Why can't you buy alcohol on Sundays?!


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Why can't you buy alcohol on Sundays?

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2 months ago
i live in MN.


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2 months ago
i live in MN.

A lot of places have what are known as "blue laws" that prohibit activities that are considered improper by the Christian majority. Many of these laws are archaic and have been on the books for a long time. Some of these laws have been interpreted in weird and unusual ways. Alcohol, especially hard liquor, is commonly outlawed on Sundays as an attempt to enforce certain "moral" behavior on the Sabbath (even though we supposedly have a secular government).

For instance, in Virginia, the state has a law against selling hard liquor on Sundays but beer and wine are okay. Some localities in Virginia have additional laws outlawing the sale of beer and wine on Sunday. Some of these laws have also been interpreted as outlawing other types of commerce. There are areas of the state where it is considered illegal for a car dealership to make a sale on a Sunday, but other stores are allowed to stay open.

The whole thing is silly.

Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/blue_law...

You can, I think you couldn't once, but we've sold it on sundays were I used to work

Coz its the Sabbath and you should keep it holy..

I think it depends on where you live. People can buy alcohol on Sundays but only until 2am where I live. BTW- where do you live?

you buy beer,wine or alcohol on 6am to 12am.

because it is a dry day

Because the American Talaban say that somewere in the Bible its stated that you cant sell booze on Sunday in some counties.

b/c some ppl think you should be in church instead of a liquor store! lol

beats the heck out of me...you can buy alcohol 7 days a week in california.

but probably because of the sabbath as most of the other posters mentioned.

See answer from Maeve. The blue-laws in Connecticut prohibit sale on Sunday and after 9pm every other day from a liquor store or Grocery/convenience store. You can however be served in a bar on Sundays and after 9pm. It was 8pm until just a few years back




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