brutus51
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Went to a local range/gun shop yesterday to get some scope rings for my new rifle.
Got there at opening time 9:00AM and there was a line a mile long to get inside.
Got behind another older fellow who was there to renew his FOID.
An employee comes walking down the line asking people the reason for their visit.
First ten folks get let in without question, after that potential buyers wait in line, those their to pick up a purchase are let in in small numbers. Fellow in front of me explains his reason and is told the computers are down and they have no communication with the state of Illinois and don't know when they will be up again, he leaves. When I tell him my reason for being there he escorts me to the door and lets me in, now inside I have to wait in another line. An hour later my turn comes up.
Go over to the optics department and as it turns out the scope rings I asked to be put on the side over the phone are the wrong ones contrary to what the guy on the phone claimed.
Turns out to be a wasted trip so as long as I was there I decided to browse for a couple minutes.
I was amazed, the shelves were pretty much picked clean of rifles, shotguns and handguns.
Glocks were nonexistent as were CZ's.
Sigs, Smith & Wessons and SA's were in supply as they must have gotten a new shipment.
I left so someone else could get their turn, when I got outside the line had pretty much doubled in size. Never seen anything like it, pretty darn scary if you ask me.
Got there at opening time 9:00AM and there was a line a mile long to get inside.
Got behind another older fellow who was there to renew his FOID.
An employee comes walking down the line asking people the reason for their visit.
First ten folks get let in without question, after that potential buyers wait in line, those their to pick up a purchase are let in in small numbers. Fellow in front of me explains his reason and is told the computers are down and they have no communication with the state of Illinois and don't know when they will be up again, he leaves. When I tell him my reason for being there he escorts me to the door and lets me in, now inside I have to wait in another line. An hour later my turn comes up.
Go over to the optics department and as it turns out the scope rings I asked to be put on the side over the phone are the wrong ones contrary to what the guy on the phone claimed.
Turns out to be a wasted trip so as long as I was there I decided to browse for a couple minutes.
I was amazed, the shelves were pretty much picked clean of rifles, shotguns and handguns.
Glocks were nonexistent as were CZ's.
Sigs, Smith & Wessons and SA's were in supply as they must have gotten a new shipment.
I left so someone else could get their turn, when I got outside the line had pretty much doubled in size. Never seen anything like it, pretty darn scary if you ask me.