ID required to buy ammo?

[amyracecar]

"Hello, Police?"
"Yes, I'd like to request a harassment."
"Yes, harassment. uhhuh. See, there's a guy here who isn't doing anything illegal, but I'd like you to come bother him anyway."
"You will? That's great! See you soon!"

Doesn't always go like that, at least on the other side of the equation.

I used to be able to shoot in my yard.
The neighbors consistently called the Sheriff.
The Sheriff was always cool..
They would show up, stop at the end of my driveway and I'd walk over - they'd just say hey we know you aren't doing anything wrong but someone called so we had to show up; have a nice day.

 

[noway2]

I used to be able to shoot in my yard.

The first opossum that was killing our chickens that I dispatched, I had it in a trap and point blank put a 5.7 round through its head. I am just outside of the town of Goldston. Nobody cared, nobody called the cops. The most upset entity was the dog that wouldn’t leave me alone, but after I shot it ran to the carport, and when I went there kept running up to me and then running away, obviously afraid she was next. When I mentioned doing this (dispatching the possum killing our chickens) to the neighbor, she said, “good”.

Ah, the rural country, be responsible, don’t shoot at people, their houses, or stuff, and nobody’s going to give two bits.

 

[JohnFreeman]

I think you might need to be 18 or 21 to purchase so that might be why?

So maybe age verification but not necessarily ID verification.

Anyone that needs help determining whether I'm over 18 or 21 can't be trusted as a cashier.

 

[jim2024bob]

Godwin's law isn't much of a comparison in this case.

A retail worker is simply in a business transaction to sell their labor to a business for a paycheck.

Nazis were, and still are, true believers to the cause.

Jeez man, I never thought of it that way… thanks for clearing that one up for me. Hand to my heart I thought retail workers were really Nazis. Guess I’ve got some apologizing for all the times I hailed a Hitler in the Food Lion.

 

[CGutie23]

First, I couldn't find an "ammo" specific section to post in so stuck it here. Mods can move as they see fit.

I haven't purchased any ammo in awhile and got asked for ID at two different stores yesterday when shopping. Is this something new? Is it a legal requirement or maybe just the policy of some stores.

I didn't have a problem with it but had not encountered it in the past so am curious.

Out of all the times i've bought ammo in store, i've only been asked once. Which was weird because I have purchased in this store multiple times without being asked and suddenly I was asked. I have 0 problem showing it but it is weird

 

[scratchmark]

Unfortunately I'm from Massachusetts originally and I'm 58. Even when I was a kid I remember having to get a firearms I'd card to by 22 shells. Everyone in that state that purchases anything firearm related has to first get one of these cards from the local sheriff.

 

[MacEntyre]

Unfortunately I'm from Massachusetts...

Well, you have arrived, and you can forget all that now! Good for you!

I once asked at WalMart, "Why are you asking if this .22 ammo is for a pistol or a rifle?"
"Because it can be used for either. You have to be 21 to buy pistol ammo."
I said, "But it can be used for either..."
Then I just shut me mouth.

 

[MacEntyre]

Sometimes just giving them my date works, and I buy it. Sometimes it doesn’t, and I leave it on the counter.

I love that. If they don't treat you right, or if they require something that isn't required, don' argue... just leave that stuff on the checkout counter and go away.

I had a friend once who had about $100 worth of stuff on the checkout counter at West Marine. Someone came in and said there was a dog locked in a hot car in the parking lot, and the cashier stopped ringing up the order and picked up the phone. "Who are you calling?" asked my friend, whose dog was in his car with all four windows half open. "The police" was the response. My friend couldn't believe they would take someone's word and immediately call the police, even though it had to be one of their customers. He gave them a lecture in a loud voice, and walked out, leaving everything on the counter.

 

[mostly22lately]

Unfortunately I'm from Massachusetts originally and I'm 58. Even when I was a kid I remember having to get a firearms I'd card to by 22 shells. Everyone in that state that purchases anything firearm related has to first get one of these cards from the local sheriff.

The guy in this CFF logo was also from Massachusetts:

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What would Isaac Davis, the man in the picture, say about freedom in his home state, today?

Yes, it's not some random guy. Davis gave his life to hep establish a free nation.

I used to live up there, too.

When and why did that place go to heck?​

 

[MacEntyre]

Well, when they freed their slaves, they gave 'em a short time to leave the state. Was that the beginning of it?