Well in my opinion, it shouldn't be "suspicious" to buy ammo. At what point is it actually suspicious anyway? 5 boxes (at 20 rounds each) shouldn't ring alarms, and neither should two cans. We're talking about several mags full here, when people can buy ammunition by the pallet. It would be a waste imo to go shooting and shoot less than several hundred rounds. It's really no one's business besides my own what I am doing with my ammunition anyway. Asking questions is fine, entering my information into any kind of database is not okay in any way. (unless it's for the lotterydrjoker wrote:It's not Academy's but all major retailers will report you if you act "suspiciously". They all got "the memo" from Homeland Security. I was buying a large amount of ammo (2 cans) because there was a sale at Cabela's. The clerk asked me why I was buying so much ammo, "Are you a prepper?" I told him that I am not a "prepper" but just buying because of the sale and bullets won't spoil, so it's best to buy more when it's cheap. All "preppers" go into a database. This is at all major retailers. I bought a large amount of ammo online and they refused to mail it to my house and told me they had to mail it to a FFL so I could be screened. I had them mail it to a local gun shop that was nice enough to take delivery of the ammo for me. It wasn't really a lot, just 2 ammo cans worth. sheesh. I don't hoard. I am NOT a "prepper". I do used to shoot a lot, though.jb2012 wrote:Good to hear! But they were definitely doing it after the Miami incident.koine2002 wrote:I recently bought Monarch 10 boxes of 7.62x39 (it was on sale and cheaper per round than a spam can). No eyes were batted and no information was asked for. My main source right now is a pawn shop in my neighborhood. As long as I keep buying Silver Bear soft points he'll keep ordering them.jb2012 wrote:just don't buy more than their "reasonable amount" of "assault rifle" ammunition, or you get to go into their database.drjoker wrote:We're just down to 2 choices; Cabela's/Bass Pro and Academy's. Dick's is anti-2nd A. They pulled "assault rifles" off shelves after the mass shooting at the elementary school. They pulled handguns off shelves, too. Recently, they've put handguns back on shelves in the Dallas location, for now. What a joke. A gun seller who's anti-2nd A!
Academy's is the only one with decent prices now. Also, they did not jack up prices during the ammo shortage. Instead, they limited sales to 2 packs per person. They've won my customer loyalty.
Screening is a good idea. Ask them a question and see if you get a sane response. If the mental midget rants and raves about something, then I would not sell ammo to the fella. I wouldn't want to have it on my conscience if I sold something to a criminal or an insane person.
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