Bass Pro gun purchase

[BryanDP]

Please don't get mad at the employees. I worked at a Cabela's in Olympia, WA, for about three years. The big box stores have their own rules. For example, here in OK, a CPL makes the BGC obsolete, but places like Academy will still run it.

I didn't get mad at them. There was a moment of downtime while the employee and I were just standing there waiting for the great and powerful Oz to tape my gun shut that I asked him if he had worked at a gun counter before. He had not so I explained to him all the steps that Bass Pro added to the process.

These stores are not kneeling to ATF, etc. Their concern is all the lawsuits that can be filed against them for any reason. There are folks that are constantly looking for a reason to make a fuss about anything, and the sight of a non-employee carrying a firearm, even in a box, is just disturbing to witness. Normal gun stores do not have that high potential. It's just part of life. If the store has something I want to buy, I can live with a little inconvenience without getting offended.

Yet they handed me my purchase on the second floor and I carried it to the front door where I could have instead of leaving grabbed a cart and continued shopping (except that they took so long the store was now about to close.) If they are afraid of selling guns they probably shouldn't be doing it. I can't really justify supporting anyone who makes me buying a gun more difficult than it already is by law.

I think it depends on the store honestly. I bought a shotgun at a BPS in Texas (out of state) and they rang it up and stuck it in my cart cause I had other shopping to do. I carried it around for about another 45 minutes in the store.

Maybe. All the extra steps sure seemed to be corporate policy, though, including the Bass Pro website that asked questions to complete the 4473.