[davidtdm]

someone tries to be cute and make a joke about guns, ammo purchasing, at an establishment where these items are purchased but the other "sheeple" in back of you in line are (at least seem) a bit leary of your purchases?

I just got back from Wally World on my lunch break. I stocked up on ammo. I'm in there often and purchase generally the same amount of stuff. The old guys be hind the counter are famillar with me just because of the bulk ( ok maybe 800 rounds isn't bulk for some but that will last a few weeks and allow build up of the home stash) that I buy when I'm there.

While getting rung up I notice a couple behind me waiting to be checked out also. Lets just say the look on their faces had the question of "what is he going to do with all those bullets". One of the gentlemen says to the other "I'm glad this guy (me) doesn't live in my neighborhood. There's sure an awefull lot of lead here". If the couple wasn't freaked before, I'm sure I was labled terrorist, or worse a "gun nut" :what: now.

I did what I can only think to do was to turn and chuckle to them in the least unabrasive way possible, take my items and leave.

Everyone of the gun people I know, know how to use discretion when out in the public eye. If the gentlemen made that comment and I was the only one there it wouldn't of bothered me.

Ok I'm done with the mini rant. Anyone else have the same feelings, or run into this type of situation. Was there a better way to have handled it?

...Dave

[spacemanspiff]

coulda asked him how he knew you dont live in his neighborhood? :evil:

[Ledbetter]

"Bullets don't kill people. The GOVERNMENT kills people."

[bd]

David,

Back when I could afford it, I used to order a lot of ammo off the net, mostly 9mm, .308 and .223. One order, 2k of Hirtenberger .308, the UPS guy said to me that I must shoot alot, and said it with a very "suspicious tone". I told him I was getting ready for a competitive shoot and needed the milsurp to practice for it. (Which was the truth btw). Anyway, after I said that, he was totally cool and even shared with me about his latest trip to the gun shows here.

It does suck to be ostracized or even questioned when all you are doing is prepping your hobby, I completely understand your frustration.

God bless,
blackdog

[Penforhire]

I always feel weird buying at Wally World for that exact reason. Nobody blinks an eye at the local gun shops but I have to prepare some stress-relieving chuckles if I buy around sheeple.

[cslinger]

See rule #1!!!:cuss:

Fear is good, keeps em honest.:neener:

[TRIDENT]

IMO, it is best for the sheeple to see civilized gun owners buying ammo/guns often. If we take ourselves out of the public eye to avoid a few awkward moments, it will be easier for them to pretend that we don't exist. If you get some odd looks or questions or comments, take a moment to explain the joy of punching holes in paper. It couldn't hurt.

[El Tejon]

Never had that response around here before. Maybe because not that unusual up here.

Doesn't the Land of Orange have an ammo tax? Maybe you should have asked him if he was going to thank you for pulling the wagon while he sat in it?

[shermacman]

The guns and ammo counter at my local Wally World is also the best place to check out. I love standing there with hundreds of rounds of ammo and my wife's new knitting project...:rolleyes:

[davidtdm]

Trident - Never thought of it like that. If I get another opportunity like thsi again i will try that approach.

El Tejon - yep we got a ammo tax here. I didn't quite get the wagon comment.? A bit sleepy after lunch :o

...Dave

[Don Gwinn]

"I'm glad I don't live in your neighborhood, too."

:neener:


Idiot.

[El Tejon]

david, those that pay taxes pull the wagon. Those that do not pay taxes and yet demand checks from the productive people, ride in the wagon.

It was a favorite saying of my favorite (with the exceptions of all our fellow THRers from Tejas) Texicanos--Phil Gramm. Everyone out of the wagon and help me pull.

[Partisan Ranger]

I think my response to this anti-gun bigotry would be:

'When you buy toilet paper, do you normally go to the 7-11 and buy a single roll at an inflated price?'

'Uh, no.'

'Right. You go to Costco and buy in bulk to save time and money. The same applies with ammo.'

[chaim]

I've had odd looks when buying as few as one or two boxes of ammo. I once had a woman with a 10-12 yo child actually change checkout lanes and then spend some time glaring at me from the next lane. But then I don't just live in Maryland, I live in Columbia (only Montgomery County is more liberal and Columbia is probably full of even more busybodies than Montgomery Co.).

The best though was when I bought a rifle recently at a nearby discount department store. The looks while I was being escorted to the door holding a rifle box were priceless (there were quite a few double takes and some speeding up and looks of sheer terror).

[davidtdm]

El Tejon - Thanks for the clarification. I figured it was a freeloading thing. just never heard that phrase before.

