Nicely done, Tyler Watson! And likely he wouldn’t be the only one.
Via BuzzFeed:
A 20-year-old Oregon man is suing Walmart and Dick’s Sporting Goods, claiming the retailers discriminated against him by refusing to sell him a rifle after raising the age limit to 21 in the wake of the Florida school shooting.
Dick’s and Walmart were among the major gun retailers who raised the minimum age for purchasing a firearm from 18 to 21 following the shooting in Parkland, Florida, in which a 17-year-old allegedly used a legally purchased semiautomatic rifle to kill 17 people. Other retailers, including L.L. Bean and Kroger, followed suit in restricting the age for buying firearms.
By refusing to sell him a rifle, Tyler Watson claims Dick’s and Walmart are in violation of Oregon state laws that prohibit age-based discrimination in places of public accommodation, according to both lawsuits published by Oregon Live.
Oregon law allows residents who are 18 or older to purchase guns.