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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/03/business/walmart-ends-handgun-ammo-sales/index.htmlNew York(CNN Business) Walmart on Tuesday announced it will reduce its gun and ammunition sales, one month after more than 20 people were killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. Walmart also pressured Congress to enact gun safety measures.
The company, America's largest retailer, said it will stop selling handgun ammunition and ammunition for short-barrel rifles after selling all of its current inventory. Walmart (WMT) will also stop selling handguns in Alaska, the only state where it still sells handguns. And Walmart will request that customers no longer openly carry guns into its 4,700 US stores, or its Sam's Club stores, in states that allow open carry.
However, Walmart will continue to sell long barrel deer rifles and shotguns and much of the ammunition for those guns. Walmart will also continue to allow concealed carry by customers with permits in its stores.
spanone
(135,818 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,183 posts)Shell_Seas
(3,332 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)The gunners around here are going to go nuts.
durablend
(7,460 posts)"Dam libs taking away muh god given right to buy guns and shoot people up!"
Amishman
(5,555 posts)This will push them towards independent gun shops.
malaise
(268,913 posts)They had to do something - about time.
NickB79
(19,233 posts)Who have been struggling since Trump was elected, what with the fear of Obama receding.
Now instead of going out of business, a ton of gun stores will have millions in new business.
Hekate
(90,642 posts)Self preservation
Hekate
(90,642 posts)Initech
(100,062 posts)dlk
(11,548 posts)aikoaiko
(34,169 posts)score!
TDale313
(7,820 posts)And the right decision.
benld74
(9,904 posts)So NOT immediately
Amishman
(5,555 posts)The Walmarts near me mostly sell hunting guns and ammo anyway. Like Dick's, they haven't sold hand guns at all for as long as I can remember, nor do I recall ever seeing an assault rifle in the case.
Easy to give up something that they hardly do.
dalton99a
(81,443 posts)mapol
(91 posts)It's definitely not a be-all/end-all regarding the problem of gun violence here in the United States as a whole, but it's a big step in the right direction.
Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)But it's going to have the opposite effect because I know I just heard every gun freak in Tulsa yell "hold my beer".
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)lost sales in the weeks following El Paso. If you had been in a Wally Fart Store after El Paso,you would have notice a major drop in Hispanic,African American and Asian Shoppers.
Store Employees were instructed to not mention anything about El Paso or answer any type of question in regards to lack of store traffic.
Delmette2.0
(4,164 posts)I never shop at Wally World but I wouldn't be surprised that their bottom line is the real reason.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Wally,and that is because our other retailers don't stock them. And yes it was very obvious it was lost sales.
You can try to fool a old Grocery Guy about lost sales,but to many decades make him more than aware.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)and they had just 2 lines open, I seen I would need to wait about 20 min so I returned the stuff and went elsewhere. Self checkout BS will be the death of stores like walmart.
at140
(6,110 posts)like you, I hate long checkout lines and self-check-outs.
malaise
(268,913 posts)They're not stupid
Kaleva
(36,294 posts)There isn't much difference between seeing a major drop in Hispanic, African Americans and Asian shoppers at Wal-Mart and seeing the likeness of Jesus Christ in a piece of toast.
Humans are not rational creatures and we view the world in a way that supports our biases. Even if there is no evidence to support such biases.
FakeNoose
(32,628 posts)... as long as ammo is in their stores.
sarisataka
(18,598 posts)Just not handgun ammo.
Ironically it appears this new policy will still allow the ammo used in the El Paso shooting to be sold
Gothmog
(145,126 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,544 posts)...not to carry guns into the store?
They should have a policy and signage saying NO GUNS. Period.
(And I still won't shop there.)
mapol
(91 posts)and, for a number of reasons, I have never wanted to shop there, but I definitely agree that there should be a No Guns policy in the store. Period!