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Walmart To Stop Selling Handgun Ammunition
Finance NowThe Associated Press - By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Retail Writer
(AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.
The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.
"We have a long heritage as a company of serving responsible hunters and sportsmen and women, and we're going to continue doing so," according to a memo by Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon that will be circulated to employees Tuesday afternoon.
Walmart is further requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms at its stores unless they are law enforcement officers. Last month, a gunman entered a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas and killed 22 people using an AK-style firearm that Walmart already bans the sale of. Texas became an open carry state in 2016, allowing people to openly carry firearms in public.
Walmart's moves will reduce its market share of ammunition from around 20% to a range of about 6% to 9%, according to Tuesday's memo. About half of its more than 4,000 U.S. stores sell firearms.
The nation's largest retailer has been facing increasing pressure to change its gun policies by gun control activists, employees and politicians after the El Paso shooting and a second unrelated shooting in Dayton, Ohio that killed nine people. A few days before that, two Walmart workers were killed by another worker at a store in Southaven, Mississippi.
In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, Walmart ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence from stores nationwide. But that fell well short of demands for the retailer to stop selling firearms entirely. Critics have also wanted Walmart to stop supporting politicians backed by the National Rifle Association.
The retailer has long found itself in an awkward spot with its customers and gun enthusiasts. Many of its stores are located in rural areas where hunters are depend on Walmart to get their equipment. Walmart is trying to walk a fine line by trying to embrace its hunting heritage while being a more responsible retailer.
With its new policy on "open carry," McMillon noted in his memo that individuals have tried to make a statement by carrying weapons into its stores just to frighten workers and customers. But there are well-intentioned customers acting lawfully who have also inadvertently caused a store to be evacuated and local law enforcement to be called to respond.
He says Walmart will continue to treat "law-abiding customers with respect" and it will have a "non-confrontational approach."
Walmart says it hopes to use its weight to help other retailers by sharing its best practices like software that it uses for background checks. And the company, which in 2015 stopped selling assault rifles like the AR-rifles used in several mass shootings, urged more debate on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban. McMillon says Walmart will send letters to the White House and the Congressional leadership that calls for action on these "common sense" measures.
"In a complex situation lacking a simple solution, we are trying to take constructive steps to reduce the risk that events like these will happen again," McMillon wrote in his memo. "The status quo is unacceptable."
Finance NowThe Associated Press - By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO - AP Retail Writer
(AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.
The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.
- The Bentonville, Arkansas-based discounter said Tuesday it will stop selling short-barrel and handgun ammunition, including .223 caliber and 5.56 caliber used in military style weapons, after it runs out of its current inventory. It will also discontinue handgun sales in Alaska, marking its complete exit from handguns and allowing it to focus on hunting rifles and related ammunition only.
"We have a long heritage as a company of serving responsible hunters and sportsmen and women, and we're going to continue doing so," according to a memo by Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon that will be circulated to employees Tuesday afternoon.
Walmart is further requesting that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms at its stores unless they are law enforcement officers. Last month, a gunman entered a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas and killed 22 people using an AK-style firearm that Walmart already bans the sale of. Texas became an open carry state in 2016, allowing people to openly carry firearms in public.
Walmart's moves will reduce its market share of ammunition from around 20% to a range of about 6% to 9%, according to Tuesday's memo. About half of its more than 4,000 U.S. stores sell firearms.
The nation's largest retailer has been facing increasing pressure to change its gun policies by gun control activists, employees and politicians after the El Paso shooting and a second unrelated shooting in Dayton, Ohio that killed nine people. A few days before that, two Walmart workers were killed by another worker at a store in Southaven, Mississippi.
In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, Walmart ordered workers to remove video game signs and displays that depict violence from stores nationwide. But that fell well short of demands for the retailer to stop selling firearms entirely. Critics have also wanted Walmart to stop supporting politicians backed by the National Rifle Association.
The retailer has long found itself in an awkward spot with its customers and gun enthusiasts. Many of its stores are located in rural areas where hunters are depend on Walmart to get their equipment. Walmart is trying to walk a fine line by trying to embrace its hunting heritage while being a more responsible retailer.
With its new policy on "open carry," McMillon noted in his memo that individuals have tried to make a statement by carrying weapons into its stores just to frighten workers and customers. But there are well-intentioned customers acting lawfully who have also inadvertently caused a store to be evacuated and local law enforcement to be called to respond.
He says Walmart will continue to treat "law-abiding customers with respect" and it will have a "non-confrontational approach."
