Walmart to stop selling short-barrel rifle ammunition

[shooter444]

Well, bigger fish than Wally's has bit the dust in the past,... I'll wait to see what comes of this.

 

[AZ1]

Kroger (Fry's grocery) is making almost the same statement; no open carry, calling for the government to strengthen background checks.

Walmart and Fry's have the best grocery prices. Who is the next cheapest? How is their gun policy / political stance?

 

[doubletapp]

myself & the wife have moved all scripts.

 

[PK90]

Hmmm,... sounds like a greater market share for Wally's, Patriot competitors,.... I'm sure they will enjoy the increased sales/profits. :clap:

I'm trying to get my wife to wear a blue vest and greet new customers at the door.

 

[Twobadazbrothers]

Well, bigger fish than Wally's has bit the dust in the past,... I'll wait to see what comes of this.

Well we saw what happened to Kmart, Sears and Montgomery Wards and they controlled the market in the 70s,80s and most of the 90s

 

[shooter444]

No business is to big, to, not be affected by the majority population of consumers,... not one!

 

[pvreb]

Well hopefully everyone, if they're not already, will treat Walmart like dick's. Let'em feel it right in the wallet.

...stop buying ANY guns, ammo, ...

I quit buying ammo from them when they started asking for ID with the purchase. It is easy to find lower prices than their's, anyway.

 

[Joe_Blacke]

I was just at Walmart. Short but steady line of people stopping by to pick up a few boxes -- 200 rounds of 5.56, that sort of thing. No big run yet.
No blowout prices, either. Prices higher than what most of us pay buying case lots.

I shop at Fry's/Safeway. Only time I ever went to Walmart was when I wanted to check out the ammo counter. Now I no longer have that reason, so they will lose those occasional grocery sales.

Kroger, was the parent company of Frys, just announced that carrying guns in their stores (other than LE) is prohibited. Plus they just called for full comprehensive gun reform in addition to background checks.

 

[smithers599]

[email protected]
Dear Mr. McMillon,
I am writing about your announced decision to discontinue sales of handgun ammunition and certain types of rifle ammunition in Wal-Mart stores. I have a few questions:
Alcohol kills far, far more people every year than firearms. Will you discontinue alcohol sales? If not, why not?
Far, far more people are killed in automobile accidents than by means of firearms each year. You sell auto parts and accessories, including tires , service and ammunition (gasoline). Will you stop selling these? If not, why not?
Far, far more people die each year from diabetes and heart disease than through mis-use of firearms. Will you take the candy bars and other junk food from your check-out aisle displays? If not, why not?
I believe you will find the “deplorables” in heartland America to be your core customer base. You have caved to a small, strident, loud mouthed minority of Leftists, while ignoring the needs of your customer base. Much of your handgun ammunition sales can be attributed to people who take training or shoot in competition, who have been able to stop at the local Wal-Mart for ammo when they reach the destination for their class or match. I hope you will reconsider this decision.
Tom Givens

 

[AZ1]

I was just at Walmart. Short but steady line of people stopping by to pick up a few boxes -- 200 rounds of 5.56, that sort of thing. No big run yet.
No blowout prices, either. Prices higher than what most of us pay buying case lots.

I shop at Fry's/Safeway. Only time I ever went to Walmart was when I wanted to check out the ammo counter. Now I no longer have that reason, so they will lose those occasional grocery sales.

Kroger, was the parent company of Frys, just announced that carrying guns in their stores (other than LE) is prohibited. Plus they just called for full comprehensive gun reform in addition to background checks.

No, Kroger doesn't want open carry.

"Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers," Jessica Adelman, group vice president of corporate affairs, said in an emailed statement. "We are also joining those encouraging our elected leaders to pass laws that will strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence."

 

[Flash]

Kroger, was the parent company of Frys, just announced that carrying guns in their stores (other than LE) is prohibited. Plus they just called for full comprehensive gun reform in addition to background checks.

Got a link to that you can post? I'd like to read it.

 

[Joe_Blacke]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/walmart-stop-selling-short-barrel-170658081.html

 

[Joe_Blacke]

I was just at Walmart. Short but steady line of people stopping by to pick up a few boxes -- 200 rounds of 5.56, that sort of thing. No big run yet.
No blowout prices, either. Prices higher than what most of us pay buying case lots.

I shop at Fry's/Safeway. Only time I ever went to Walmart was when I wanted to check out the ammo counter. Now I no longer have that reason, so they will lose those occasional grocery sales.

Kroger, was the parent company of Frys, just announced that carrying guns in their stores (other than LE) is prohibited. Plus they just called for full comprehensive gun reform in addition to background checks.

No, Kroger doesn't want open carry.

"Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers," Jessica Adelman, group vice president of corporate affairs, said in an emailed statement. "We are also joining those encouraging our elected leaders to pass laws that will strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence."

Depends on what article you read. From the link above.

Both Walmart and Kroger, which exited the firearms and ammunition business last year when its Fred Meyer unit stopped such sales, said they are now asking customers not to bring guns into their stores, even when allowed by local laws.

 

[QuietM4]

I won't stop shopping at Fry's....it's close to my house. I will also continue to carry a firearm, concealed. I also routinely park in their "Expected Mothers Only" designated parking spaces whenever I shop there because they are right next to the handicap spaces, and no one ever parks there. No f*cks will be given.

 

[Flash]

Thanks Joe_Blacke

 

[AZ1]

Depends on what article you read. From the link above.

Both Walmart and Kroger, which exited the firearms and ammunition business last year when its Fred Meyer unit stopped such sales, said they are now asking customers not to bring guns into their stores, even when allowed by local laws.

According to all the articles with actual quotes from Kroger it states open carry.

 

[shooter444]

Just open carried in Safeway,.... not a first look, let alone a second look.

These CEO/Owner dictates are either by One World believers, or, pawns being manipulated by big politics MONEY and INFLUENCE. Either way,... I don't believe it will turn out well for them.

Just my opinion.

 

[Joe_Blacke]

Depends on what article you read. From the link above.

Both Walmart and Kroger, which exited the firearms and ammunition business last year when its Fred Meyer unit stopped such sales, said they are now asking customers not to bring guns into their stores, even when allowed by local laws.

According to all the articles with actual quotes from Kroger it states open carry.

Do you really think they see a distinction? They admit to calling for more gun control beyond just carrying inside the stores.

I’m not interested in trying to rationalize their decision to justify why I should still shop there. My family loves the new frys marketplace. However, I love my rights more. I won’t have my own money used to lobby against my rights.

 

[Ballistic Therapy]

If you own a Thompson Contender just about everything on the ammo shelves is a handgun round.

 

[gunpoorboy1]

I shoot a ton of .22LR from both my pistols and rifles.
I wonder how they will handle .22LR?