Posted on 10/18/2014 4:02:28 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
* Two Walmart stores have locked away bullets as violent clashes escalate.
* First time bosses have done this since pulling guns after Sandy Hook.
* Protests in Ferguson over Michael Brown's shooting show no sign of ending.
* 43 people were arrested in and around the Walmart stores on Monday.
* Renewed outrage expected today over leaked report of the officer's account.
Ammunition has been pulled from the shelves of two Walmarts in Ferguson amid violent clashes over the police shooting of Michael Brown.
Employees were ordered to lock all bullets in a store cupboard on Monday after demonstrators stormed one of the stores and formed a barricade outside another.
Bosses in Ferguson and nearby Maplewood revealed they took the precaution in fear of looting and violence as racial divides in the Missouri city show no sign of resolve.
It is the first time Walmart has taken such action since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, when assault rifles were removed from shelves in Connecticut.
Addressing Ferguson, Walmart spokesman Brian Nick told KMOV-TV: 'If there is a history of violence and looting and other activity that are going on or things that are putting associates and customers at risk - then yes, decisions can be made based on those circumstances.'
Customers who wish to buy bullets will have to discuss their intended purchase with a sales assistant, he said....
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Tell that to Mr. Zimmerman and his case against NBC, et al.
Bullets aren’t going to do them any good unless they have powder, primer, brass and reloading equipment.
If I were a store owner anywhere in Ferguson I would have removed all my inventory and boarded up my windows right after the previous riots. Anyone who stays there IMO is a fool.
Now, 2nd you know law abiding people are not allowed to defend themselves against thugs
Apparently you didn’t get the memo
If whiteys would just take their beatings and be quiet that would be greeeeeat./
Yes, when one thinks of a Missouri team in the World Series, St. Louis comes to mind a lot quicker than K.C. I'm rooting for the Royals this year.
Wal-Mart sells ammo? Who knew? They haven’t had any 22 rounds on the shelves after 8:00am, for a couple years.
If you're white, I suspect a quick discussion then a sale.
Indeed.
Blacks have been given trinkets and pocket change as an incentive NOT to assimilate.
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