NRA says Walmart's decision to stop selling certain ammunition 'won't make us any safer'
In the wake of a rash of mass shootings that have left the country reeling, Walmart will stop selling certain forms of ammunition, ask customers to no longer openly carry guns in their stores, and call on President Donald Trump and other lawmakers to pass background checks legislation.
That action follows"multiple cases'' in which people entered their stores with visible weapons, upsetting customers and employees, Bartlett said. "We just hope that customers will understand the rationale behind this, that it is not an attempt to question their legal rights,'' Bartlett said."It's certainly just about the experience we've had in our own stores that have put too many customers, too many associates in a place of extreme discomfort. ... We've had multiple cases of evacuations because of this.
Walmart will sell what remains of the handgun ammunition it has offered, along with the .223 caliber and 5.56 caliber ammunition that can be used in military-style weapons. But then it will be focused on guns used by sportsmen. The changes it is making will shrink Walmart's ammunition market share from roughly 20% to between 6% and 9%, Bartlett said. The retailer makes up about 2% of the gun market.
A Walmart in El Paso, Texas, was the site of one of two mass shootings the weekend of Aug. 3 that together left 31 people dead and dozens more injured. But given its major role in the retail sector, activists and lawmakers have demanded Walmart do more. Following the mass shootings that have occurred this summer, tens of thousands signed a petition on Change.org calling on the retailer to stop selling guns.
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