I tried to buy a gun at Walmart twice, and roadblocks left me empty-handed both times

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I tried to buy a gun at Walmart twice, and roadblocks left me empty-handed both times
I went to Walmart to buy a gun and twice left the store empty-handed.
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  • Walmart is facing calls to stop selling guns in the wake of deadly shootings at its stores.
  • I went to a Walmart store in Virginia with the intention of buying a gun as part of an investigation into the placement, selection, marketing, security, and sales of firearms in Walmart's stores.
  • My journey to bring a gun home from Walmart was more complicated than I expected, and I was left with the impression that the company takes gun security and sales seriously
I tried to buy a gun at Walmart twice, and roadblocks left me empty-handed both times
 
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But..but....Loopholes...

Why do people think that purchasing a gun is easy? Media misinformation & lies?
The writer would not have a much easier time buying at a LGS other than readily finding an approved associate to conduct the transaction.
It is not a 3 minute ordeal Plan on an hour end to end.
If you don't have the proper documentation, they will not sell you one. We , as gun owners, know this. Federal law is a bit touchy about bending rules.
 
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A friend of mine just bought a Remington 870 Expess at Walmart 2 days ago.
Went smooth as could be.

And, I dont want to offend anyone but, the gun he bought is a piece of crap.
Pumping the gun is like rubbing sandpaper together. He took it apart and lubed it real good but its still lousy.
He paid $350 with 1 slug barrel.
Last year I bought a Mossberg 500 with a slug barrel, a bird barrel and 3 chokes for the same price. The Mossberg is a much better gun IMO.
 
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I applaud her for actually wanting to learn the truth. She learned that it's not as easy as the left wants you to believe. It would have been better if she had gone back a third time, with whatever doccumentation she needed, and then received a "delay" from NICS. That would have been great.
 
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Tisto said:
Just today I ordered a fully semi-automatic lever action pistol, two extended double barrel magazined clips, a 30 round box of cop-killer super subsonic high speed ammo, and a never-miss laser guidance night vision sight for a friend of mine. It should be here tomorrow.
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Do you want to get on a list? Cause that's how you get on a list!:ROFL:
 
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Hayley Peterson ... now go to the corner of St Paul St and Ave D in Rochester and give it a go or try down town ShiRaq .. LOL ..
 
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Tisto said:
Just today I ordered a fully semi-automatic lever action pistol, two extended double barrel magazined clips, a 30 round box of cop-killer super subsonic high speed ammo, and a never-miss laser guidance night vision sight for a friend of mine. It should be here tomorrow.
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You should of ordered it dropped by Amazon drone, you could of had it delivered by noon. Plus now Amazon has free haz-mat shipping on depleted uranium hollow points.
 
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GOPerfect said:
I would never buy a gun from Walmart. Hell, I don't buy anything from that store.

Yeah, I am way too good to even enter that place.
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In PA, WallyMart, I've gotten some excellent end of season ammo prices. $7 box of 25 3" magnum turkey loads last year. 4 boxes. Must of been past expiration date on the ammo.

In NY Wally stocks ammo like it's gold, every store you go in you have to kiss the clerks ring. In Erie PA, a whole aisle of rifle and shotgun ammo just like canned goods. Good selection of handgun ammo but in a locked case.
 
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she wrote.. " I went to Walmart with the intention of buying a gun last week as part of an investigation into the placement, selection, marketing, and security of firearms in Walmart's stores, and to learn more about the retailer's processes governing gun sales. "

Fuck her!! seems to me she was looking for a story on.. look how easy it is to buy a firearm at Walmart, and get anti-gun fanatics all riled up again.

or maybe I'm reading too much into it.
 
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Bustedknees said:
She should try buying online, there is no background check and fully semi-automatic assault rifles can be shipped to your mailbox.
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Forget about buying online!!! Have you ever been to a gun show??? You can buy fully auto machine guns from gang members, 100 round clips, exploding assault bullets and nuclear bombs, all without a background check.. You know, that awesome gun show loophole.
 
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Criticalt said:
A friend of mine just bought a Remington 870 Expess at Walmart 2 days ago.
Went smooth as could be.

And, I dont want to offend anyone but, the gun he bought is a piece of crap.
Pumping the gun is like rubbing sandpaper together. He took it apart and lubed it real good but its still lousy.
He paid $350 with 1 slug barrel.
Last year I bought a Mossberg 500 with a slug barrel, a bird barrel and 3 chokes for the same price. The Mossberg is a much better gun IMO.
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I think when comparing an 870 Express to a Mossberg 500 the latter is the better gun. However the 870 Police Magnums are nicer if not better than the Mossbergs. It's a shame the 1300 Defender is no longer offered as I think its better than both the Remington and Mossberg.
These days it seems the market demands the pump action shotgun be as bizarre as possible, i.e. KelTec KSG, UTAS, and the super weird DP12.

As for the OP, yes lefties actually think its possible to put cash on the counter and walk out 5 minutes later with a belt fed open bolt machinegun. Which is something we should be able to do.
 
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Podmonkey said:
I think when comparing an 870 Express to a Mossberg 500 the latter is the better gun. However the 870 Police Magnums are nicer if not better than the Mossbergs. It's a shame the 1300 Defender is no longer offered as I think its better than both the Remington and Mossberg.
These days it seems the market demands the pump action shotgun be as bizarre as possible, i.e. KelTec KSG, UTAS, and the super weird DP12.

As for the OP, yes lefties actually think its possible to put cash on the counter and walk out 5 minutes later with a belt fed open bolt machinegun. Which is something we should be able to do.
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I owned an 870 Express back in the early 90s. It was a decent gun.....about as good as my new Mossberg 500.
The new Express my buddy just bought is just very shoddy. It rattles like hell and the pump action is like nails on a chalkboard.
Another friend just bought a Mossberg 590 Mariner which is a really nice gun for the money.
I have an 870 Wingmaster from the mid 1960s. It is a fantastic gun in all respects. Great trigger, great action
I wanted a shotgun for deer hunting and was going to just buy a slug barrel for the Wingmaster but bought the Mossberg instead. The Wingmaster is in pretty fantastic condition so I didnt want to bang it up in the deer woods.
 
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Must be NY Walmart doesn't charge for NCIS. The information is entered online. No paper application. You sit at the computer and enter it. Unless you need help entering the data.

At my local Walmart employees are friendly and helpful. The shotgun I wanted was out of stock at the time. The employee reordered for me and said they'd be in the coming Thursday. I've bought 2 long guns so far.

I also found out that they have a catalog from which you can special order. Haven't tried it yet.

For ammo other than shotgun shells, true they are locked. But I go behind the counter to get a good look and decide.

Yes, I'm a Walmart fanboi. Sorry about that.
 
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I ordered a Sherman tank. Amazon says it will be delivered soon, but no ETA. No background check either.
 
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Sneezy said:
I ordered a Sherman tank. Amazon says it will be delivered soon, but no ETA. No background check either.
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As it should be, so long as you have the coin and place to put/use it.
Now if you go off the deep end with it I expect that you and all your assets will be forfeited in a timely manner.
 
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Sneezy said:
I ordered a Sherman tank. Amazon says it will be delivered soon, but no ETA. No background check either.
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You should have spent the extra coin and opted for the Abrams instead. Just my opinion though...
 
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