Walmart walks you to doors

[jcwit]

Back in the day, Fetlas in Valpo would sell or trade you a handgun, place it in a secure wrapper(brown lunch bag) and staple the receipt to the bag. Of course they took your fingerprints, information, and also handed you a paper towel w/ Windex to clean off the ink from your fingers. Had a year long "lay a way" to help you pay in full when picking up the firearm. Really miss the plan as it is tough to plop down $600.00 for new guns. Old days, old ways.

Never ever had my fingerprints taken when I purchased a long gun or hand gun at Fetlas, and I got quite a few over the years.

I to miss Fetlas, was always an experience. I also remember John Hight's Gun Shop in Elkhart was also something.

 

[jcwit]

Buying a gun from Wally World is kinda like voting for Obama.
It's something responsible gun owners just don't do!

And explain why that is?

 

[Gluemanz28]

I have tried to take down a new pistol at a GS to show the person that I was helping to pick a gun and the person behind the counter said NO. He said there was no need to take down a new gun. We just walked out.

 

[Bfish]

I heard about this policy from a friend a few years back,
He bought a muzzle loader from walmart, there was an issue of some sort upon unboxing I don't remember (this was like 2009 or 10?) but his wife went to see about making an exchange. She got through the store without said escort and it lead to the employee being fired due to policy. Made her feel terrible. Second hand story but I guess the manager didn't want to make the termination either but was required to by policy..

 

[bucncrazy]

rural king walks you to the door but they will let you buy ammo at the same time...Walmart has always walked you out so has Kmart

 

[warthog]

Gander Mountain in Terre Haute used to walk people to the door with a new firearm too but they stopped doing it about two years ago. I too found it odd since I knew several of the clerks then and they knew full well I had a loaded firearm on me. They told me it was store policy to do this throughout the chain.

 

[bos-94-003]

Big R also walks you to the door. Never tried to buy ammo at the same time so not sure on that part.

 

[Smokepole]

I was in Gander Mountain Castleton last week buying a bow and arrow for my daughter and the lady ahead of me was buying a crossbow. The clerk unboxed and assembled it and walked her to the front counter. The bolts stayed in the box.

I REALLY miss Galyans too. I wish that I could kick the former owner for selling to Dick's. Haaaaack, Ptooooooeeeey!

 

[Donjr721]

My son is a Marine, too. He qualified at the highest Level of marksmanship on long and short guns in OCS. He also learned how to do the drill instructor thing. I asked him to teach me how to handle my Colt LE6721. I managed to get it sighted on to paper at 25yds before we rxn out of time. He really put me through the ringer when we cleaned it. It as white glove clean before he accepted it. Got to love those Marines.

Tip of the hat to you for raising him right, and to your son for his service.

Thank you sir. Same to you

 

[Mgderf]

I figured its a keep others calm thing. But store policy none the less. My son is a Marine (4 yrs done). Before he made his purchase he totally disassembled each AR that he looked at. The clerk looked nervous about all that, I did inform the clerk my son knew what he was doing, he's a Marine. The clerk was impressed that he inspected each rifle so thoroughly. The clerk said that most just look and handle them before they buy. I was impressed too, I haven't witnessed those Marine skills first hand. Very proud of my son.

When I went through Marine Corps. boot camp, we had to pass what was know as a "prac-test".
It was a "practical applications" test, to ensure you knew what you were doing with a service rifle.

Ours was interesting to say the least.
To ensure you were capable of maintaining your service rifle in all potential situations, we had to completely field-strip the M16.

We were posted at a table with an M16 in front of us.
We were then BLINDFOLDED.
You had 2 minutes to dis-assemble your rifle, including dis-assembly of the bolt components.
Once stripped and verified by a drill instructor, you were required to re-assemble your rifle to it's original state, all within the two minute time frame.

This was practiced enough that most of us were able to complete the task in 90 seconds or so.

Your post brought back some memories.

Tell your son Thanks for his service, from a "Dormant U.S. Marine"

 

[Bill of Rights]

...I bought a 870 Express at Wally World for $299 and a smoking hot manager walked me out.

Really? What did he look like?








Sorry, man, no offense meant. Just hadda be said.

 

[TheJoker]

Not state law. It's probably a store policy to help keep other customers calm. The thinking is most likely that if an employee is with someone walking around the store with a rifle, than the panicky sheeple are less inclined to see that person as a threat. They want to avoid customers ditching their carts at checkout and making a mad dash for the exit because they see a person with a gun. Just my thought. I have no insight into if that's why they do it or not.

Yeah, they don't want you to stampede the heard!

 

[IndyLongColt]

If you wish to buy a firearm at rural king in martinsville they make you buy a gun case if you don't bring one in with you. They say it's because it's less than 1000 yards from a school. I don't know if it's a law but they definitely make a additional sale a lot of times because of it. My buddy bought a lcp and purchased a 50 cal ammo can to put it in instead. He figured that he could use the can more than he needed a pistol case.

Yah, just bought a PT1911 from there. Mine camewith a factory box. They wire tied it shut and walked me out. I was old if you had to buy a box, you. Ould turn around and bring the box back for a refund lol.

 

[Sylvain]

Spetsnaz in Walmart!

 

[sig-guy]

What would they do if you were not finished shopping? Would they still walk you to the exit or let you go about your business?

You go about your shopping and you go to the service desk where your firearm is waiting for you. This is how Bass Pro operates.

 

[sig-guy]

I bought a 870 Express at Wally World for $299 and a smoking hot manager walked me out.

Which WW and does she still work there?

 

[Donjr721]

When I went through Marine Corps. boot camp, we had to pass what was know as a "prac-test".
It was a "practical applications" test, to ensure you knew what you were doing with a service rifle.

Ours was interesting to say the least.
To ensure you were capable of maintaining your service rifle in all potential situations, we had to completely field-strip the M16.

We were posted at a table with an M16 in front of us.
We were then BLINDFOLDED.
You had 2 minutes to dis-assemble your rifle, including dis-assembly of the bolt components.
Once stripped and verified by a drill instructor, you were required to re-assemble your rifle to it's original state, all within the two minute time frame.

This was practiced enough that most of us were able to complete the task in 90 seconds or so.

Your post brought back some memories.

Tell your son Thanks for his service, from a "Dormant U.S. Marine"

thank you for your service as well

 

[PGRChaplain]

Dunhams does the same thing. They think the customer can't find their way out.................