...Dave

[Nightcrawler]

I've never gotten that around here. Of course, most of Upper Michigan (save the ninnies in Marquette County) is HEAVILY pro-gun, and everybody has at least a rifle/shotgun for hunting.

Oddly enough, most of 'em still vote democrat because of union ties, though their views are for the most part Bible-belt conservative.

Then again, I believe Marquette was the only county in the UP that Gore won back during the election.

[NRA4LIFE]

"Maybe if I lived in your neighborhood it would be a lot safer"

[gharsh]

I'm glad I don't live in your neighborhood either. I'd have to find another Wal-Mart to shop at since you probably bought their entire stock out. You would've here. They only have four-five boxes of any one kind. I don't know if they only stock that much or someone else is stocking up that much.:D

[jade]

i think i would have said something like "As long as you aren't breaking into my house, you have nothing to worry about."

[Standing Wolf]

Why, thank you so much for trying to mind my business!

[cslinger]

"I'm glad I don't live in your neighborhood either. I'd have to find another Wal-Mart to shop at since you probably bought their entire stock out. You would've here. They only have four-five boxes of any one kind. I don't know if they only stock that much or someone else is stocking up that much."



Funny, we are always fighting to get to Wally World to buy up the ammo and get a kick out of the ole' "Walmart has the 100 round boxes in.......................and I bought the last ones."
:D

[Sheslinger]

When we went to the DMV to apply for carry permits, we paid and then the lady, who was to take our pictures, called us by names, me first.

She said, "What is this for - renewal, or new Driver's License?", to which I replied, "Handgun Permit". She asked me to smile into the camera, so that "people say, she has such a nice smile, she couldn't possibly have a handgun". (Cslinger said I should have made one of the "Runt" faces instead.)

Then comes Cslinger's turn, and she asks the same question and gets the same answer from him - "Handgun permit", so she jokingly says, "Oh, yeah, handgun, gotta have one of those".

I know she was being a flip, but it was funny nonetheless.

Didn't mean to hijack your thread, just thought it was along the same lines...

Sheslinger

[ball3006]

Marquette. Shot at the Negaunee Rod and Gun Club. For democrats there are alot of good folks up there. I get the evil eye when I buy my occasional Shotgun News at the grocery store. If there is a kid at the checkout they usually say they want the kind of gun in such and such movie. They are usually heartbroken when I tell them there is not such real gun...chris3

[OEF_VET]

cslinger, just do me a favor, stay out of the Wally World on Charlotte Pike. Once my supply from Bass Pro runs out, I don't want any competition getting their Winchester white box.

Frank

[Hal]

Doesn't the Land of Orange have an ammo tax?
Pittman-Robertson Act - We all pay regardless of what state we live in.

[dinosaur]

until your kind ruined it." Let em figure that one out.:evil:

[Tamara]

TN has an additional $.10/box tax on ammo. There's a little stamp affixed to each box.

(Interestingly, the way the tax is set up, it's per container. 50 round box of CCI Stingers? Ten cents. Thousand round case of .308? Ten cents. Sealed trailer of cased .223? Ten cents. It doesn't make much sense, but then again, so few taxes do. ;) )

[Kharn]

Tamara:
So how does the tax work if you buy a case of shotgun shells from Walmart (a sealed case from the back, not one split up to put on the shelves)? Do you pay one tax, or a tax on each 25 round box?

Kharn

[Cliff]

No, I really don't get annoyed. But I do secretly enjoy telling the kid behind the counter how many boxes of this caliber or that caliber to get,(many boxes of 9MM,.45,sometimes .38,.357 and .22), while 2 or 3 ladies with carts piled high are very impaitencely waiting behind me,staring at me like I owe them some money.
If they want to checkout at sporting goods in order to skip the long lines at checkout up front,then they should expect to see guys like me buying lots and lots of items that can only be bought in sporting goods,right?:D :neener: :evil:

[jmbg29]

I have found that sheeple with no sense of humor are unreachable.

What they feel - they certainly have no capacity to think - is of no consequence to me.



BOOO!!!!For any of you lurkers out there in sheeple land. :p

[280PLUS]

:D

i love the reactions i get in wally world (and kmart when it was open) when i make a big ammo purchase,

i also like when me and the kids walk would outta there each carrying a case of skeet and me with a big heavy bag o' shells

you know, when they were 12 or so,,,

that'll get you a few looks and shaken heads

and looks like these:what: :eek: :scrutiny:

:D

[dleong]

This isn't ammo related, but nonetheless illustrative of the sheeple mindset.

Earlier this week, I was riding the bus into work, sitting on a "lengthwise" bench seat over one of the rear wheelwells. I had received the 2003 Bushmaster catalog in the mail the previous day, and had it with me, so I whipped it out of my briefcase and started reading...

