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"THAT'S SOME BAD
SHIT
,
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LOL
That is true and that is THE answer.
Lesson learned.
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The REAL REASON is because that's what the WRITERS or one of them put in the SCRIPT.
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"THAT'S SOME BAD
SHIT
,
HARRY
!".

Kills the shop owner so when he takes the weapons, there's no one who can provide a description for the police.
So many stories, so little time.

Because he is the Terminator and not the other robot the Buyer!
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Because he didn't have a Phased Plasma Rifle in the 40-watt range.

Because he clearly wasn't a fan of longtime veteran character actor Dick Miller.
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Um, because the Terminator had no money to pay for those guns??

The T-800 could have easily just walked out with the guns (even if the clerk decided to take a shot at him) but if the clerk were left alive, he could had called the cops and reported that some guy just took stole a sh*tload of guns and ammo.
Since the T-800 is an infiltration unit, it would have made for a big headache to have a bunch of cops chasing after him & endangering his mission before his mission even got started
Why he didn't just quietly crush the cashiers skull, I'm sure I don't know.
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I remember when I first watched it thinking oh no he's gonna have to wait a few weeks in order to get the guns, what's he gonna do?
then he shoots him
Ah ok problem solved

I guess he didn't have to shoot him. But the fact is, the scene wouldn't have made much of an impact if the Terminator just shoved the owner out of his way or something.
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It would have made more sense for the Terminator to, as you said, reach over and break the clerk's neck or crush his head like a grape. Gun shops don't keep ammunition on the counter within easy reach of their customers.
But it's a cool scene, and reaffirms the lethality and lack of concern the machine has about collateral damage.
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why did the Terminator shoot the gun shop owner?
To kill him.
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Why wouldn't he shoot the gun shop owner?
From the Terminators perspective there is no utility in keeping the guy alive.
It's more a case of why he didn't kill the guy earlier. And that is because distracting him was beneficial.

So he could say "Wrong" after baiting the guy into asking him that special question.
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To steal the guns.

Hey just what you see pal.

He was dissatisfied with the gun store's selection not being up to minimum basic standards. I mean, c'mon, what self-respecting gun store doesn't stock a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range??

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No - you're stupid.
Terminator still 100% perfect

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