Wal Mart refuses to sell me 22lr?

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Every once in a while when I'm bored I tell them it's for an art project. :D

I'm over 21 anyway, but the looks are usually amusing. :D

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I've never even been ID'd at Wally World (I'm 19 as well), one day my cousin (a year older than me) got ID'd and they wouldn't accept it because his license was expired (apparently you're not the same age if the card is expired) so I said I'll buy it for you, he handed me the money, and the attendant handed me the ammo.
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AH! Straw purchase! Straw Purchase!!! STRAW PURCHASE!!!!!!!

I'm going to report you to Rosie and Sarah.:neener:


EDIT: and Steve Bailey!!!
 
I buy nothing from Wal-Mart.
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Same here. I did have one weak moment though about four years ago. They were the only pharmacy open in town that early in the morning. It was either buy at Wal-Mart or wait an hour or two for a different store to open.

I don't make enough money to buy their cheap crap.

Maybe you should just sling the rifle over your shoulder and walk in the front door, get it tagged, then head back to the sporting goods area (as long as open carry is legal in your state). Then you ask for ammunition that will fit this?
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There's an idea.

I've never even been ID'd at Wally World (I'm 19 as well), one day my cousin (a year older than me) got ID'd and they wouldn't accept it because his license was expired (apparently you're not the same age if the card is expired) so I said I'll buy it for you, he handed me the money, and the attendant handed me the ammo.
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That expired ID thing bothers me too. I had a bank refuse my veteran ID once because it had expired. It was quite obvious that it was my photo, my height, weight (OK, maybe not so much on the weight :rolleyes:), eye color, hair color, name and what not. The expiration date had nothing to do with its ability to identify me, only its ability to offer me certain benefits through the VA. I still carry it because I find it interesting to see how people react. I also gave it to a bouncer at a bar and noticed he didn't look at the back... where my birth date was printed.

Just a whole lotta nonsense.
 
*shrug*

I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of the ATF either. Hard to fault them for being cautious. Wal-Mart is a big target. (ha ha.)

Have a buddy buy the ammo for you (assuming that's still legal where you are) and don't let it ruffle your feathers too much. Just remember this sort of ridiculous hoop jumping when it's time to vote, and vote for someone who is as kindly disposed towards the BATFe as they are to us. Yes, it's stupid. But remember to focus on who is really to blame for it.
 
Go in and pull a shooters bible (or any other gun catalog) off the wall and show them that all rifle ammo can be used in some sort of handgun (savage makes a few) so they can't sell ANY ammo to people under 21.

AR and AK pistols, and the striker series from savage (I'm sure there are others).
If you still don't get the ammo you can at least prove that their policy is stupid.
 
I'd get an official document from WalMart corporate on their 22 ammo policy. Show that to them next time.

Hey, don't feel bad. I went to the WalMart across from the NRA range one time for some 9mm. Guy in sporting goods was from India or something. I asked for 2-100rd WWB, he suddenly got shaky and asked what I would be using so much ammo for. "Range use".

He refused to check me out at the SG counter, rather escorted me to the front registers and watched me like a hawk as I was rung up. I mean standing RIGHT next to me. If I had more time I would've spoken to the manager.

I guess in his country they don't do this sort of thing much.
 
Just bought a couple bricks from the Super Wal*Mart nearby. The usual older fella who knows his guns wasn't there. Some young lady who looked barely old enough to buy ammo herself asks me the "Rifle or Pistol" question. I said "Both."
This totally confused her.
"It has to be for one or the other, sir."
"Nope," sez me, the smartalec. "It's for both a pistol AND a rifle. Got 'em in the truck. Going plinking. Wanna come along and see?"
She is even more flustered. "There's no button for both," she said. She was getting more and more distraught. "Can you just say it's for one or the other? Like, one box is pistol, and one is for the rifle?"
"Nope," I said. "I might mix them up and then where would I be? The wrong box with the wrong gun. It might be your fault."
"I can write PISTOL on one and RIFLE on the other," she helpfully suggests.
I let her.

