Walmart has just drawn these controversial products from their shelves
You will not see them on the sales floor of the largest retailer of the nation.
To say that tensions are high in the United States is a euphemism. Ahead of the presidential election of next week, Walmart, the largest retailer of the United States announced aPreventive safety measure Just like the Americans head for polls:Walmart has confirmed that it has removed firearms and selling soil ammunition in thousands of its stores at the national level. Read more, and for another controversial reason, Walmart has been in the news, checkWalmart is under fire for his policies around this medicine.
The decision is in response to the manifestations of Philadelphia.
The announcement followed the fatal shot of the police ofWalter Wallace Jr., 27-year-old black man in Philadelphia who triggered manifestations. "We have seen isolated civilian disorders and as we have done several times in recent years we haveMoved our firearms and ammunition on the ground of sales in order to precaution for the safety of our employees and our customers ", spokesman for WalmartKory Lundberg said in a statement on Thursday, October 29 atWall Street newspaper.
The chain also removed firearms and ammunition of certain outlets afterprotests according to the murder ofGeorge Floyd by the police in May this year. And for more changes from events, here is here12 television programs that have had episodes drawn from BlackFace.
Customers can always buy firearms and ammunition, but they will not be on the ground.
Walmart has 4,700 stores at the national level, with firearms for sale in about half of them. "These items stay available for purchase by customers," Lundberg confirmed, but they will not be easily accessible or visible. And for unrelated changes to the superstore, discover whyWalmart begins to end its most popular program.
Firearms sales have struck a record height this year.
It's hard to know how long Walmart's restrictions will remain in place. Nevertheless, this was a year of bumper for the firearms industry withAmericans bought nearly 17 million firearms so far in 2020, more than any other year on recording, according to the numbers of small arming analyzes. The sales peaks took place aroundThe beginning of the coronavirus pandemic In the spring and during the wave of black life, demonstrations and counter-protests that took place throughout the country throughout the summer. And for more what people buy that the virus is overgrown, checkThese are the elements that sell as Covid surges, research shows.
Many Americans are concerned about the violence around the election day.
Walmart's movement comes in response to fears that election day can be marked by disorders. A survey ofUnited States today/ Suffolk University found that three out of four voters say they wereconcerned about the possibility of violence around the elections, with one in four by saying that they are "very confident" that there will be a peaceful transfer of power if the democratic challengerJoe Biden Win. And for more about what the election looks like, checkHow every swing state should vote.
This is not the first time Walmart has made changes to their firearms policies.
Walmart's gun policy has evolved in response to public events previously. In the early 1990s, they ceased to sell handguns in all regions, with the exception of Alaska; In 2015,Walmart ceased to sell AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles; and in 2018, theyOrder to sell firearms to those under 21 years old. And for more information on recent changes at Walmart, checkWalmart brings back the only thing that customers missed the most.
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