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Kind of a pussy move, IMO !

The only Federal requirement is to be 18, 21 for handgun ammo , apparently even a convicted felon can buy ammo.

Walmart already was very restrictive policy requiring a Federal firearms permit to buy bullets, you can't even buy a can of spray paint or even compressed air to clean your computer, or a cigarette lighter, if not 18 !

There are lots of ridiculous restrictions imposed entirely by them.

I would overrule much of that BS when I worked there, not for tobacco, which is probably next to go on the prohibited list, but I'd sell stuff like spray paint, compressed air, cough syrup no problem unless a boss was lurking around
 

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They're coming for that second amendment at light speed. Once it's gone, it's all over. Then it's camping time.
 
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Maybe if it was harder to purchase firearms, there would be less mass shootings???

Look I am pro 2nd amendment but this shit has gotten out of hand these past few years.

Plus when one of these hits VERY CLOSE to home, it makes it tough
 

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Maybe if it was harder to purchase firearms, there would be less mass shootings???

Look I am pro 2nd amendment but this shit has gotten out of hand these past few years.

Plus when one of these hits VERY CLOSE to home, it makes it tough

Making it harder for law abiding responsible gun owners, doesnt make it harder for criminals who arent following the laws
 
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Making it harder for law abiding responsible gun owners, doesnt make it harder for criminals who arent following the laws

100% understood

But its going to be those "few bad apples" who are going to ruin it for everybody else
 

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100% understood

But its going to be those "few bad apples" who are going to ruin it for everybody else

I think the laws in place work just fine. Its the PUNISHMENT for breaking those laws that need to be worked on... They are too lax.

Possession without license: first offense: up to two years in prison or jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. Subsequent offense: up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Federal law generally prohibits convicted felons from possessing handguns (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)

Thats the punishment, and most likely they dont spend 1 single day in jail when sentenced. IF it was such a problem, then work on the punishments, not add more stupid laws with virtually 0 punishment
 
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I'm ok with gun ownership but good for Walmart. Why sell more killing tools. We need to allow guns only after a ridiculously thorough background check, psychological evaluation and delays, and peer reviews. Make it so you have to show you are stable to own these.
 
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I think the laws in place work just fine. Its the PUNISHMENT for breaking those laws that need to be worked on... They are too lax.

Possession without license: first offense: up to two years in prison or jail, a fine of up to $500, or both. Subsequent offense: up to two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Federal law generally prohibits convicted felons from possessing handguns (18 U.S.C. § 922(g)

Thats the punishment, and most likely they dont spend 1 single day in jail when sentenced. IF it was such a problem, then work on the punishments, not add more stupid laws with virtually 0 punishment

But the thinking is "if we dont sell guns, then there will be less mass shootings"

That could be true 20-30 years from now but it wont stop anything in the near future.

Curious to know if gun sales are a solid revenue source for Wal Mart? I know Dicks stopped selling guns as it wasnt a big profit center for them. Their store sales actually went up b/c of this
 

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I'm ok with gun ownership but good for Walmart. Why sell more killing tools. We need to allow guns only after a ridiculously thorough background check, psychological evaluation and delays, and peer reviews. Make it so you have to show you are stable to own these.

Yeah, that will go well. You have the wrong opinions, sir........we can' take a chance with you owning a gun
 

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I'm ok with gun ownership but good for Walmart. Why sell more killing tools. We need to allow guns only after a ridiculously thorough background check, psychological evaluation and delays, and peer reviews. Make it so you have to show you are stable to own these.

What other constitutional rights do want to go thru this?

Im all for doing that, as long as we pose those same standards and checks for VOTING... since voting has shown thru history to cause more deaths than mass shootings.
 

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Ironically enough, Right after the Parkland Shooting, the shooter ACTUALLY went to wal mart and hung out there for a little bit
 

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I own zero guns and realize it's your right to bear arms but if more restrictive laws on guns helps prevent even ONE mass shooting I'm all for it.

To say it wouldn't help at all to me can't be true. Yes getting guns for a wacko will still be possible but it's super easy for an 18 year old to get a shit ton of guns illegally? I find that hard to believe. Possible of course, they can buy drugs and many other things illegally. Maybe the shooter gets caught trying to buy an illegal gun and they go to jail and lives are saved.
 

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But the thinking is "if we dont sell guns, then there will be less mass shootings"

That could be true 20-30 years from now but it wont stop anything in the near future.

Curious to know if gun sales are a solid revenue source for Wal Mart? I know Dicks stopped selling guns as it wasnt a big profit center for them. Their store sales actually went up b/c of this

As a former Walmartion I can tell you for a fact that guns/ ammo are a tiny percentage of the overall sales, most Walmart stores stopped selling actual guns long ago, except for BB/ pellet gun types of stuff, which are likely to also be eliminated sometime soon .

The ammo does sell, I'd guess their price was competitive. It's a zero loss item to shoplifting. You need an employee to unlock the case, your firearms permit and pay for it instantly like it was a computer

As an overall percentage of sales ammo is very tiny, not even a tenth of a percent overall.

Bad guys that want guns and ammo will get them, just like a junkie will find a source for heroin

There are probably more guns than people in this country gun guys often own dozens of weapons, kind of like a cat lady with 8+ cats
I like Walmart but they try to be the moral police a bit too much for my tastes.

They try hard to not sell anything too political or controversial. You certainly won't be buying a bong there , it's still the nation's largest private employer and a hugely profitable company. They are managed very well at store manager and have higher levels
 
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My point is the mental health experts will choose this way of thinking. If the idea is taking away guns they will find a way if you let them

Exceptions are always going to occur. If someone wants to kill you with a letter opener, then can do it. But reducing the aggregate number of killing tools reduces killing. It is simple math. It is like what happened with driving fatalities going down when the speed limit was reduced. What is wrong with saving lives, wherever they happen, even if there are still some cases you cannot fix?
 

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Exceptions are always going to occur. If someone wants to kill you with a letter opener, then can do it. But reducing the aggregate number of killing tools reduces killing. It is simple math. It is like what happened with driving fatalities going down when the speed limit was reduced. What is wrong with saving lives, wherever they happen, even if there are still some cases you cannot fix?

 

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I've never owned any gun more powerful than a .22 air powered pellet rifle when I was a teenager.

I've only shot a handgun in one target shooting session out in the desert outside of LV, a friend from California had a big handgun ,like a .45 or something.

I'd legally qualify to own a gun , if I chose to do so, I just don't see the need for one.

The only reason I'd consider a handgun would be in case I fell I'll with some terrible ailment and wanted to off myself, I would like to have the option of a clean fast exit if I opted to check out

Plan B to check out would be jumping in front of the Acela train, but I wouldn't want to do that to the engineer.

Handguns are made for killing, ain't good for nothing else

Lynyrd Skynyrd
 

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Exceptions are always going to occur. If someone wants to kill you with a letter opener, then can do it. But reducing the aggregate number of killing tools reduces killing. It is simple math. It is like what happened with driving fatalities going down when the speed limit was reduced. What is wrong with saving lives, wherever they happen, even if there are still some cases you cannot fix?

I disagree with the speed limit comparison , it used to be 70 mph in the early 70's if memory serves, then cut to 55 mph.

50 years later the cars are way better and safer than what people drive circa 1972. I could see 95 mph being the limit in certain stretches of interstate highways in some Western States, more like 70 mph for much of the Eastern USA, with much better cars speed limits should increase in areas of low traffic.
 

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