BWAAAHAHAHAHA! :lol:
 
I've never even been ID'd at Wally World (I'm 19 as well), one day my cousin (a year older than me) got ID'd and they wouldn't accept it because his license was expired (apparently you're not the same age if the card is expired
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If your drivers license has expired, you do not have a valid ID. No valid ID, no sale. It's that simple. The same as buying alcohol or tobacco.
 
Just bought a couple bricks from the Super Wal*Mart nearby. The usual older fella who knows his guns wasn't there. Some young lady who looked barely old enough to buy ammo herself asks me the "Rifle or Pistol" question. I said "Both."
This totally confused her.
"It has to be for one or the other, sir."
"Nope," sez me, the smartalec. "It's for both a pistol AND a rifle. Got 'em in the truck. Going plinking. Wanna come along and see?"
She is even more flustered. "There's no button for both," she said. She was getting more and more distraught. "Can you just say it's for one or the other? Like, one box is pistol, and one is for the rifle?"
"Nope," I said. "I might mix them up and then where would I be? The wrong box with the wrong gun. It might be your fault."
"I can write PISTOL on one and RIFLE on the other," she helpfully suggests.
I let her.
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Brilliant! :D

I've gotten carded at Wally World every time I've bought ammo but never asked what it's to be used for.
 
If your drivers license has expired, you do not have a valid ID. No valid ID, no sale. It's that simple. The same as buying alcohol or tobacco.
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Yeah, but I don't think that was the point being made. The point being made is it's total BS (made to make money for the state) to have to worry about ID "expiring" in just a few years...
 
Doing It Right

Pdowg 881-- Seems you did it right.
I was polite the whole time and was just casually asking her what the reasons for not selling was for
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Let the opposition become flustered, impolite, and discourteous if they must. Sorry you had a hassle. But the nanny-staters firmly believe that they occupy the moral high ground, and behaving negatively in any way, only confirms this in their eyes.

BTW, hope you can find another source for cheap .22 ammo.
 
evan price said:
Just bought a couple bricks from the Super Wal*Mart nearby. The usual older fella who knows his guns wasn't there. Some young lady who looked barely old enough to buy ammo herself asks me the "Rifle or Pistol" question. I said "Both."
This totally confused her.
"It has to be for one or the other, sir."
"Nope," sez me, the smartalec. "It's for both a pistol AND a rifle. Got 'em in the truck. Going plinking. Wanna come along and see?"
She is even more flustered. "There's no button for both," she said. She was getting more and more distraught. "Can you just say it's for one or the other? Like, one box is pistol, and one is for the rifle?"
"Nope," I said. "I might mix them up and then where would I be? The wrong box with the wrong gun. It might be your fault."
"I can write PISTOL on one and RIFLE on the other," she helpfully suggests.
I let her.
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I think it's important to point out that the poor folks ringing you up are just trying to do a job. They didn't write the policies, they just HAVE to follow them to remain employed. Say what you want about Wal-Mart's policies, wares and services but, they are still one of the largest US employers out there.

They allow those with little to no professional skills or experience the chance to make a fair wage and pay the rent. They also provide enormous opportunity for those same people to move up in the company if they show aptitude.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't think Wal-Mart does this out of benevolence. It's capitalism, pure and simple.

Jerking the kid behind the counter around is like hunting cows with a hammer. There's darn little sport in it and it's just mean besides.

So, while I whole-heartedly disagree with thier policies, I find it unfair and impolite to punish the cashier for my choice in buying something from their store.

My $0.02

FWIW I bought a 10/22 from my local Wally and I must say that as painful as the process of buying it was I saved a ton of money over even online purchase.
 
I went to Wal-Mart the other day to buy a box of .380. The Remington UMC was the cheapest at $13.99. As no one was at the gun counter, I went to the automotive department to ask for help. They said they'd send someone over. When nobody showed, I went to the electronics counter to ask for help. Still no help. I pulled out my cell phone and called Wal-Mart. By this time I was seated in a folding chair from a display in front of the gun counter. The nice lady who answered said she'd get someone right away. Finally, after 20 minutes, I realized that I was an idiot and left.

