‘The status quo is unacceptable’: Walmart will stop selling some ammunition and exit the handgun market
Posted on AllSides September 3rd, 2019
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Walmart will stop selling handguns and certain types of ammunition, and will no longer allow customers to openly carry firearms, after separate shootings at company stores last month left at least 24 people dead.
“It’s clear to us that the status quo is unacceptable,” chief executive Doug McMillon said in a memo to employees on Tuesday. “We know these decisions will inconvenience some of our customers, and we hope they will understand."
The world’s largest retailer says it will stop selling ammunition for handguns and short-barrel rifles — including .223...
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