Now Academy is at it......

[Methane Herder]

Bought a Magpul sling anchor. "I need to see your ID." Me "Why?"
Cashier "It's a GUN part!" Me"(Sigh) No, not really. Can you attach it to a firearm? Yes but you can do the same with a Hello Kitty sticker. Would you require ID for one of those?"

Cashier "(Blank look) I need to see your ID."
If I hadn't driven all the way across town I would have left the item there and walked out. It was the last time I ever walk out of an Academy.

MH

 

[TheGrumpyGuy]

morons

 

[mbkintner]

Bought a Magpul sling anchor. "I need to see your ID." Me "Why?"
Cashier "It's a GUN part!" Me"(Sigh) No, not really. Can you attach it to a firearm? Yes but you can do the same with a Hello Kitty sticker. Would you require ID for one of those?"

Cashier "(Blank look) I need to see your ID."
If I hadn't driven all the way across town I would have left the item there and walked out. It was the last time I ever walk out of an Academy.

MH

I'd have left minus one sling anchor and plus one brand spaking new Hello Kitty sticker.

 

[Methane Herder]

I'd have left minus one sling anchor and plus one brand spaking new Hello Kitty sticker.

I'm guessing if they had this one they would have wanted ID for it too.

MH

 

[BR8818]

That's insane! What other stores do this? Seems like a perfect way to lose business.

 

[Ahap]

I go (went) in there semi regularly. Didn't buy much gun stuff, mostly shirts, shorts, hoodies, activewear. No more. They can pi$$ off if that is their policy.

 

[cbhausen]

Paging @jedi

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

The correct answer is "No."

 

[loudgroove]

Sounds to me like a liberal got a job there and got stuck working in that dept. lol It's time to question someone's life choices!! lol

 

[Cameramonkey]

That's insane! What other stores do this? Seems like a perfect way to lose business.

Range USA started the madness. They require SCANNED ID for paper targets even. Not just to verify your age.

 

[VostocK]

What do they do with the info ? Do they just look at the I.D to confirm the buyer is an adult, or do they scan it and it goes into some sort of "marketing" file ?

 

[blain]

Bought a Magpul sling anchor. "I need to see your ID." Me "Why?"
Cashier "It's a GUN part!" Me"(Sigh) No, not really. Can you attach it to a firearm? Yes but you can do the same with a Hello Kitty sticker. Would you require ID for one of those?"

Cashier "(Blank look) I need to see your ID."
If I hadn't driven all the way across town I would have left the item there and walked out. It was the last time I ever walk out of an Academy.

 

[COOPADUP]

What do they do with the info ? Do they just look at the I.D to confirm the buyer is an adult, or do they scan it and it goes into some sort of "marketing" file ?

I believe that they use your data for multiple purposes and its policy. So even if you are paying with cash, they can link an identity to each item.

 

[Denny347]

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[Leadeye]

Free info that I'm sure the store can sell to somebody, just using a politically correct cover to collect it.

 

[patience0830]

Free info that I'm sure the store can sell to somebody, just using a politically correct cover to collect it.

Follow the money?

 

[Leadeye]

Follow the money?

I'm getting older and slower with that one, thanks for the reminder.

 

[AdventureTeamJoe]

Was there this past Sunday. Saw a guy ask to see a shotgun that was in the display case. Guy had to hand over his ID before they let him touch the gun. Just another big box store that sells guns/ammo as a sideline.

 

[Hawkeye7br]

Was there this past Sunday. Saw a guy ask to see a shotgun that was in the display case. Guy had to hand over his ID before they let him touch the gun. Just another big box store that sells guns/ammo as a sideline.

While I don't fundamentally agree with it, I can understand the mentality behind that. Every day, we see vids of theft from big stores by organized vandals. Imagine a customer who asks to see a gun, then bolts for the door and a waiting getaway car. Who's gonna give chase? Not employees. Frankly, I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened already.

 

[Cameramonkey]

While I don't fundamentally agree with it, I can understand the mentality behind that. Every day, we see vids of theft from big stores by organized vandals. Imagine a customer who asks to see a gun, then bolts for the door and a waiting getaway car. Who's gonna give chase? Not employees. Frankly, I'm a little surprised it hasn't happened already.

As long as they are just keeping it in their hand, I’m ok with it too. It’s when crap gets recorded unnecessarily that I have a beef.

And they are SELLING your info. So it’s about money, not safety. The president of Vizio said they they couldn’t sell their smart tvs as cheap as they do without collecting your usage metrics. As I recall he spitballed a number around $200 higher if they didn’t collect and sell your info.