Sorry but the law is the law. Don't like it then work to change it.
You can't buy alcohol in Maryland either which is just a ridiculous imho.
You can't buy alcohol in Maryland either which is just a ridiculous imho.
It happens, newbie. That's why most stray away from these uneducated, liability weary box stores.
It's not just the big box stores.
I couple of years back, I was at a gun show in Westminster.
A young guy (20-ish) had just bought a Mosin Nagant, and wanted some 7.62x54R. The lady at White Marsh Arms wouldn't sell it to him.
29.03.01.28
.28 Sales of Firearms or Ammunition to Minors.
A person may not sell, rent, or transfer:
A. Ammunition solely designed for a regulated firearm to a person who is younger than 21 years old; or
B. A firearm, other than a regulated firearm, ammunition for a firearm, pepper mace, or other deadly weapon to a minor.
Sorry but the law is the law. Don't like it then work to change it.
You can't buy alcohol in Maryland either which is just a ridiculous imho.
+ 1.Let's actually look at the law on the books, shall we?
Wow. That is a horrendously vague law. About the only ammunition that I can think of that qualifies is 9mm Makarov. No joke. It doesn't say "commonly" designed for or "usually" designed for, it says "solely" designed for. Clearly, this law was not written by someone who knew anything about guns. WalMart's store policy seems to be to err on the side of caution, but it's not consistently applied. Some stores demand ID, some want to know if it's for a rifle or a pistol, and some just don't care.
however you can buy homebrew equipment, ingredients and brew beer at 18.
you just cant drink it until you are 21.
Yes the law is the law and it makes complete sense
My roommates and I did this in college before we were 21. We usually had about 10-15 gallons of ale brewing at any one time in our closets. We eventually got tired of bottling so we set up a tap system in an old fridge.
I think Walmart covering its ass over ammunition sales isn't much different than a Maryland FFL treating unregulated firearms like regulated firearms. I feel like Walmart should have sold the 9mm ammunition, but it's hard to bash them for following a poorly written law. We don't blame firearm dealers for covering their ass, and I don't think we should blame Walmart either. Let's face it, the media would eat Walmart alive if they sold a 20 year-old customer ammunition for a pistol. I'm not saying it's right, but I am saying we should be bashing the government for creating laws that lead to restricting a young person's access to ammunition that can legally own and shoot in a rifle.
It's not just the big box stores.
I couple of years back, I was at a gun show in Westminster.
A young guy (20-ish) had just bought a Mosin Nagant, and wanted some 7.62x54R. The lady at White Marsh Arms wouldn't sell it to him.
I felt like a goober getting walked to the cash register today at Dick's before they handed me the ammo.