No sale of Sharpies to anyone under 18

[Texas40]

Weird indeed as I purchased a large package of these sharpies for the office at SAMS club yesterday.

Never saw any age verification or attendant required when I checked out.

Yes I used the self check line at SAMS.


FYI never heard of this "law" as most school supply lists require you send kids with them to class on day one.

The just call um "markers" on the local school list.



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[jack the toad]

Heck, even the name (sharpie) is frightening...

 

[Ole Joe Clark]

Bought a $4.00 knife at Wally World, the self checkout flag popped up. The nice Lady came over and confirmed that I was over 70.

 

[Arik]

There's a lot of odd laws.

1. It's actually illegal to sing "Happy Birthday" in a public place because the song is copyrighted.

2. According to the United States computer fraud and Abuse act it's illegal to use a fake name on the internet.

3. Anti graffiti law makes possessing a sharpie completely illegal in Florida, California, New York and other states

4. Swearing in public

5. Opening a Christmas present early in S. Carolina without your parents’ permission can actually get you booked on petty larceny charges.

6. Cafeteria food fight can get you reckless conduct charge

7. In Orem Utah it's a crime NOT TO water your lawn. Brown grass is a crime

There are many more even stranger laws

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[2ffat]

Arik, number 1 is no longer the case. [Yah!] Federal court has ruled it is in the public domain in the US.

 

[chief38]

Maybe they will pass a law to issue serial numbers and register them too. They'll have to be locked up while unattended.

 

[Protocall_Design]

Wonder what the clowns who wrote this law were smoking when they thought this idiocy up.

Don't forget, when sharpies are outlawed only outlaws will have sharpies.

They were probably sniffing Sharpies and didn't want the kids to kill off the supply.

 

[Iggy]

The Constitution and Bill of Rights gave us certain inalienable rights and the politicians been taking them away ever since.

 

[Rule3]

Hey now, this is BIG TIME issues.

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Maybe "they should worry more about plastic in the oceans and on the beaches instead!

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...might have something to do with defacing dogs...

 

[the ringo kid]

I just bought a pack of sharpies for use at work a few days ago. Nothing said to me. Also, ive sold many packs of them, ive said nothing because ive not been informed of any such and stupid law. Stupid laws--at least some of them--when ignored (like the infamous blue law from the 70s) go away. This likely will as well.

Also--there OUGHT to be a law passed that for every new law--there ought to be at least three old laws stricken from the books.

IF, there is a law on not selling these pens to those under 18? it's unenforceable.

 

[vytoland]

sharpies have a known connection to terrorist per a report from the TSA officials....it must be true...i saw it on the internet.....

 

[gregintenn]

I was helping my kid sand and repaint his truck bumper. We ran out of paint, so I sent him to the store for another can. He had to get the guy behind him in line to buy it. I trust him more with a can of paint than driving a vehicle.

 

[Telecaster]

This is probably one of those cases where the employee didn't have a freaking clue what the answer was, and made it up. The store might have a policy, but apparently no such law exists.

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[steveno]

I went to wally world to get a spray can of compressed air and I had to get somebody to unlock the cabinet it was in. supposedly that was keep the kids from buying it for inhaling purposes.

 

[steelslaver]

They should just do back ground checks and register them. Then each should have a taggant in the ink. Then, whenever they were used illegally the law could easily determine who the criminal was. The purchaser should also have to install a bio-metric safety so that only they could use it.

It would all be so easy. America could have safer walls. But a big part of it is America having such a horrible Sharpie culture. Suspending that horrible freedom of speech and press amendment is necessary for the children! Where is the sanity I ask?

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[BB57]

It's a great proxy for why some gun control laws don't work so well either on several levels. If you are a minor who wants to write graffiti and you cannot buy a marker at the local wal-mart you will:

1) buy one illegally on the street;
2) ask your just-turned-18-yesterday graffiti buddy to buy one for you;
3) steal one from a local marker shop;
4) steal one from a law abiding marker owner;
5) just use a crayon instead; or
6) go big and just use paint.

Restricting the sale of markers will create a whole new class of crimes and criminal endeavors, make it harder for a kid with a legitimate need to get a marker (I wonder if highlighters are considered to be markers?) and will do absolutely nothing to solve the underlying problem.

Markers don't make graffiti, delinquents do....

 

[Watchdog]

Grafiti is the main reason I suppose.

But not the only reason.

Huffers do sniff Sharpie ink to get high. The ink contains alcohol and ethylene glycol monobutyl ether.

Now, I have no idea how much Sharpie ink would need to be sniffed, or how many Sharpies would be needed.

Fact: People looking for a high will try anything.

 

[DWalt]

I don't know of a Texas law about minimum ages of anyone purchasing Sharpies, but some municipalities may have restrictions. Or maybe even retailers. I have bought a lot of sharpies, never have been asked any questions about my age.

 

[kwselke]

I do not know how to check the State regs for such a law, but I did find a Houston ordinance to that effect. It states broad tip, the Sharpies I bought Saturday at the Kroger self-checkout were fine point, and I was not screened for purchase eligibility in any way.