walmart

[bwiese]

For all the bashing that Wally World gets (and lots of it is deserved), I'd rather make my dollar stretch much further, and I detest paying high union wages. Keep in mind, that goods that come in overseas pays longshoremen wages, OTR truck driver salaries, etc. There's good and bad to both sides, but here, if I so choose, I can get beer, bait, ammo, cigars, and walk out with a rifle and/or shotgun right out the door in one stop

When I do shop at WalMart - which is usu when I travel out of area - I'm only there for sodas, milk, film for GF's camera, or ammo, or doggy chew toys for the relatives' dogs. All pretty much domestic stuff.

Even if I wanted to, I don't think I could find WalMart clothes that fit. Asian mfgrs just don't understand what "XXL" really is or how big a 6'5"/250lb guy is. And their electronics is mostly crap low-end stuff anyway.

Bill W
San Jose

[just4fun63]

The Wal-Mart in my area removed the gun cases months ago. No more guns per the department manager. Ammo dosen't seem to be a problem. I just bought 4 boxes of .40 winchester white box for a match this weekend as my reloader is down. good price

[BigAL]

Round these parts Wally World stopped selling guns and ammo after the hurricane had everyone scrambling to buy a gun. The local FFLs have been making a killing recently.

[Telpierion]

Yes. Until Wal-Mart could demonstrates to the DOJ that they had developed a program to train employees to process firearms transactions, gun sales were suspended.

Two years later, there doesn't appear to be any progress.

My theory is that the complexity of CA gun laws is beyond the comprehension of your average Wal-Mart employee. If an employee is capable of understanding the process, they probably have enough brains to realize they should be getting paid more and move on.

I think I remember reading somewhere that WM had officially given up on selling firearms in CA.

[dadoody]

My WalMart in Cerritos USED to sell shotguns, but no more.

WalMart was busted last year I think for selling shotguns without doing a proper background check. Someone with a history of mental disorders was able to purchase from walmart I recall.

[JAFGO]

I don't have a Walmart in the vicinity, but ACE Hardware and oddly enough, Long's Drug store both sell long guns and ammo in Humboldt county. Lots of ACE store sell guns, but I was surprised to see a chain drug store like Long's selling firearms when I first moved up here.

[wolfsong]

Well, NorCal (excluding Marin county & Sacremento) does seem to be an entirely different state than the rest of The People's Republic. Maybe splitting the state should be on this November's ballot.