Master Blaster
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Walmart might want to consider the following thoughts.
Keeping a log of personal information on customers when this log is not required by law is a seriously bad idea from a liability standpoint.
If a bad guy buys ammo from them they record it in the log book, and then said bad guy goes and uses it to commit a crime the victims will have documented evidence of walmarts contributory negligence, and then since they will be the deep pocket they will get sued.
If same badguy buys ammo from walmart without being logged in the book, it would be much harder if not impossible to prove that they contributed to the unfortunate situation and hence they could not easily be sued.
IF walmart has a employee steal or copy the log book and then use a reverse lookup directory on the phone numbers, walmart will be liable for providing a directory of where to steal a gun to a crimminal. If some of their customers experience breakins after buying ammo, the perp is caught and says he got the info from their logbook, they will be liable to all of the victims.
From Walmarts selfish money based corporate perspective there is absolutely no positive liability aspect to the logbook, and a whole bunch of negative ones.
Keeping a log of personal information on customers when this log is not required by law is a seriously bad idea from a liability standpoint.
If a bad guy buys ammo from them they record it in the log book, and then said bad guy goes and uses it to commit a crime the victims will have documented evidence of walmarts contributory negligence, and then since they will be the deep pocket they will get sued.
If same badguy buys ammo from walmart without being logged in the book, it would be much harder if not impossible to prove that they contributed to the unfortunate situation and hence they could not easily be sued.
IF walmart has a employee steal or copy the log book and then use a reverse lookup directory on the phone numbers, walmart will be liable for providing a directory of where to steal a gun to a crimminal. If some of their customers experience breakins after buying ammo, the perp is caught and says he got the info from their logbook, they will be liable to all of the victims.
From Walmarts selfish money based corporate perspective there is absolutely no positive liability aspect to the logbook, and a whole bunch of negative ones.