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I was in Sportsman's Warehouse the other day picking up some ammo when I overheard a guy at the counter ask two employees what the law was regarding transportation of ammo with his gun. The first guy said "i have no idea", (which is upsetting enough) and the second guy said "the gun has to be unloaded, and the ammo has to be in a seperate container, it CANNOT be in the container with the gun, but it doesn't need to be locked up".
Clearly this is FUD, and I thought for a second about chiming in and letting the guy know that you can transport ammo in the same container as an unloaded gun, but then the guy kept going..."you can't have any loaded magazines in the locked container with the gun because then it could become a loaded weapon, and the locked container can't be within your reach, so put it in the back seat and put your ammo in the front seat."
He was saying this SOOO "matter-of-fact" that I decided it wasn't worth interrupting. Instead i waited for the employee to show the guy where the locks were and then leave, and I approached the guy and apologized for eaves dropping but that I had to set the record straight. I told him he COULD transport ammo in the same container as an unloaded gun, and that the container DID have to be locked, and that was it. He was actually very happy to hear that and thanked me for setting him straight.
I'm wondering though, is it better to call an employee on their FUD or wait and set the customer straight later? I didn't want to argue with the employee and have him try to pull the "i work in a gun store" card which might convince the customer he was right, but i also didn't want the customer thinking I was some mall ninja who thought he knew more than a gun store employee, which would make him believe the FUD the employee was spilling. I had no way of proving what i was saying was right, and this employee was 100% convinced that what he was saying was the letter of the law. Luckily it worked out for me and the customer this time, but if it happens again, things might not be so lucky...
Have any of you ever been in that position? What do you find is the best way to handle it so that less FUD is spread? Clearly the employee needs to be set straight, but what's the best way to do that without shoving the PC in his face and saying "see, you're wrong!!"???
Only better situation I can think of would be to bet the employee any gun in the store to whomever is right, and look it up
Clearly this is FUD, and I thought for a second about chiming in and letting the guy know that you can transport ammo in the same container as an unloaded gun, but then the guy kept going..."you can't have any loaded magazines in the locked container with the gun because then it could become a loaded weapon, and the locked container can't be within your reach, so put it in the back seat and put your ammo in the front seat."
He was saying this SOOO "matter-of-fact" that I decided it wasn't worth interrupting. Instead i waited for the employee to show the guy where the locks were and then leave, and I approached the guy and apologized for eaves dropping but that I had to set the record straight. I told him he COULD transport ammo in the same container as an unloaded gun, and that the container DID have to be locked, and that was it. He was actually very happy to hear that and thanked me for setting him straight.
I'm wondering though, is it better to call an employee on their FUD or wait and set the customer straight later? I didn't want to argue with the employee and have him try to pull the "i work in a gun store" card which might convince the customer he was right, but i also didn't want the customer thinking I was some mall ninja who thought he knew more than a gun store employee, which would make him believe the FUD the employee was spilling. I had no way of proving what i was saying was right, and this employee was 100% convinced that what he was saying was the letter of the law. Luckily it worked out for me and the customer this time, but if it happens again, things might not be so lucky...
Have any of you ever been in that position? What do you find is the best way to handle it so that less FUD is spread? Clearly the employee needs to be set straight, but what's the best way to do that without shoving the PC in his face and saying "see, you're wrong!!"???
Only better situation I can think of would be to bet the employee any gun in the store to whomever is right, and look it up
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