Wal-Mart Questioning if it's for a handgun?

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I'm sure this has probably been covered before, but it happened to me this afternoon, and I was flabbergasted!
I picked up a brick of 22 Long Rifle Hollow Point shells, from Wal-Mart. At the check-out counter as the clerk was ringing up everything, she held them up and asked if these were for a handgun? I must have looked kinda shocked, and told her "no" they were not. Then I asked why she would want to know? She said it was now required by the goverment to ask these questions. I said that's funny for I've never read anything about it, and asked her what brought this all on? She replied, "it was now a requirement, after the Columbine massacre".
Just goes to show you how dumb things get started. If memory serves me correctly those two thugs at Columbine were using shotguns, and automatic rifles. Now wondering if there is a new Government regulation to this effect, or it's just another Wally World dream?
 
I think it's just Wal-Mart giving under the pressure to be more PC.

The correct answer is always "It's for a machine gun."
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I like it, or say it's for an "assault weapon".
 
This is just walmarts policy. If you buy pistol ammo and tell them its for a rifle you only have to be 18 but if you tell them its for a handgun you must be 21. Its stupid because anyone under 21 just states its for a rifle so they can buy it.
 
Unless I'm mistaken, people under the age of 21 cannot buy ammunition for a handgun. The 18-21 year old can, however, buy ammunition for long guns. Of course, some ammunition can be used for both, although the Wal-Mart employee is not likely to know which is which unless they shoot.

Wal-Mart is simply "carding" everyone by asking. Their employees do not really know why they are supposed to ask, or how age relates to the equation.

If I'm incorrect, my apologies in advance.

I tell them the ammo is to be used as sociopath suppositories.
 
I am 68 and show it, but I still get asked!!:D

Once, just for fun, I replied " It's for a rifle, of course. See here, its says right on the box '.22 Long RIFLE.' " The young lady just said "Oh, OK" and I left a happy customer. ;):D
 
XavierBreath, my understanding is the same as yours. Somebody we know as "Old Sarge" is being carded. Perhaps, if he is correctly named, he would share his secret.
 
Don't bug the clerk at the checkout. They have been directed to ask this question. Most don't know why. We should be thankful that this company exists since for the most part it does employ unskilled persons, quite a few who might be on the welfare lists otherwise. They are simply doing their job and don't want to give anyone a hard time.
 
There are age restrictions to buy lots of items, not just ammo. When a Walmart employee scans something that is restricted the display prompts them to ask certain questions. If you are obviously old enough most employees simply hit the proper key to allow them to continue. Some ask the question.

You do have to be 21 to purchase handgun ammo and 18 for rifle/shotgun ammo. That is just their way of complying with the law. They ask similar questions when buying paint, certain chemicals, and anything that could be used to make Meth. I found out that even at age 50 I am only allowed to buy 3 camera batteries at a time because the chemicals inside are used to make Meth. This may just be a local law.
 
I think it is still a Federal law that you have to be at least 21 to buy handgun ammo, I could be wrong. Pretty stupid because as you mention, .22 LR could be used in handgun or rifle.

A few years ago I read about someone asked this question in one of the big box discount stores and the guy playing games with the cashier. Shortly after reading about it I was in our local Wal-Mart and bought a box of 9mm ammo in the Sporting Goods Dept. There was a young guy waiting on me and when the question popped up on his computer screen asking if this ammo was for a handgun, he asked me the question and I told him "No, it's for a shotgun". He smiled and said: "Duck season is coming soon!" and finished ringing up the sale. He was a nice young man and I probably shouldn't have done that, but I just couldn't resist. My two sons, ages about 12 and 14, were with me and had to walk over an aisle so they could laugh.:D
 
I think X hit the nail on the head.

I'd like to see their response when you say 'art project'

It does bring up an interesting logic question, if what the item is, is defined by how it is going to be used, if you were buying ammo for an art project, wouldn't it stop being ammo?
 
Open the box and start pulling the 550 rounds out one by one:

This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
..... etc

:D
 
I am 68 and show it, but I still get asked!!

Once, just for fun, I replied " It's for a rifle, of course. See here, its says right on the box '.22 Long RIFLE.' " The young lady just said "Oh, OK" and I left a happy customer.
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Forgot to mention, same store, I bought a case of flat black spray paint for our silhouette range. Once again, I had to show ID to prove I was over 18. The cashier, a lady about my age, shared a chuckle with me over the situation. Laughing at the ridiculous is far more fun that getting upset over it. :)
 
Open the box and start pulling the 550 rounds out one by one:

This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
This one is for a rifle,
This one is for a handgun,
..... etc
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:D Now that there's funny! LOL
Jack
 
Unless I'm mistaken, people under the age of 21 cannot buy ammunition for a handgun. The 18-21 year old can, however, buy ammunition for long guns.
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This is my understanding also.
I always get asked that question at Wallyworld and my stock answer is "both".
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Yep, me too.
But I like the "shotgun" answer a lot, too.
I'll try it, but the lady at the gun counter at my local WallyWorld is actually a gun buff. No, I'm actually serious!
Shocking, ain't it?

They've been asking this for a few years now, if memory serves me correctly.
 
This has been asked hundreds of times.

So far as I know, WalMart has done this for years, in fact, I can recall being asked that question before the Columbine shootings.
 
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