Walmart says it hopes to use its weight to help other retailers by sharing its best practices like software that it uses for background checks. And the company, which in 2015 stopped selling assault rifles like the AR-rifles used in several mass shootings, urged more debate on the reauthorization of the assault weapons ban. McMillon says Walmart will send letters to the White House and the Congressional leadership that calls for action on these "common sense" measures.
"In a complex situation lacking a simple solution, we are trying to take constructive steps to reduce the risk that events like these will happen again," McMillon wrote in his memo. "The status quo is unacceptable."
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It’s been a long time since I’ve bought any ammo at Walmart .
Wont move the needle one bit.
The way I see it there's 14% of market share up for grabs. That's nothing to sneeze at. Hopefully it will go to a deserving retailer that doesn't try to sit on the fence.Wont move the needle one bit.
Pizzes me off when folks try to link hunting and hunters with the right to bear arms. Deer hunting is not why the second amendment was written.
When I said move the needle I meant in terms of controlling these mass shooter idiots.The way I see it there's 14% of market share up for grabs. That's nothing to sneeze at. Hopefully it will go to a deserving retailer that doesn't try to sit on the fence.
Your point about market share is well taken. I'm not sure it's much of a risk for WM though because I'm not sure they sell enough of that ammo to make a difference to their bottom line. It's a low-risk political move in order to pander to the gun control crowd.
agreed but I'd love to see a number of what % the gun control crowd really does shop at Wal Mart..but WM dropped Paula Dean & Duck Dynasty..maybe its just the Big wigs in NY now not so much the average Joe/Jolene WalMartWhen I said move the needle I meant in terms of controlling these mass shooter idiots.
Your point about market share is well taken. I'm not sure it's much of a risk for WM though because I'm not sure they sell enough of that ammo to make a difference to their bottom line. It's a low-risk political move in order to pander to the gun control crowd.
walmart needs to realize we don't need to drive to their stores to not buy ammo, amazon will ship all that crap to my house for free and save me gas money
I believe there's more to it than that. I believe they see the writing on the wall that a lawsuit is on the horizon going after the deep pockets once an ammo purchase from a mass shooting is linked to walmart selling that ammo. Much like the Monsanto crap that's costing them millions just in legal fees.When I said move the needle I meant in terms of controlling these mass shooter idiots.
Your point about market share is well taken. I'm not sure it's much of a risk for WM though because I'm not sure they sell enough of that ammo to make a difference to their bottom line. It's a low-risk political move in order to pander to the gun control crowd.
But Ford and Chevy are not responsible for a DUI, so I think its not so much about that as just basic public pandering that I hope backfires. But WM is so large, I doubt its as evident to them as others like kmart when they quit hand gun ammo sales.I believe there's more to it than that. I believe they see the writing on the wall that a lawsuit is on the horizon going after the deep pockets once an ammo purchase from a mass shooting is linked to walmart selling that ammo. Much like the Monsanto crap that's costing them millions just in legal fees.
what the he ll is short barrel ammo?
I also have 4 different handgun/long gun combos that share the same ammo.
Kinda wishy/washy move..it they want to make a political statement,go all or nothing.Same as Dic ks.
I also have 4 different handgun/long gun combos that share the same ammo.
Kinda wishy/washy move..it they want to make a political statement,go all or nothing.Same as Dic ks.
Cars and alcohol both kill more Americans every year than guns do. Are they still going to sell beer, tires and car stuff?
What about the opioid epidemic? Can we still get a prescription for pain meds filled at their pharmacy while shopping for tires and beer, or dare I say, hammers, baseball bats or rope, items which have been directly linked to bludgeoning and strangulation deaths???
This political pandering is disgusting and stupid. Just furthering a bs narrative
What about the opioid epidemic? Can we still get a prescription for pain meds filled at their pharmacy while shopping for tires and beer, or dare I say, hammers, baseball bats or rope, items which have been directly linked to bludgeoning and strangulation deaths???
This political pandering is disgusting and stupid. Just furthering a bs narrative
Hey, when they legalize pot for any reason everywhere in the US, the dealers can start selling black market ammo and guns.
If they wanted to make a difference they would make all guns illegal just like marijuana is. Then no one could get guns. :banging:
If they wanted to make a difference they would make all guns illegal just like marijuana is. Then no one could get guns. :banging:
Has anyone checked to see if WM is dropping the prices in Ammo? When they were no longer going to carry AR type rifles they dropped the prices drastically.
I just went and asked and they are just going to sell through what they have and it won't be replaced.
Next time you're in walmart, put everything in a cart that you want to buy, then walk out, that'll show em what sales they're missing out on.
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