A Person at Our local Wal-Mart told My Son He had to have a Hunting License to buy a Range Pass.We have a nice Gun Range in Ohio that is run by the State and the $5.00 Pass goes for the upkeep. I told the Guy He was wrong and got the Manager and told Her that the Employees should be trained better if They were going to work in Sporting Goods They should know the Law's.
At Walmart this morning
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SC_Mike
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"because of all the school shootings you have to be 17 to buy a knife."
Huh?
Huh?
GatorFarmer
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I used to live in VA. They did in fact do some odd things with the laws after a spate of high profile school shootings. There might well be local laws stricter than state law. I honestly don't remember what the knife laws were in VA. For a liability shy retailer, checking age on a knife purchase makes a certain amount of sense I suppose.
If they have a law that lame they sure will have plenty of feeble gun restrictions.
Will they ban serrated plastic knives in cafeterias next?
Is that a Glock knife (not an E-tool) and can it go undetected through airport security?
The horror...
amazingflapjack
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I guess the real "conundrum" would be if it was a rubber knife!!
I know this is thread drift but I wanted to offer a different perspective on this.
It really doesn't matter if it's state law or not, I'm not saying it's OK for the employee to lie she may have honestly been told that by whoever trained her.
My point is that she was very likely told this company policy and failure to follow it could result in termination.
Where I work company policy dictates 100% ID check. I "check" IDs on people I literally see every single day. I check IDs on people who are literally going to take 2 steps past my desk and scan in through a card reader. I checked the ID of an Ice Vendor today who used to work for the same company I work for now I trained him.
My point is that it's company policy and I don't have an option. If I get caught not checking IDs I lose my job and in this economy and at my age I'm not ready to go out there and try to find another one. I get people that complain about the policy every day I tell them all the same thing "I'm sorry, I have no choice in the matter, if I get caught not doing this I lose my job.
So the next time you run into someone who tells you the have to do something stupid because it's company policy you can feel free to take your business elsewhere but please don't take it out on the person who probably agrees with you that it's a stupid policy but can't afford to lose the job
rolomac
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Sorry, but it reminds me of the story about the guy who was going to sail his yacht around the world and was stocking up for his year-long adventure. He cruised the Walmart and went to the check-out with his needs. Included in the pile of things was the largest bottle of aspirin he could find - to last him the whole year - and six dozen condoms. The clerk (maybe the same one in Virginia) was scanning the items and without missing a beat said, "If it gives you a headache maybe you shouldn't do it so much."
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zelda
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l do my very best to stay away from ALL WalMarts
OMCHamlin
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When I was at WalMart last night, I could barely carry my 30 boxes of Perfecta 9mm 115 gr fmj, 8 boxes of Perfecta 5.56 (50 rd boxes) and my 8 boxes of Perfecta 7.62x51 out in two stout cardboard boxes. 
9mm: $6.94
5.56: $8.94 (50 ct)
7.62: $6.94
And, in the spirit of NOT being a drool-mouth neckbeard, I actually left a substantial amount for the next guy...
9mm: $6.94
5.56: $8.94 (50 ct)
7.62: $6.94
And, in the spirit of NOT being a drool-mouth neckbeard, I actually left a substantial amount for the next guy...
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mstem
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If it is company policy I understand her asking for I.D. But it was here piss poor attitude. The guy standing there with a smile did nothing wrong. He handed her his D.L., she jerked it out of his hand, looked at it & threw it down on the counter. The guy picked it up, never changed his expression, paid & left.
It could have been he had all those condoms & he didn't ask her out.
Now as for a law in VA that you have to be 17 to buy a knife, I've never heard of that one. I e-mailed my state senator yesterday to ask him about it. I haven't got an answer yet. When I do I'll let everyone know his answer. Him being a long winded politician I know his answer will be at least 1000 words when a simple yes or no will do.
when i was was 18 in the state of MD they asked for my ID at a surplus store to buy a knife that i was going to use on a camping trip i was surprised and that was long ago
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Again at Walmart 5 years ago, this time in South Hill, VA I was in the checkout line with 5 525 boxes of .22 LR bullets. I was 55 then. Frist thing the young woman ask me "what are you shooting those in?" I told her "a machine gun". The look on her face was priceless.
Then she told me she needed to see my I.D. I ask "for what?". She said "to see if you are 21". I told her "no & call the manager". She did & when the manager got there she ask "what's the problem". I told her "I was being carded for buying bullets". She looked at that girl like you idiot can't you see he's over 21? The manager told her to "ring him up" & then she apologized to me several time. She told the girl to "shut down your register when finished with this customer & come to her office". I'm guessing she got a butt chewing. I went back a couple weeks later & she was still working.
Then she told me she needed to see my I.D. I ask "for what?". She said "to see if you are 21". I told her "no & call the manager". She did & when the manager got there she ask "what's the problem". I told her "I was being carded for buying bullets". She looked at that girl like you idiot can't you see he's over 21? The manager told her to "ring him up" & then she apologized to me several time. She told the girl to "shut down your register when finished with this customer & come to her office". I'm guessing she got a butt chewing. I went back a couple weeks later & she was still working.
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