Walmart says it will raise age restriction to 21 for gun purchases, remove items resembling assault-

[mobeau69]

Source: CNBC

-style rifles from website


Walmart announced Wednesday that it is raising its age restriction to 21 for firearm and ammunition purchases.

The company said in its statement that it made the decision in light of recent events and will try to implement this change "as quickly as possible."

Walmart also pointed out that in 2015 it ended sales of certain sporting rifles like the AR-15. The company also said it doesn't sell accessories like bump stocks or high-capacity magazines.

It also said it is removing items resembling assault-style rifles like toys from its website.



Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/walmart-says-it-will-raise-age-restriction-to-21-for-gun-purchases-remove-items-resembling-assault-style-weapons-from-website.html

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Still hate WM.

[rpannier]

1. Hate 'em too

But, I'll give em a for this

[Guilded Lilly]

2. Not conscience driven but its a start.

[Raine1967]

3. Page not found. is the link Broken? EOM

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Try this link...

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/walmart-says-it-will-raise-age-restriction-to-21-for-gun-purchases-remove-items-resembling-assault-style-weapons-from-website.html

[Raine1967]

7. THANKS! eom

[mobeau69]

15. Sorry 'bout that.

What a wild night!

[gfwzig]

4. but, but, but,,,,,, if the NRA boycotts Wamrat where the hell is ronnie redneck gonna' shop?

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. You would be amazed at what you can purchase at

the local flea market.

They will post their indignance and then go shopping there (Wallyworld) as always. As poor as most of them are (because of the policies they vote for), they don't have a choice.

[Raine1967]

5. This link worked for me:

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/28/walmart-says-it-will-raise-age-restriction-to-21-for-gun-purchases-remove-assault-style-weapons-from-website.html?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[BigmanPigman]

8. BOYCOTT FED EX!

They are the major NRA supporter now. [e-mail] is the address of their CEO. If Walmart can do it so can Fed Ex...no excuses!

[angrychair]

10. This is bigger news than first blush

Dicks and now Walmart...that puts a lot of public perception now focused on the other large sporting goods stores who will see a trend line they cannot easily ignore.

[McCamy Taylor]

11. If retailers lose the youth demographic they are toast.

[TNNurse]

12. Will there be a huge redneck boycott of Walmart???

Will Wayne LaPierre and Dana Loesch quit shopping there???

[Amaryllis]

13. Dicks Sporting Goods doing the same.

[HockeyMom]

14. Walmart is diverse enough

to totally stop selling guns and that would only be a drop in their sales bucket.

[Stonepounder]

16. Remember, publicly held corporations do NOT have a conscience.

That is not a snark or a condemnation, just a simple statement. If top management does not return a profit to its stockholders they suddenly find themselves out of a job. So they are very sensitive to the desires of their customers.

The number of corporations that are distancing themselves from the NRA and assault style weapons says more about the fact that there has been a significant change in attitude on the part of the buying public. Now, we need to keep that energy flowing and the Fla kids need to keep the energy flowing, and Trump and the NRA can go f**k themselves.

We did it with Limbaugh and now we have a chance to do it with guns.

[Turbineguy]

17. Awwww......

people will miss those parking lot shoot-outs!