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I should buy more ammo

bmwbob51 said:
Last year, I went through ammo hell. I decided to pull out my old nylon .22 rifle—one I bought 50 years ago—to shoot some cans for fun. So, I headed to Big 5 to pick up some .22 ammo. That’s when the madness started.


The clerk told me I needed a Real ID to buy ammo. I didn’t realize a passport would’ve worked too, so off I went to the DMV to get the Real ID. Once that ordeal was done, I returned to Big 5, ready to finally buy some rounds.


But no—now they tell me that, after checking the state database, I don’t have any guns registered in my name.


Of course not! This .22 was bought long before any of that was required, and it doesn’t even have a serial number. So I had to figure out how to register it. That took weeks of paperwork and waiting. Finally, I got everything sorted, went back to Big 5, and was able to buy a brick of .22 ammo.


Out of curiosity, I asked if I could now buy any kind of ammo. The clerk said, “Sure.” That blew my mind. So let me get this straight—I couldn’t buy ammo for my own .22 until I jumped through all these hoops, but now I can walk out with ammo for any gun, even if I don’t own it?


Makes no sense at all.
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It is on purpose. The law is intended to make it as difficult as possible.
 
Yea, when they installed those laws about tying ammo purchases to registration (and, no, you don't need to have a registered gun to purchase ammo, but YOU need to be registered to purchase ammo -- and a gun registration Just So Happens to work), I haven't bought any ammo.

I have registered guns, but I've moved, so they're not to date, and I haven't been bothered to re-register myself.

Also, you don't, in fact have to be registered to buy ammo, but you incur something ridiculous fee like $29 for each ammo purchase.

Also, you can buy range ammo without going through all the hullabaloo for use at the range.

But, anyway, yea, I haven't gone shooting ever since. Firearms sit idle.

That said, I am very curious how the Ruger 22R pistol got on the roster. It's only been on for, like, 2 years. And it was off roster for some time. Curious how that happened.
 
ST Guy said:
Damn people in this fucking state!
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funniest thing is those people see how good it is in Idaho, Texas, Colorado and Tennessee and then you can see the shift in how things are ala the Colorado 10 rd limit and more creep. Then they turn around and wonder what happened.
 
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