to:

• End the gun show loophole.

• Require gun dealers to perform criminal background checks on all gun-handling employees.

• Close a so-called fire-sale loophole that allows gun dealers whose licenses have been revoked by the government to sell off their inventory without background checks.

• Add those placed on the terrorist no-fly list to the list of people prohibited from purchasing a firearm.

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[Alchase]

So Walmart is creating both video and electronic database of all gun sales.
Looks like Walmrt is "getting out of the gun business", whether they want to or not.
 

[pianoman9701]

You can choose to buy there or not. According to Walmart, they're only sharing information with the government in case the firearm is used in a crime. While the 4th Amendment is in place, the gubmint certainly can't order them to turn over all gun purchase records and video. I won't buy there because I don't like the database idea in case some day we DON'T have the 4th Amendment. That should happen right after we lose the 1st and 2nd Amendments.

[Alchase]

You can choose to buy there or not. According to Walmart, they're only sharing information with the government in case the firearm is used in a crime. While the 4th Amendment is in place, the gubmint certainly can't order them to turn over all gun purchase records and video. I won't buy there because I don't like the database idea in case some day we DON'T have the 4th Amendment. That should happen right after we lose the 1st and 2nd Amendments.

I should have said "Walmart is getting out of "my" gun business"

[doubletall]

I should have said "Walmart is getting out of "my" gun business"
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One more reason I never have nor ever will spend a dime at Walmart.

[BrandonWatts]

Just seemed odd to me. One of the many reasons why I usually order my stuff online.

[timberfaller]

"J.P. Suarez, the chief compliance officer for Wal-Mart Stores, appeared with outspoken gun control advocate Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York to announce the changes at a gathering of Bloomberg's group Mayors Against Illegal Guns"


Anyone with an ounce of common sense can see how moronic that "pairing up" is!!

Bloomberg is so full of himself, he requires 7 armed guards whenever he is out in the open!!  What's he afraid of!!??

[Machias]

Some day when you reach old fart status you will wish someone checked your ID

 

[NW SURVEYOR]

Why would anyone even enter a Wal-Mart store, let alone purchase anything from them?
Pay a few extra dollars and support a local business.
With the tax breaks and corporate welfare, Wal-Mart costs taxpayers' money.
Never mind how they treat employees.
Rob.

[Blacklab]

Some day when you reach old fart status you will wish someone checked your ID

Right!
Now it's, humor me and ask for id........lol

[boneaddict]

have to have ID to buy bullets in a box unloaded but dont have to have ID to vote.   Go figure

[woodswalker]

You can choose to buy there or not. According to Walmart, they're only sharing information with the government in case the firearm is used in a crime. While the 4th Amendment is in place, the gubmint certainly can't order them to turn over all gun purchase records and video. I won't buy there because I don't like the database idea in case some day we DON'T have the 4th Amendment. That should happen right after we lose the 1st and 2nd Amendments.

Bingo...and WalMart will not be getting any money, image or data from me...so they are losing out on my business. ( I have purchased base guns to build on from there due to lower prices)
I suspect that I'm not the only one.  They might find that its not profitable to carry firearms on lowering sales volumes and they get out of the gun business that way...involuntarily.