Another sign of the times —Trigger Locks

[hpshooter]

Our local store has around 200 rifles on display. All of them are locked. I, personally haven't seen a clerk hand over a rifle that wasn't locked, in years.

Greentop?

 

[M-61]

Unfortunately, we just have to adapt to this brave new world ..

No ,we don’t.

 

[M-61]

Im actually more surprised that a 1st world country still uses cheques

Why? I have some bills I prefer to pay by check

 

[Knotwild]

Im actually more surprised that a 1st world country still uses cheques

I use them for almost everything I cant pay cash for. I try to buy all I can locally with cash. I'm not paying card fees anymore than I have to. That's just my way.

 

[M-61]

I use them for almost everything I cant pay cash for. I try to buy all I can locally with cash. I'm not paying card fees anymore than I have to. That's just my way.

Sure. I do not carry a balance and addition get 5% back on most purchases so the credit card actually is cost free.

 

[tthomp302]

I always laugh when people blame lawyers. Lawyers did not, out of the blue decide to be a buzzkill on everything. It’s because people are stupid enough to get hurt doing something then blame the company and try to sue them for millions of dollars. You can’t blame the companies wanting to protect themselves in such a litigious society.

 

[M-61]

Im actually more surprised that a 1st world country still uses cheques

I like to pay for items however i choose.

 

[bluealtered]

It is the, gee I don't like but I will do it because I want it is the exact reason we are here where we are now.

 

[farmerjohn]

Sure. I do not carry a balance and addition get 5% back on most purchases so the credit card actually is cost free.

As do I, run the farm off a credit card, pick my mail up on the 1st and 15th, pay all the monthly bills by check and the balance on the card the same way, nothing else involved, just pen and paper.... John

 

[M-61]

I try to stay ahead as the banks and credit card people are slick.
Mortgage auto withdrawal which saved .5%
Cars, life, home, umbrella policies, paid once a year auto withdrawal saves 2%
Everything else a check.
Caution with auto withdrawal as if you have to they can be a nightmare to stop. (Cable,electric etc)
Some so bad you have to close the account they are withdrawing from.
Learned the hard way years ago.
You cannot save yourself into a profit but you have to manage any way that helps

 

[Knotwild]

Sure. I do not carry a balance and addition get 5% back on most purchases so the credit card actually is cost free.

That's great. But I'm an old fellow and I don't like the idea that everything I do is tracked as in where I go and what I do. Cards make that easy as well as phones.

Also, some credit cards have caps on the amount you can spend in a year and get the rebate. And the seller has to pay fees to be able to handle cards. I have friends with stores, and they pass the card fee on to the customer. In fact some credit card processors put in systems that automatically charge the fee to your card. But most, happy with 5% back are apt to spend more money, which is good for the card company all the way around because somebody's paying. It's a gimmick.

I put a certain amount of cash in my pocket each week, and when it's gone, I stop spending.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Caution with auto withdrawal as if you have to they can be a nightmare to stop. (Cable,electric etc)

Try stopping them? Quick visit to the bank, stop all auto payments!!
They wouldn't pay any attention to me when I asked before but I sure got their attention NOW!! Bill comes and I write them a check. Problem solved.

 

[NorCalMikie]

Trigger locks? Better than no guns period!!
At a gun show. Old guy looking at a pistol on the table. Picked it up, seller says DON'T pull the trigger. What the first thing the old guy does? Pulls the trigger.

 

[itchyTF]

@bluealtered, I realize this would be annoying but how about buying the rifle. After he hands it to you remove the lock, try the trigger and if you don’t like it return it (assuming they take returns).

 

[K22]

Just saw in the news this morning that Burger King is being sued because their ads picture a burger bigger than the one that they sale! The lawsuit was not dismissed as frivolous but is proceeding!!!

Insanity reins! Are we in the upside down (reference the series Stranger Things).

 

[jds holler]

@bluealtered, I realize this would be annoying but how about buying the rifle. After he hands it to you remove the lock, try the trigger and if you don’t like it return it (assuming they take returns).

In our state, (and I assume most others) they don't ring up a gun purchase until after your forms have been filled out and call made for background check. If you want to return or trade the gun at that point - well it aint easy. jd

 

[NorCalMikie]

I pay ALL my bills with a check. Don't carry a Credit Card balance. Pay cash for most small things. When I run out of cash, I go the bank and get more.
Last BIG purchase was a Sears Riding Mower on a Sears credit card. Got the bill and wrote a check for the whole balance.

 

[c3d4b2]

Come on guys. Liberal/woke thinking, lawyers, and technology is turning out a world population of people who don't know much and can't do much. I can't believe some things I hear and see can be taken rationally, yet they are.

Example 1: Last night I ate supper with a friend. His wife handles manifests and work orders for an environmental waste company that does $7 million a month. She said they have young people working there that don't know how to write a check - they bring them to her.

Example 2: Another lady who works in a nursing home said they have some nursing graduates that can't read cursive writing the doctors use. They bring the documents to her.

So, to the original poster. You were very fortunate to have a clerk who understood locks and knows what a trigger is.

My father was a doctor and I couldn't read his writing (and I can read cursive), but his nurse had no problem. I swore she had supper powers......

 

[Knotwild]

My father was a doctor and I couldn't read his writing (and I can read cursive), but his nurse had no problem. I swore she had supper powers......

I guess I made a mistake mentioning doctor. The main gist of what I said is that the girls couldn't read cursive, doctor or not, yours or mine, at all. For instance, I was taught to write a check amount and sign it with cursive. This is impossible for a lot of kids today.

 

[c3d4b2]

I guess I made a mistake mentioning doctor. The main gist of what I said is that the girls couldn't read cursive, doctor or not, yours or mine, at all. For instance, I was taught to write a check amount and sign it with cursive. This is impossible for a lot of kids today.

No worries, brought back fun memories and the running banter we had.