Pyro01
Regular Member
So I was at Fleet Farm last night open carrying my revolver and minding my own business looking at gun cleaning products when I heard this mother with her child ask a store clerk about a Mosin Nagant. It was about half an hour before closing time, and the mother was interested in picking up the gun because it was about 100 bucks and she was interested in owning a gun. The clerk informed the mother that it could take up to 7 days for the ATF to let her purchase the firearm, at that point once she was done talking I told the mother that long guns are usually approved to walk out the door the same day, and that in WI it was only handguns that required a 48 hour wait. The store employee kept saying it varies differently for each store because of policies, and so I then said it's actually only the state of WI and Federal Law that will determine how long the lady would have to wait for a gun. At that point the store employee said "Sir, excuse me but I'm telling her."
At that point I quit talking to the employee and only spoke directly to the mother, and I asked her if she was buying it for home defense. She said no and was just interested in owning one to shoot, I told her that was very cool and the Mosin Nagant was a fun gun to shoot. After the store employee convinced her to come back because the mother's drivers license was not up to date(which doesn't really matter as long as you put the address on the license on the ATF form), I waited until the employee was gone and kindly informed her the actual requirements to purchase a long gun and handgun in WI. She was quite pleased and told me to have a good night, and I told her the same.
I don't think the store clerk wouldn't have been so rude if I wasn't open carrying, and no one at this Fleet Farm has treated me with any disrespect before until her. I just don't think it's right for a store employee to tell the uninformed public who are interested in owning guns that it can take up to 7 days to purchase a long gun. Ridiculous...
At that point I quit talking to the employee and only spoke directly to the mother, and I asked her if she was buying it for home defense. She said no and was just interested in owning one to shoot, I told her that was very cool and the Mosin Nagant was a fun gun to shoot. After the store employee convinced her to come back because the mother's drivers license was not up to date(which doesn't really matter as long as you put the address on the license on the ATF form), I waited until the employee was gone and kindly informed her the actual requirements to purchase a long gun and handgun in WI. She was quite pleased and told me to have a good night, and I told her the same.
I don't think the store clerk wouldn't have been so rude if I wasn't open carrying, and no one at this Fleet Farm has treated me with any disrespect before until her. I just don't think it's right for a store employee to tell the uninformed public who are interested in owning guns that it can take up to 7 days to purchase a long gun. Ridiculous...