store policy
store policy
When I worked at Galyan's we did the same thing.
It was suicide prevention.
Bass Pro Shop in Portage, In. does the same thing with every firearm purchase.
Back in the day, Fetlas in Valpo would sell or trade you a handgun, place it in a secure wrapper(brown lunch bag) and staple the receipt to the bag. Of course they took your fingerprints, information, and also handed you a paper towel w/ Windex to clean off the ink from your fingers. Had a year long "lay a way" to help you pay in full when picking up the firearm. Really miss the plan as it is tough to plop down $600.00 for new guns. Old days, old ways.
I miss Fetlas. I bought a desert eagle on lay a way there in the mid '90s. It was always an adventure going in that store. You never knew what you might find on the shelves.
I figured its a keep others calm thing. But store policy none the less. My son is a Marine (4 yrs done). Before he made his purchase he totally disassembled each AR that he looked at. The clerk looked nervous about all that, I did inform the clerk my son knew what he was doing, he's a Marine. The clerk was impressed that he inspected each rifle so thoroughly. The clerk said that most just look and handle them before they buy. I was impressed too, I haven't witnessed those Marine skills first hand. Very proud of my son.