Hey Guys. I'm new here and this is my first post. I'm a resident of the good old state of Illinois.... But I live in Minnesota for college. I have my foid card and was going to go buy my first gun (A Marlin 22lr) from Fleet Farm. I looked all of the 22s that interested me over and decided on the Marlin. I gave the man my F.O.I.D card and he refused to sell me the firearm.
I know that it is legal to buy a long gun in Minnesota if you are an Illinois resident as Cabelas will do it and they have this on their website:
Residents of IL can purchase long guns in any state provided they posses a valid IL FOID (Firearms Owners Identification Card) and observe the 24 hour waiting period as is mandated by IL law. so i know that it is not a legal issue. I spoke to the store manager and he told me that it was against store policy. I requested to see the store policy in writing and he could not show me anything. He told me to drive 30 minutes to the nearest Gander Mountain (which is in Wisconsin) and buy there but they haven't opened after their move, plus there's the added cost of 2 trips out of town.
Fleet Farm is one of 2 stores in this town that I know of that sells firearms; the other is selling used Marlin 22s for the exact price that I could get them new at Fleet Farm.
Does anyone know if there is anything that I can do about this stores policy besides emailing customer support? I will be putting a call through in the morning to them to file a complaint.
I'm not stopped from purchasing for legal reasons just because of store policy. Should they be able to refuse a legal sale for no reason other than residency? I will not be doing any business with them in the future which is unfortunate as I buy a lot of fishing gear from them.
I know that it is legal to buy a long gun in Minnesota if you are an Illinois resident as Cabelas will do it and they have this on their website:
Residents of IL can purchase long guns in any state provided they posses a valid IL FOID (Firearms Owners Identification Card) and observe the 24 hour waiting period as is mandated by IL law. so i know that it is not a legal issue. I spoke to the store manager and he told me that it was against store policy. I requested to see the store policy in writing and he could not show me anything. He told me to drive 30 minutes to the nearest Gander Mountain (which is in Wisconsin) and buy there but they haven't opened after their move, plus there's the added cost of 2 trips out of town.
Fleet Farm is one of 2 stores in this town that I know of that sells firearms; the other is selling used Marlin 22s for the exact price that I could get them new at Fleet Farm.
Does anyone know if there is anything that I can do about this stores policy besides emailing customer support? I will be putting a call through in the morning to them to file a complaint.
I'm not stopped from purchasing for legal reasons just because of store policy. Should they be able to refuse a legal sale for no reason other than residency? I will not be doing any business with them in the future which is unfortunate as I buy a lot of fishing gear from them.