Talk:Blue laws in the United States

Arkansas
Text reads: "Private facilities must have licenses, which, in this state, can be rigorous." What does this mean? The license is rigorous? Obtaining the license is rigorous? Neither makes any sense. Licenses are rigorously controlled? I would rewrite it, but I don't know what the author intended.

Connecticut
The section on Connecticut is inadequate, in that it refers the reader to a historical document but provides no details of present-day blue laws in the state - for example, the law that prohibits the sale of alcohol in stores after 10PM and on Sundays. Mrpaulin (talk) 05:27, 30 April 2017 (UTC)

Tennessee???
I lived in TN for 5 years. the 24 hour Wal-mart had to close it's doors at midnight Sunday and could not reopen till 6am Sunday due to the Blue Law. Railfan2012 (talk) 21:19, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There is no such state law in TN. Perhaps this was a local law in your particular municipality. Or perhaps you were just mistaken and they just decided to close then rather than being required to by law. There are several 24-hour stores (including 2 Walmarts) that don't close on those hours in my city in TN and have been for as long as I can remember (I've lived here for over 30 years.) It's quite possible that the Walmart in your town just decided to close then to make restocking and such easier and/or because revenue during that time wasn't high enough for it to be worthwhile for them to remain open then. Vbscript2 (talk) 22:34, 2 December 2019 (UTC)

Page fails to mention historical origins of the Blue Law in the US
See http://www.virtualjamestown.org/CatterallCombine.pdf#8

It is an English Law established in the Virginia Charters by the Virginia Company (of London).

If you have any interest in promoting the truth about the "Blue Law," feel free to contact me.

Thanks.

PresidentistVB (talk) 09:16, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Constitutionality
I have never understood how any law even remotely similar to these laws could be constitutional under the separation of church and state constitutional amendment in the Bill of Rights. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.143.44.196 (talk) 06:38, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Because there are non-religious motives to maintaining them even if there were religious motives for passing them in the first place. Mandatory days off for most retail workers is the motive for keeping Bergen County, New Jersey's blue laws, for example. oknazevad (talk) 13:23, 5 June 2021 (UTC)

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Retail closures vs alcohol sales
Both fall under the realm of "blue laws", but the lead doesn't mention alcohol sales at all while most sections are entirely about them. Almost feels like a hijacking of the article to include info that would be better covered in a more general alcohol regulations article. oknazevad (talk) 13:28, 5 June 2021 (UTC)


 * @oknazevad: I wholeheartedly agree. The Pennsylvania section, for example, only mentions restrictions on sporting events and alcohol sales, with hardly any reference to the extensive range of products that could not be sold and the additional fact that as a result, most retail stores were closed on Sundays. Essentially, you could only buy food. Allreet (talk) 17:19, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Arizona
Coolidge AZ has blue laws. You cannot buy alcohol nor even gasoline on Sundays. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:701C:D00:E59B:B96C:391B:2AE3 (talk) 16:28, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Car dealerships?
At least in Tucson, car dealerships not selling on Sunday is Not due to: "blue laws". Simply Amn agreement all made. Some were not selling to go to Church, while other non churchgoing dealers got their potential business. A gentleman's agreement not to. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8800:701C:D00:8B0:50F:AE41:EBCF (talk) 14:43, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Rhode Island
Idk how to add a state. RI doesn’t allow sale of alcohol in any retail stores besides liquor stores and on Sundays they must close by 6 pm. 74.97.50.180 (talk) 22:46, 21 July 2022 (UTC)