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August 26, 2015
Walmart To Stop Selling AR-15s, Claims Decision ‘Is Not Political’
Walmart To Stop Selling AR-15s, Claims Decision ‘Is Not Political’
Just months after winning against a Trinity Church lawsuit designed to force Walmart to quit selling AR-15s and “high capacity” magazines, Walmart corporate says it will quit selling AR-15s of its own accord.
Moreover, corporate stresses that the decision is “not political.”
According to Gun Talk radio host Tom Gresham, Walmart corporate “confirmed” their decision to quit selling AR-15s on August 25.
Gresham tweeted, “CONFIRMED with Walmart corporate offices. Getting rid of AR-15s. They aren’t selling. Replacing with hunting guns. ‘Not political.’”
This latest gun-related decision comes after the retail giant has spent a decade shifting back and forth on guns and gun sales. In 2013, Walmart’s vacillation on guns included meetings between Walmart “representatives” and then-Attorney General Eric Holder.
TIME magazine reports that Walmart announced an end to gun sales in a third of its stores in 2006. Then, when the economy tanked in 2009, they broughtback guns to bring back customers. Now, they say they will quit selling AR-15s–the most popular semi-automatic rifle platform in America–but will continue selling hunting rifles.
Wild Thing's comment.........
Walmart endorsed Obamacare so now I guess they are on his bandwagon about guns as well.
Posted by Wild Thing at August 26, 2015 12:55 AM
Comments
I shop Walmart maybe once a year so I don't care. Too many gunshops and gunshows around here for me to consider Walmart for guns.
Posted by: TomR,armed in Texas at August 26, 2015 01:17 PM
