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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by Henry88 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:22 pm

I would think we're talking legal matters, not political but then.......................
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by GFK » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:36 pm

tractortad wrote:Actually, the Dick's sales guy did what is required by Federal law by denying you the sale of the Henry. He cannot legally sell a firearm if he knows it is being bought for someone else.
Please excuse my ignorance. But, does this mean that family members are not to use or handle the same firearm?
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by tractortad » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:45 pm

GFK wrote:
tractortad wrote:Actually, the Dick's sales guy did what is required by Federal law by denying you the sale of the Henry. He cannot legally sell a firearm if he knows it is being bought for someone else.
Please excuse my ignorance. But, does this mean that family members are not to use or handle the same firearm?
No, but you can't legally go to a gun store and buy a firearm for someone else. You can buy a firearm and later give it to a family member (except maybe in California), but if you tell the salesman that you are buying it for someone else (even a family member), he won't sell it to you. He will lose his license if he does and the ATF finds out about it. I think this is even one of the blocks that you check in the background check paperwork - you have to certify that you are buying the gun for yourself and not someone else.
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by GFK » Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:54 pm

Okay. Thanks! I probably seen that block. But, I do not recall. It seems rather impossible to live in a house with your spouse and not share.
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by Shakey Jake » Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:06 pm

Proxy sales are prohibited by law. I think the guy was just trying to keep his job. I realize it's a sticky situation when a family member is involved but I think the salesperson was just abiding by the rules.
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by GFK » Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:22 pm

Agree.
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Post by PT7 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:46 pm

OP TommyMac,

I needed to grocery shop today, and near that store is a Dick's shop. Decided to go in and "test" the procedures in this MO store, per your original comment. My curiosity was piqued when I read your vent.
TommyMac wrote:Just want to vent a little...... I have never been asked to see my license just to hold a gun......Oh well, I'll keep waiting for my Henry i guess.
It was also a good excuse to browse their racks of shotguns....just for fun. Yes, I do know that is dangerous to my wallet, but had good controls in place today! :lol:

OK. I asked the manager if I could look over a 20-ga shotgun. FIrst thing he asked me was to see my driver's license.
Test done with the same scenario you had.
Then I asked him about the need-to-see-the-license regulation, and he said it is a Dick's nation-wide policy for their shops.

So not only was the "display rack shopping" fun, I learned some things from this manager. It was an interesting LGS visit.
Oh yes, my original comments plus this note might now be worth that famous 2 cents. ;) Have a good day.
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by daytime dave » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:32 pm

Yes, it's skirting the limits. It will continue with one edit. You may continue to discuss the strict limits you may have in your state or country. It is interesting for people to read about them. Please continue to be polite to each other and abide by the no political discussion rule.

Yes, the clerk was following the rules governing the Federal Firearms License. He may not have explained himself well enough and he cost the store all of TommyMac's business. I believe the seeing identification to hold the firearm is a store policy. I'm not 100%. I don't shop there, but for many other reasons.
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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:42 pm

At least you don't live in Canada with your trigger locked pistol locked in a case.... :mrgreen:

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Re: Dicks lost a sale

Post by Mistered » Mon Mar 26, 2018 4:53 pm

Probably the BEST part of this forum is the political restriction- any of you’uns A member of a forum where it’s a free for all?
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