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Halted gun sales infuriate customers
The Boston Globe ^ | September 11, 2005 | Sasha Talcott

Posted on 09/11/2005 1:09:16 PM PDT by GOV'T MULE

BATON ROUGE, La. -- As fearful residents rush to stock up on guns, Wal-Mart, one of the region's biggest suppliers, abruptly stopped selling them at 40 stores scattered throughout the Gulf Coast.

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Wal-Mart's decision to stop gun sales also earned it praise from several customers, who said police would protect them from any trouble.

''Why can't we get along? This is a time of crisis," said Mike White of Kenner, La. He said people who need guns for legitimate reasons, such as hunting, would not be buying now.

(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: baglist; bang; banglist; guns; hurricain; katrina; shallnotbeinfringed; walmart
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To: Towed_Jumper

I am going to post this as a thread.


101 posted on 09/12/2005 5:01:17 PM PDT by Nov3 ("This is the best election night in history." --DNC chair Terry McAuliffe Nov. 2,2004 8p.m.)
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To: GOV'T MULE

K-Mart did this post 911 and I've not forgotten. Yep, Rainman was right.


102 posted on 09/12/2005 5:06:40 PM PDT by Eagle Eye (Liberalism is an ill fated luxury that we cannot afford at this time; it does not work in a crisis.)
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To: Nov3

It looks like Mulder already posted this as well...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483185/posts


103 posted on 09/12/2005 5:53:46 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper
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To: Nov3

It looks like Mulder already posted this as well...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1483185/posts


104 posted on 09/12/2005 5:54:09 PM PDT by Towed_Jumper
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