Walmart removes guns and ammo from shelves, citing 'isolated civil unrest'

By artappraiser on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 11:22pm |

Gun purchase interest tends to rise around stressful events and ahead of elections.

Walmart is removing all guns and ammo from its sales floors in response to concerns about break-ins and civil unrest. Firearm sales are soaring this year, according to the FBI database (via @bpopken)

Walmart spox to @NBCNews https://t.co/yXYWp03tDN pic.twitter.com/urUzeVPcfU
— Sally Shin (@sallyshin) October 29, 2020

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https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/walmart-removes-guns-ammo-shelves-citing-isolated-civil-unrest-n1245384

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"In an email, a company spokesman said the move was prompted by the protests and looting that have roiled Philadelphia this week after police killed Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man with mental health issues who approached them while carrying a knife." – The New York Times

Walmart has moved all guns off the sales floors in its stores as a precaution, citing recent civil unrest in Philadelphia. The company made a similar decision in June during the widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd.https://t.co/qExLqBcQZt
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 11:28pm

Walmart removes guns and ammo from shelves, citing 'isolated civil unrest'

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