Batavia Wally World freakout over pellet gun return to store!
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I heard about it first hand when it was going down.
I have to say, it almost sounded like the cops were of the keystone variety. They let the guy walk out with the rest of the employees/customers and only confronted him later in the parking lot.
But, at the end of the issue, at least they didn't charge him with anything. They realized it was an overblown incident and no one was being threatened or hurt.
www.thedailynewsonline.com
I have to say, it almost sounded like the cops were of the keystone variety. They let the guy walk out with the rest of the employees/customers and only confronted him later in the parking lot.
But, at the end of the issue, at least they didn't charge him with anything. They realized it was an overblown incident and no one was being threatened or hurt.
WATCH: Air rifle misunderstanding spurs evacuation at Walmart in Batavia
BATAVIA — A 911 call about a person entering Walmart with a weapon was found to be a misunderstanding, Genesee County sheriff’s deputies said Wednesday.
96coal449
.308 Win
Down this road, someday someone will be arrested for attempted assault, just for returning pool noodles.
People need to stop feeding these liberal biased whore stores.
People need to stop feeding these liberal biased whore stores.
Keyzard
.45 acp
So the Sheriff they interviewed is advocating for everyone to lose their shit every time they see something that looks like a scary gun?
WTF??
WTF??
thisIslandEarth
.357 mag
Sorry to say but in these times and in this store I understand people freaking out.
ManualF150
.308 Win
During the pandemic, I went to my local Walmart to buy Crosman pellets that they had on a rollback. I went to the sporting good counter, and told them I wanted 24 packages of these pellets. The lady stared at me for a few seconds, and said sure.
So she gets them out and asks me for ID. I asked for what, and she said that she needs proof of age. I told her, do I look like I'm under 16 years old?! She was like, "It's store policy." and as I was contemplating my next move, she started scanning the items and rung me out without checking my ID. She put them in a paper bag, and she said I need to escort you out with these. So she held the bag, we walked to the front door, and she then handed it over to me.
I think I mentioned it on here, but I can't find the post... has anyone else had this happen, or was it just this Walmart?!
So she gets them out and asks me for ID. I asked for what, and she said that she needs proof of age. I told her, do I look like I'm under 16 years old?! She was like, "It's store policy." and as I was contemplating my next move, she started scanning the items and rung me out without checking my ID. She put them in a paper bag, and she said I need to escort you out with these. So she held the bag, we walked to the front door, and she then handed it over to me.
I think I mentioned it on here, but I can't find the post... has anyone else had this happen, or was it just this Walmart?!
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Drugs are bad Mmm ok
GOYABEAN
.950 JDJ
Years back at the wally world in Monticello NY area they had ammo locked behind counter at the same time having 12G and others trap shooting ammo on shelve isles
thisIslandEarth
.357 mag
They still do that at a couple chain stores around town,Years back at the wally world in Monticello NY area they had ammo locked behind counter at the same time having 12G and others trap shooting ammo on shelve isles
JunkBoxFull
.357 mag
And this BS right here, says how easy it will be to get yourself RED FLAGGED by ANYBODY.
96coal449
.308 Win
FIFY
Keyzard
.45 acp
I respectfully disagree. In our new home town it is common to see people walking from the local FFLs office down the sidewalk on main street to their vehicles. with a long gun No one freaks out. Honestly, I suspect most people here are armed.
Agreed. Obviously the caller knew nothing about guns other than they are scary.
Bigfoot
.475 A&M Magnum
FWIW.
I was in that store a couple of hours before it all went down, glad I missed all of the excitement.
The only problem I encountered there yesterday was that they were out of potato rolls.
Timing is everything I suppose.
I was in that store a couple of hours before it all went down, glad I missed all of the excitement.
The only problem I encountered there yesterday was that they were out of potato rolls.
Timing is everything I suppose.
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S&W Fan
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That was common practice in just about every Wally world all across the state. There never has been a fix for stupid.Years back at the wally world in Monticello NY area they had ammo locked behind counter at the same time having 12G and others trap shooting ammo on shelve isles
thisIslandEarth
.357 mag
Right - so she knew nothing about guns. In these times, it's better to be safe than sorry. I understand where you're coming from. Hell, when I was in school we carried our shotguns/rifles on a rack in the back of our trucks during hunting season - no one gave two thoughts about it. A lot of these air rifles look identical to the real deal especially from a distance. I think she did the right thing. The guy returning the air rifle wasn't walking out of an FFL per your example - he was walking into a Walmart.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
Arrested, I’m just glad the dude didn’t get shot.
Saltwater60
.950 JDJ
The store should have handled this differently IMO. I’m not sure what the right way to do this is but I can’t blame the women and the cops seemed cool about it.
spat
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Walmart *is* an FFL.
They sell rifles, they have an FFL. Just because they sell a shitload of other stuff doesn't change that.
So, no, calling the cops because someone is carrying what looks like a rifle into a store that sells rifles is dumb. It isn't "better safe than sorry".
Is she going to call on everyone wearing a thick coat, because they might have a bomb too ?
Would that fall under "better safe than sorry" ?
We have far too high a tolerance for stupidity in our society. It is not a virtue.
Nevar
.357 mag
sounds like another anti gun bitch. OMFG A gun
Justincase
6.5 Creedmoor
The dummy in this story is the guy returning the gun and not covering it somehow. You HAVE to expect that some pussified retard is going to think someone’s getting ready to shoot up the Walmart. Right or wrong, that’s the world we live in.
spat
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Far king
.45 acp
Put this guy on the terrorist watch list.
what kind of a lunatic would want a functioning pellet rifle.
what kind of a lunatic would want a functioning pellet rifle.
It wasn't the store that started the whole mess. The people at the sports counter were professional and courteous. When the man stated he had put 10 BBs in the gun and tried to pump it up one of the counter workers calmly removed the gun from the counter and placed it behind out of the customer's reach, but in no way did they accuse him or call the cops.
It was a lady in the parking lot who had seen the man fiddling with the gun just before entering the store that called.
Far king
.45 acp
Show me someone who sees a pellet rifle and calls it a shotgun, and I will show you a damn Biden voter
Probably. I'm sure Batavia has their share of left-leaning do-gooders.
The Walmart employees were as surprised as anyone that the cops were there. One minute talking to the customer/perp, next they turn around to see a police officer standing with his AR in a ready position (across his body, barrel aiming down) ordering everyone out.
Jsmegs77
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I recently bought a handgun (Ruger Wrangler .22 revolver) from a local shop in town. I walked out with my new purchase in hand, in the middle of town, a hundred yards from the courthouse front steps, and the county sheriff department. Nothing awful happened. An older gentleman leaving a nearby law office complimented me on the purchase then pulled aside his suit jacket to reveal a full size DA revolver in a very nice shoulder rig. Asked what we were hunting and we replied tin cans today, squirrels in season.
In America, this is normal behavior. Expect everyone to be armed and you will be closer to the truth. Remember, a majority of the states in the union are Constitutional Carry…