Unicorn spotted at DC WalMart

bigmanindc said:

While picking up some fishing gear at WalMart I spotted 2 100rd 12G 7 1/2 shotgun shell cases. At the register the cashier said I didn't know we sold this, I laughed and said me either!!!!!

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Ed Anger said:

good one

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mpollan1 said:

It's April already?

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Melnic said:

I have not seen those boxes at a Walmart in the last 4 months I've been looking.

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Melnic said:

I have not seen those boxes at a Walmart in the last 4 months I've been looking.

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imaoldcowhand said:

The last time I bought from Walmart, maybe 3 months ago, the cashier took my drivers license information. She said that it was store policy.
This must be new a year ago they didn’t. This was the Glen Burnie store.

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bigmanindc said:

While picking up some fishing gear at WalMart I spotted 2 100rd 12G 7 1/2 shotgun shell cases. At the register the cashier said I didn't know we sold this, I laughed and said me either!!!!!

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adit said:

Should have told her to FO.

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imaoldcowhand said:

I look at it this way, in MD you need an HQL to buy a handgun and you need ID to purchase a long gun.
I have no issue with ID to show that you are 21 or older to buy ammo.

As it was, Walmart was pulling ammunition off their shelves for a number of reasons. And a number of members were scrounging around for 12ga ammo.

I purposely bought the only 2 boxes of shells that they had, and sold them to a member at cost.

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KevinK said:

A person should no more have to show ID to buy ammo, than to buy Sudafed. Oh, wait ....

Brian Frosh approves of the bolded above.

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imaoldcowhand said:

No you shouldn’t have to , but it’s their store, their rules, and in some cases state laws. It is what it is.
We wear masks for the same reasons.

No one makes you buy from stores that enforce their rules and regulations.

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pbharvey said:

How is this legal? I thought mere possession of ammo within city limits was illegal without the appropriate permit?

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Pale Ryder said:

Showing ID is one thing, them taking down and keeping information is another. The later is a bridge too far.

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imaoldcowhand said:

The last time I bought from Walmart, maybe 3 months ago, the cashier took my drivers license information. She said that it was store policy.
This must be new a year ago they didn’t. This was the Glen Burnie store.

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bigmanindc said:

I've purchased ammo from WalMart and other stores in MD and VA so what would be the difference in them selling it to me than the DC WalMart?

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1)§ 7–2504.07. Display of firearms or ammunition by dealers; security; employees of dealers.
(a) No licensed dealer shall display any firearm or ammunition in windows visible from a street or sidewalk. All firearms, destructive devices, and ammunition shall be kept at all times in a securely locked place affixed to the premises except when being shown to a customer, being repaired, or otherwise being worked on.

(b) No licensee shall knowingly employ any person in his establishment if such person would not be eligible to register a firearm under this unit.

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Section 7-2506.01. Persons permitted to possess ammunition.
(a) No person shall possess ammunition in the District of Columbia unless:
(1) He is a licensed dealer pursuant to subchapter IV of this unit;
(2) He is an officer, agent, or employee of the District of Columbia or the United States of America, on duty and acting
within the scope of his duties when possessing such ammunition;
(3) He is the holder of a valid registration certificate for a firearm pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter; except, that
no such person shall possess one or more restricted pistol bullets;
(4) He holds an ammunition collector's certificate on September 24, 1976; or
(5) He temporarily possesses ammunition while participatingin a firearms training and safety class conducted by a
firearms instructor.

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§ 7–2505.02. Permissible sales and transfers.
(a) Any person or organization eligible to register a firearm may sell or otherwise transfer ammunition or any firearm, except those which are unregisterable under § 7-2502.02, to a licensed dealer.

(b) Any licensed dealer may sell or otherwise transfer:

(1) Ammunition, excluding one or more restricted pistol bullets, and any firearm or destructive device which is lawfully a part of such licensee’s inventory, to any nonresident person or business licensed under the acts of Congress and the jurisdiction where such person resides or conducts such business;

(2) Ammunition, including one or more restricted pistol bullets, and any firearm or destructive device which is lawfully a part of such licensee’s inventory to:

(A) Any other licensed dealer;

(B) Any law enforcement officer or agent of the District or the United States of America when such officer or agent is on duty, and acting within the scope of his duties when acquiring such firearm, ammunition, or destructive device, if the officer or agent has in his possession a statement from the head of his agency stating that the item is to be used in such officer’s or agent’s official duties.

(c) Any licensed dealer may sell or otherwise transfer a firearm except those which are unregisterable under § 7-2502.02, to any person or organization possessing a registration certificate for such firearm; provided, that if the Chief denies a registration certificate, he shall so advise the licensee who shall thereupon: (1) withhold delivery until such time as a registration certificate is issued, or, at the option of the purchaser; (2) declare the contract null and void, in which case consideration paid to the licensee shall be returned to the purchaser; provided further, that this subsection shall not apply to persons covered by subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (e) of this section, no licensed dealer shall sell or otherwise transfer ammunition unless:

(1) The sale or transfer is made in person; and

(2) The purchaser exhibits, at the time of sale or other transfer, a valid registration certificate, or in the case of a nonresident, proof that the weapon is lawfully possessed in the jurisdiction where such person resides;

(3) The ammunition to be sold or transferred is of the same caliber or gauge as the firearm described in the registration certificate, or other proof in the case of nonresident; and

(4) The purchaser signs a receipt for the ammunition which (in addition to the other records required under this unit) shall be maintained by the licensed dealer for a period of 1 year from the date of sale.

(e) Any licensed dealer may sell ammunition to any person holding an ammunition collector’s certificate on September 24, 1976; provided, that the collector’s certificate shall be exhibited to the licensed dealer whenever the collector purchases ammunition for his collection; provided further, that the collector shall sign a receipt for the ammunition, which shall be treated in the same manner as that required under paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of this section.

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