I am sure it is just their attempt to show that they are concerned with the recent shootings in the news. Seems silly to me. If I lived in town, I would just go back as often as I wanted and pick the stuff up. BUT stores have their rules. And we have to abide by their store policy. I did managed to get six pounds of Pyrodex RS at my Wal Mart for $13.00 a pound which is what more places sell it, and I don't have to pay haz mat.