After a few minutes of this, I lowered the catalog--and noticed that everyone on the opposite bench was looking at me with what can only be described as expressions of shock and disgust in their faces. The man seated next to me was looking at me out of the corner of his eye, with a similar expression.

I just smiled and resumed reading. Pictures of Evil Black Rifles do funny things to the ignorant masses.

DL

[Betty]

Sometimes sheeple need to be subjected to "gun stuff" on a regular basis in order to get used to it. My co-workers no longer act surprised at the Cheaper Than Dirt and Tapco catalogs that come through the mail. :D

I got the "gasp of utter horror" from a lady in line at the DMV when I was getting my carry permit. Boo-hoo. :p

Sheslinger: "Runt face?"
Okay everybody, next time you get a new photo for your carry permit, make your best scary face!

"She seemed like such a nice girl. Why, I remember when she used to play with her Barbie dolls and tea set. I don't know what happened." (http://www.olegvolk.net/newphotos/tn/P1GollumRunt.jpg)

[ElToro]

oh man... if costco had a gun dept!

[OEF_VET]

Runt, that was truly a scary pic. I love it.:D

[Schuey2002]

But, but... but.. doesn't everyone in TN own at least one gun?!?!

:neener:

[Hillman]

I decided to go to the range last Sunday afternoon ... needed to stop by WalMart to pick up some ammo.

A clerk (female) approaches me while I'm standing at the sporting goods counter and wants to know if she can help me. I thank her and say I need some ammunition. I didn't try to overwhelm her - I just said I'd like some ammo.

She stops, picks up the phone (intercom) and pages someone to sporting goods! She says she will not ring the sale, and she will not take it off the shelves to hand it to me. She said she does not sell ammunition!!

And she walked away.

[rperry03]

I also like peoples reaction when I go to a department store to buy ammo when I open carry even if it is not for the carry weapon!

[CZ-75]

She stops, picks up the phone (intercom) and pages someone to sporting goods! She says she will not ring the sale, and she will not take it off the shelves to hand it to me. She said she does not sell ammunition!!

I'd ask to talk to the manager. I'm sure he loves it when employees decide what their job description will be, particularly when this is in regard to which customers they will help. It is one thing to be ignorant, but quite another to willfully refuse to help someone.

Attitude adjustment time. Hard to believe someone would pull this with the unemployment rate at it highest in nearly a decade. I'm sure Wal-Mart can find someone who's actually willing to provide customer service.

[sm]

Honestly, I don't give a flip.

In a Sport's Unlimited , I was picking up 4 cases of 45 ACP Ammo, some powder, shot,wads and a Mec 9000. Family was mouthing off and making snide remarks, saleslady suggested daddy go look at the tennis raquets, I had a dolly brought out with my order, and paid cash as always. Loading up the family started in again, in the parking lot...

Assertive or blunt: I flat told the parents and teenage daughter, that remember "their"comments, when you [daddy] are tied up and made to watch the missus and daughter being raped and assaulted. I will on the other hand be a respsonsible person and take care of myself and the one's I care about...oh and the shotgun shells are for my mom's HD shotgun.

Foreign exchange student, [didn't know she was with me], comments: " In my country the gov't took away the guns, my village had no protection. My mom and sister along with the other females ran away and lived in caves...a favorite sport for the military was to have their way with females".

Teenager lost it, mom dropped jaw, and daddy the wuss...perfect sheeple stunned.

Reality check.

edited for clarification.

[CZ-75]

Assertive or blunt: I flat told the parents and teenage daughter, that remember "their"comments, when you [daddy] are tied up and made to watch the missus and daughter being raped and assaulted. I will on the other hand be a respsonsible person and take care of myself and the one's I care about...oh and the shotgun shells are for my mom's HD shotgun.

Foreign exchange student, [didn't know she was with me], comments: " In my country the gov't took away the guns, my village had no protection. My mom and sister along with the other females ran away and lived in caves...a favorite sport for the military was to have their way with females".

Teenager lost it, mom dropped jaw, and daddy the wuss...perfect sheeple stunned.


:confused:

Perhaps you can clarify. I don't follow what the incident is that you're relating or where it occurred or who the players are.

[jmbg29]

She stops, picks up the phone (intercom) and pages someone to sporting goods! She says she will not ring the sale, and she will not take it off the shelves to hand it to me. She said she does not sell ammunition!!Was she under 21? Walmart (at least at the one where my uncle works) doesn't allow people 21 and under to buy/sell ammo.


BTW having an uncle that works in the sporting goods dept. ROCKS!!! Lots of good deals! :D

Edited to make inthe, two words. :p :D