My first "problem" buying ammo at Walmart.

[locosway]

I see a lot of threads about people complaining about various gun stores and of course Walmart. Well, I've never once had an issue at any of these places, until tonight.

So, we're at the local Walmart buying various items for the house and I hit the ammo section to grab a few boxes. I noticed a few other people standing around talking to a worker. I overheard the worker telling a lady in her early 20's that there was no one working who was "certified" to sell ammo.

Well, I didn't want to wait around all night, but I did want some ammo. I asked the worker if she could call over a manager, which she said she would. 10+ minutes later a manager strolls by unaware that we asked to see him. I explained that there was now 6 of us wanting to buy ammo, but no one to sell it to us. The manager told me that only "certified" persons can sell ammo. So, I had to ask... "Certified by who? The store?". "No, by the state", the manager was quick to add. I told him there was no such certification, so he said it was a federal law, which I told him that wasn't true either.

I then proceeded to point to the hundreds of boxes of 12ga rounds that are on the shelf for anyone to grab. I told him that was ammo, and it wasn't locked up. The manager told me that it wasn't ammo, that it was targets. Ok, so now I'm ready to blow my lid... I grab one of the boxes, open it up and pull out shotgun shells. I hand them to the manager and ask him what kind of targets those were. Well, to say the least he was a little baffled. He ended up searching for the ONE employee in the whole store who was "certified" to sell us ammo. As I was being rung up, I told the manager that perhaps he should know how or be certified in the jobs he manages. After all, that would only make sense. I got a dirty look, took my ammo, and headed out.

So, here is my Walmart ammo rant. Hopefully when it happens again it will be a long time from now.

[G38xOC]

most of the time , i have to looks around for ppl that are a signed to sporting goods .. cuz they're were never there . sometimes worker has to call the manager cuz she or he has the key to the lock . other than no problem at walmart .

which branch was this ?

[XYZ]

That's a good one.

[OC-Indian]

The Lake Forest Walmart actually has two guys who are pretty knowledgeable. And when I call they'll put a few boxes on the side until I can get there

[locosway]

most of the time , i have to looks around for ppl that are a signed to sporting goods .. cuz they're were never there . sometimes worker has to call the manager cuz she or he has the key to the lock . other than no problem at walmart .

which branch was this ?

Buena Park Mall

[Canucky]

Loco I posted this 2 months ago. Roseville. Same deadhead answers. Pissed because the cabnet was as full as i had ever seen. Value pac 45/40/9mm. The zombie told me he couldn't even sell me BBs.I didn't even see the bulk shotgun shells, that used to be out in the open.

[Turo]

I would expect nothing less from the geniuses that work there. Luckily I've been able to buy ammo when someone with at least a pinch of common sense was working. Once I actually got a nice guy that knew a little about guns and liked to chat.

[NSR500]

I usually just open the case myself and bring the ammo to the front register. Somehow the people at the front registers are always surprised when I'm checking out with ammo.

[Shoot-it]

Same thing happened to me last week in Turlock a manager had to come over and open the locked glass.He told me a new law was passed in CA that a person had to have a back ground check in order to sell ammo.I was going to post the question in second amendment forum but never did.I believe all wal-marts are doing this.
For me a manager came right away and he was a nice guy.The ammo is still way cheaper then a over priced gun shop by far .

[aermotor]

That's too bad. Sounds like some antis working there or something.... Maybe it is a new law? Every time I go to the Santa Clarita Walmart they are very helpful and always available. Just LOADED up a friend tonight on goodies.

[Shoot-it]

I think this is some bs wal-mart policy that they made for them selves.I googled it and nothing came up.

[MrExel17]

OP I feel your frustration, ran into a similar issue with my Walmart. You would think to research,know, or have some evidence to back up what you say to customers, let alone the fact you a manager. I with you on this topic like many of the Calgun members!

[Na-vah-duh]

I try to avoid walmart at all costs. Especially for reasons like that. What should take 5 minutes ends up taking 1 hour.

[Scratch705]

my issue was the fact that the walmart i visited only had 1 key to open the ammo cage, and of course it was missing right when I was there to get ammo. (chino hills walmart)

i'm sorry but if you lock up the ammo behind a locked glass, I expect there to be someone manning that counter from the instant the store opens till it closes. Since there is no reason to even have it locked, and it is just store policy.

[Briancnelson]

"There's a law that says I can't do it" is the excuse of every lazy Walmart (or other store, frankly) employee in history. Hell, entire unions apparently exist solely to propagate this idea (yes, before the literalists chime in, I know Wallyworld isn't unionized, it's a general statement for humor purposes).

I think I had someone tell me that about shoes once, when I asked if they had my size in the back.