I then went to Johnny's True Value where they sell guns, reloading supplies, and had .380 Independence ammo for $12.99 per box. They also had the oil and filter I was going to buy at Wal-Mart. And I didn't have to wait in line at the checkout.
 
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"Is this for a rifle or a pistol?"

"Yes."

"Yes, what?"

"Yes, it's for a rifle or a pistol"

"I'll just put down 'rifle'"

"Don't I look over 21?" (I'm 65.)

"Yes you do!" (With a tinge of exasperation)

I really must remember not to tease clerks who are just following policy.
 
Every time I buy ammo at WM they ask if its for a pistol or a rifle. I'll say its for a machine gun or an assault weapon, depending on who's behind me in line. It rarely gets a rise from the clerk but it usually gets a reaction from the person behind me. :evil:
 
Never been asked

And I recently bought ten of those 550-round bulk packs in one purchase.

But now I have some imaginative responses, just in case...:)
 
From the ATF Website:
http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/faq2.htm#f4

(F7) May a licensee sell interchangeable ammunition such as .22 cal. rimfire to a person less than 21 years old? [Back]

Yes, provided the buyer is 18 years of age or older, and the dealer is satisfied that it is for use in a rifle. If the ammunition is intended for use in a handgun, the 21-year-old minimum age requirement is applicable.

[18 U.S.C. 922(b)(1), 27 CFR 478.99(b)]
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We all know it in it's many forms, and as a licensee, Wal-mart, or any other place, can make a decision to not sell to less than 21. I think the law in this case is poorly written and non-applicable in todays world of carbines and .410 handguns. I know my company takes the view that any handgun capable ammo except 22lr is to be considered handgun only and not sold to under 21.

They need to change this law to read 18+for all ammo. Under this writing, you can simply lie that you're using the five boxes of 9mm in your carbine and then blast away with your stolen handgun. Ineffective laws should be done away with.
 
I suspect that Walmart's corporate attorneys have implemented new rules without explaining them to the employees thoroughly.

A few weeks ago, they started asking for my ID when purchasing beer - no ID, no beer!

It may be because I don't look my age; I'm 75, but don't look a day over 70.

I forgot: How old do you have to be to buy beer? 60 or 70? :scrutiny:
 
As someone who worked in the Wally Sporting Goods dept, I can tell you not every clerk is clueless or disinterested. And not every customer knows what on Earth they are doing.

After having a guy whip a nickel PPK out of his pocket (no holster, price tag still swinging from the triggerguard), point it right at me (by accident, he was that clueless) and ask what kind of bullets he needed, I can understand their policies a bit. Doesn't make them any less retarded, but with some of their customers you need to have all your ducks in a row....

And I am pretty sure I could whistle out my backside. I haven't had a gun pointed at me for ages, I had forgotten how much it influences ones pucker reflex.
 
'For rifle or pistol?'

NEITHER--I serve .22's with spinich and ranch dip!

Hey, write a letter to the monolith's HQ if you like. Even here in IL .22 ammo is considered rifle ammo--in many states it is specified as such by law mostly becasue it was formely illegal (pre-86) to travel across state lines with pistols (IIRC). The law allowed people from out of state to feed their .22 rifles on vacation and such. The age (18 vs. 21) issue while being separate, has always been somewhat mixed up with this out-of-date standard.
 
I've never been able to buy .22 LR ammo at walmart or academy for that very same reason. One clerk was being particularly rude to me when I asked why he can't sell it to me. He must have thought that I was some kind of punk-kid who didn't know anything (even though he was probably 5 years older, at the most) about firearms. So I kindly and calmly explained to him that according to this logic I cannot legally buy .308 ammunition, even though I am of the correct age requirments, simply because T/C has a handgun that fires this round.
 
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