ID required to look at a gun?

[hangnoose]

NY PERMIT

this info is dated but in the 80's- 90's in N.Y.a permit to own a pistol was req'd to look at one, with your hands. + to me it would seem a good way to keep the looky Lews from wasting a salesmans time. if you wanted to purchase one, then it's another role of red tape to get a permit to purchase and the specific gun and ser # is needed. a separate trip to your counties police pistol bureau m-f 9-5.

 

[Alpo]

Must be a terrible thing to have a salesman's time wasted by looky lous. When I was behind the counter, I'd hand a gun to anyone that asked. He look like he could afford it? I don't care. He look old enough to buy it? I don't care. That was what I was there for - to put the gun in the customer's hand, 'cause very few people will buy a gun that they have not be able to hold.

When I was sixteen, maybe, I was in Western Auto, looking at the guns. Salesman came over and took out his keys, to unlock the rack. I told him I had no money - I was just "looking". He unlocked the rack anyway, asked me which one I wanted to look at, and said, "You can't look at a gun without holding it".

Very profound statement. Has stayed with me to this day.

14-year-old kid wants to look at a gun? Hand it to him. Yes, he ain't old enough. And, yes, he probably can't afford it. But if he likes the way it feels in his hand, maybe he can con Mama and Daddy into buying it for him. That certainly won't happen when the salesman says, "Go away kid and quit botherin' me. You ain't old enough".

 

[medxam]

What do you do if you want to have a grandchild, under the age of 18, fitted for a youth shotgun? Can they not hold it to be fitted?

medxam

 

[Alpo]

If it's a "store requirement", you go to another store.

If it's a "state law", I believe you are outa luck.

 

[Rintimtin]

Ok, I worked at a Dicks Sporting Goods some years ago. So let me try and remember some of the overly dumb and CYA rules they had in place. Ok Store policy as I remember it. They only sold long guns. So 18 years old to see/handle/purchase a long gun. Now if you were younger and with an adult No problem. I can understand it when the person looks to young. But if the person asking to see is clearly over the age I see no point.

Then again if I was 15 I couldn't buy my spittin tobacco (Well I could but I looked old for my age) And the clerk at the gas station would laugh at me if I asked to just hold it.

Try this one out: Young kid asks to see a shotgun. You hand kid shotgun, Parent walks around the corner (This particular parent is a anitgun person) Parent gets irate that you would let a child handle a dangerous firearm. You know the guns unloaded, you showed the unloaded gun to the kid, the gun has a trigger lock on it. But you have to cover your butt right. If the kid is 18 he is an adult by most state.

Next one: A middle age street thug comes into the store and asks to see a handgun. You hand him the chosen firearm and he runs out the door with your merchandise. Now if you had his ID you would know who stole from you. Dumb crooks are abundant.

 

[wyccad915]

There are certain store policies that employees that have been there longer probably know they don't really need to abide to, and it may be the case that store policy is to check the I.D and he could be new and not want to get in trouble. Just my .02 cents Anyways I have bought 2 guns at Academy Sports and it has never happened to me yet. I will probably give them more business in the future.

 

[Joe Kent]

The reason sales clerks carry your new purchase to the door of the larger chain type store is to be sure you haven't stolen or brought ammo in with you and load the gun and either shoot yourself or someone else while in their store. Trust me it has happened more than once. In the smaller shops the clerks are usually armed and only a short distance from the door and you are watched way,way more carefully. As far as we in Il. having to show our Foid card before looking at a firearm that is a rule made up and enforced by the politically appointed heads of the Il. State Police, no where in our laws is it mandated. We most certainly do not have to show our drivers Lic. when we look at cars on the lot, you even can set in one without showing your lic. It is just more big city chicago BS.

 

[growr]

Sure makes me appreciate living here in Montana!! What some of you have to endure is amazing to me.....

Randy