There was once a shop around here with hundreds of guns in stock. People to this day dont believe me when I tell them the owner was a merchant, and not so much a gun guy. Turns out he was a little ignorant of the rules, too.
the thing that burns me about rk is that they "think" they know gun laws, but in fact, they don't know s**t from shinola!
had a guy come in and ask questions about buying a gun (I don't work at rk), I told him we do an online check with nics and get one of 3 responses
1-approved, you can take the firearm with you
2-denied, you cant take the firearm
3-delayed, that the government has 3 business days to look further into your background, and that the brady law says that after 3 business days we can give you the firearm
he replied, "why wont rk give me the gun then?" I asked what do you mean? he said 2 months ago he bought a gun(and paid for it), and they wont give it to him because the government hasn't given them an answer on the delay
I said, must be their policy no approval no transfer, I asked "did you fill out the 4473 again?" he said no, I had to tell him that the paperwork is invalid and after 30 days, it has to be filled out again, and most likely he'd get delayed again, so it would be a endless circle, that he'd never get his gun from them. I suggested he get his money back, and buy the gun from a us.
30 minuets later he walked back in with cash, bought the gun, got delayed, and 3 business days later, we gave it to him without a response back from the government.
and don't get me started on the "gun barn" employee who didn't know the difference from 22 long rifle and 22 magnum (he had to go find someone else to ask!)
Again, coming from a past RK gun barn employee.....
What you experienced is 2 of the main problems.
1. Corporate teaches their employees "what is legal". You have to complete a class to be authorized in the gun barn. However, most of what they are teaching is store policies or Illinois regs, not what is legal for Indiana. This is all what I label as the Illinois mentality.
2. Because they only pay minimum wage (or barely above it), they usually cannot find knowledgeable people to work at such low wages. There are a few exceptions in the company. However, it has been my experience that the knowledgeable people are 2nd job people....and usually part timers. That means it's the luck of the draw if you have a knowledgeable person or not. When they cannot find knowledgeable people, they take anyone (and I mean anyone) who can pass their class / test even if they know absolutely nothing about firearms. Basically someone to be a cashier, not a resource.
RK is OK if you already know what you want or you want to coonfinger something before buying, but don't need any advise. I will admit they do have some great sales on firearms sometimes, so that can be helpful.
If you need help or advise, RK is NOT the place for you. Spend some extra cash and visit your local gun store.
The only issue I've ever had at the RK gun counter is that they require any gun purchased to be in a locked case because there is a school in their "back yard". It's not a federal law, just something they think is a good idea. So if you buy a firearm there that doesn't have a lockable case, they require you to buy one then return it. BS, but I deal with it when they have good deals.
Only certain ones due to proximity to schools and local ordinances or past history of suicidal shoppers. Most just have the manager walk it to the door with you.
RK has always treated me good. Never a problem.
LOL! Now that's funny right there!Unless you have another job up your sleeve I'd delete this thread. Ignorance really hates light.
*THAT* is my problem....... there is no law or ordinance. They do it because they think they should or they want to, not because they have to.