Posted on 09/04/2019 4:14:20 PM PDT by Liberty7732
America’s largest retailer, Walmart, is the next to succumb to the anti-gun movement following the high-profile shootings over the past few weeks.
Walmart has decided to remove all “handgun” and “short barreled rifle” ammunition from their shelves in order to focus their sales on ammunition more appropriate for hunting purposes. This should not be a surprise considering the recent push to appease voters in the Democrat primary battleground, along with the relentlessly anti-gun focused media coverage of these killings.
The firearms industry will not suffer as a result of Walmart’s decision. There are plenty of available outlets for purchasing ammunition. The greatest concern for many 2nd Amendment supporters is the level of ignorance in anti-gun circles, from retail stores to the media to politicians.
First and foremost, America’s favorite rifle platform is a highly modular device with hundreds of variations, configurations, and caliber options. So what does Walmart mean by “pistol and short barreled rifle ammunition?”
The AR-15 rifle which is traditionally chambered in 5.56 nato or 223 Remington rounds has been extended well beyond the ammunition that had been the standard cartridge of the U.S. military and her allies for the past 60 years. In the past 20 years, the AR-15 has been modified to accept more than 50 additional calibers to include popular hunting and defensive pistol cartridges, not to mention the several dozen calibers associated with the larger cousin of the AR-15, the AR-10.
Lastly, hunting cartridges far exceed the performance of small arms cartridges like the 5.56 nato round. For example, one of the most popular hunting calibers, the 30-06, saw military service for seven decades and is still in common use today. The 30-06 cartridge has an effective range double that of most modern small arms cartridges.
All of this means that Walmart’s decision, along with virtually every political proposal, doesn’t truly impact anything more than to put on display the dangerous level of ignorance on the subject.
So where do we go from here?
It is incumbent upon 2nd Amendment supporters to educate those who do not understand the finer points of the gun debate, from the gun terms to the history and meaning of the 2nd Amendment.
We have begun our descent down the slippery slope of citizen disarmament and an infringement on our basic natural rights outlined within our Constitution. As virtue-signaling policies fail to address the greater issues in this country that lead to mass shootings, the woke left will take advantage of the next tragedy to try to grab the next mile of Americans’ rights.
The alternative to Republican is not Bolshekrat.
The CEO of Walmart must have the same MBA as Dick’s dick CEO.
Thanks for posting. Disgusting.
So why no massive boycott? Im sure if every conservative in the US decided to shop elsewhere for a couple months they would get the message.
I never liked Walmart. I’ve only been there once. That was enough. Nothing but cheap schlock.
That sheer ignorance is one reason why crap articles like this are not worth reading...
The descent down the slippery slope of citizen disarmament began with a trickle in the mid 30's and has been increasing steadily for the past 90-years...
Where has this author had his head for the past century? Up his rectal passage, obviously!
We are at, or, very near to, the end, of the "slippery slope", a_hole...
I think the original statement was slightly different, but still more than true. Thanks. Come And Take Them.
they’ll discover that road to HELL is far shorter than they thought, if they ever actually try to grab American citizens’ property (especially their firearms, ha!)
I love fact-free, spittle-flying rants such as this do exactly what they claim the author did. Ugh.
“Bolshekrat”
I like that....only how many of today’s snowflakes even know the term Bolshevik?
Walmart wants to achieve a gun-free zone in its stores of the kind that attracts deranged shooters.
Tucker tonight is slamming Walmart. Walmart has enriched China big time.
GOOD BYE WALMART and their support for the Communists. And their anti-2nd amendment stance.
SO O.K. what stores are pro-American????
This will result in a large increase in the price of ammunition Nationwide.
Fewer sellers selling a product in high demand will result in paying higher prices.
For example, 50 Remington UMC brassed cased 9mm ammunition at Walmart was under $10.00 a box. On the internet its 30% to 50% higher.
It’s a squeeze on ammo prices & availability
Bump
I would boycott Walmart but I don’t go there anyway. All their stuff is cheap, Chinese-made junk anyway.
We usually shop at Rural King for ammo. Reasonable prices and the sales staff are very knowledgeable. Wal Mart was a halfway decent place to shop, and work at. But it’s been going down the sh*tter ever since Sam Walton passed away.
Not true, and in any event, not different from a dozen other stores, who stock similar "cheap, Chinese-made junk". They most certainly DO source locally when the product fits.
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