LIZ: THE STATE OF FLORIDA RIGHT
NOW ON THE BRINK OF CHANGING ITS
GUN LAWS PASSING SCHOOL SAFETY
LEGISLATION AND NOW THIS THE
FIRST GUN RIGHTS AGE
DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT NOW BEING
WAGED AGAINST AMERICAN SPORT
RETAILER DICK'S AND ALSO
WAL-MART.
20 YEAR AND TYLER WATSON IS IN
OREGON HE'S SUING CLAIMING AGE
DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE THESE
COMPANIES, THESE STORES REFUSE
TO SELL HIM A RIFLE.
BOTH RETAILERS HAVE RESTRICTED
GUN SALES TO ADULTS 21 AND OLDER
AFTER THE DEADLY HIGH SCHOOL
SHOOTING IN FLORIDA, BUT OREGON
STATE LAW LETS RESIDENTS BUY
SHOT GUNS OR RIFLES STARTING AT
AGE 18.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT THE
STOCKS OF DICK'S AND WAL-MART
CLOSING THE DAY IN THE RED LET'S
BRING IN TYLER WATSON'S ATTORNEY
, HE IS MAX WITTINGTON.
GOOD TO SEE YOU MAX.
SO JUST SET ME STRAIGHT HERE.
YOU'RE ASKING THE JUDGE, COURT
RATHER TO FORCE DICK'S AND
WAL-MART TO STOP UNLAWFULLY
DISCRIMINATING AGAINST 18, 19
AND 20 YEAR OLDS AT ALL OREGON
LOCATIONS IS THAT IT?
>> YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'RE ASKING THE COURTS TO
PERMANENTLY INJOIN THESE
BLATANTLY DISCRIMINATORY
PRACTICES IN THE STATE OF OREGON
LIZ: CAN YOU MAKE YOUR CASE TO
THE VIEWER WHY YOU THINK YOU
HAVE A CASE?
>> SURE.
UNDER OREGON STATUTORY LAW,
PLACES THAT ARE OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC LIKE DICK'S AND WAL-MART,
THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO
DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF AGE
IF ANYBODY IS OVER 18 AND ARE A
LEGAL ADULT THEY'RE ALLOWED TO
PURCHASE ANY ITEM THAT A LEGAL
ADULT IS ALLOWED TO PURCHASE
UNLESS THERE'S A SPECIFIC LAW
PREVENTING THAT LIKE AN ALCOHOL
LAW, ET CETERA.
LIZ: GO AHEAD, FINISH.
>> WAL-MART AND DICK'S WHAT
THEY'RE DOING HERE, THEY'RE
BLATANTLY DENYING SERVICES BASED
ON THE AGE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.
LIZ: YOU KNOW, HERE IS WAL-MART,
HERE IS WHAT WAL-MART IS SAYING.
THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT DOES PLAN
TO DEFEND ITS NEW POLICY.
WE STAND BEHIND OUR DECISION WE
PLAN TO DEFEND IT WHILE WE HAVE
NOT SEEN THE COMPLAINT WE WILL
RESPOND AS APPROPRIATE WITH THE
COURT.
CAN YOU WIN?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN WIN AGAINST
A BIG COMPANY LIKE WAL-MART?
>> I'M CONFIDENT THAT WHEN WE GO
GO TO TRIAL AND SUMMARY OF THE
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT WILL TAKE
A LOOK AT THE LANGUAGE OF THE
