Last evening, my Lady and I went to Gndr Mtn to check out camping items and to look for another badminton set(if it has been a while since you have played, I strongly suggest it. You have like a day and a half to get to a hit birdie and return. I brought a set to the last family gathering and it was a hit...)
While we were in there, I had to go back and check out the firearms. A gal was pacing in front of the display. After 5 min, the salesperson waited on her. She inquired about the process of purchasing a revolver and if she needed a "permit" to purchase. She prefaced these questions by stating that she does not have a clue about the process.
In a loud, booming voice he said " depends, are you asking if you need a "permit" to buy a gun or a "permit" to carry or a personal protection "permit"? And before she answers, he states that you do not need a "permit" to buy and to carry she would have to go to her local municipality.
She asked if it was possible to put a revolver in layaway. He told her, still booming, that 20 percent puts a firearm on layaway. She stands there for an ackward moment and thanked him and walked away.
I approached her when she was 20' away from the counter heading for the door. I told her that, while at some point she will have to contact local, to get online and go to ingov and start the application process there. That she will be able to schedule the fingerprinting through L1. That once the LLE gives the nod, should take 2wks +/- if all is as it should be. She told me that she moved here(TH) from a small town and felt unsafe in the bigger city. That she is a single mother and works nights. I reitterated ingov and told her that if she does decide to get a firearm, to get some training as well. I also told her before she buys that pink Taurus revolver there, to check out Topguns.
About half way through the conversation, my Lady had walked up and confirmed some of the details of her experience in getting her LTCH. The gal thanked us and went on her way.
I thought the salesperson was nowhere close to being as helpful as he could have been and as a human being and a gunowner, I felt ashamed. It was not a case of being terribly busy so he blew her off(which would have been a poor excuse); we were the only 2 at the display and there were 2 salespeople. I did not return to the counter, but then I knew better before I walked back there...
While we were in there, I had to go back and check out the firearms. A gal was pacing in front of the display. After 5 min, the salesperson waited on her. She inquired about the process of purchasing a revolver and if she needed a "permit" to purchase. She prefaced these questions by stating that she does not have a clue about the process.
In a loud, booming voice he said " depends, are you asking if you need a "permit" to buy a gun or a "permit" to carry or a personal protection "permit"? And before she answers, he states that you do not need a "permit" to buy and to carry she would have to go to her local municipality.
She asked if it was possible to put a revolver in layaway. He told her, still booming, that 20 percent puts a firearm on layaway. She stands there for an ackward moment and thanked him and walked away.
I approached her when she was 20' away from the counter heading for the door. I told her that, while at some point she will have to contact local, to get online and go to ingov and start the application process there. That she will be able to schedule the fingerprinting through L1. That once the LLE gives the nod, should take 2wks +/- if all is as it should be. She told me that she moved here(TH) from a small town and felt unsafe in the bigger city. That she is a single mother and works nights. I reitterated ingov and told her that if she does decide to get a firearm, to get some training as well. I also told her before she buys that pink Taurus revolver there, to check out Topguns.
About half way through the conversation, my Lady had walked up and confirmed some of the details of her experience in getting her LTCH. The gal thanked us and went on her way.
I thought the salesperson was nowhere close to being as helpful as he could have been and as a human being and a gunowner, I felt ashamed. It was not a case of being terribly busy so he blew her off(which would have been a poor excuse); we were the only 2 at the display and there were 2 salespeople. I did not return to the counter, but then I knew better before I walked back there...
