Even if our federal government wonβt make changes to gun laws, rules and regulations, retailers will. Big-box store Walmart became the latest Wednesday when it announced that it will no longer sell guns and ammunition to anyone under the age of 21.
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The company also made the decision to remove any items resembling assault rifles from its website. Walmartβs announcement follows a similar one made by sporting goods giant Dickβs, which announced earlier Wednesday that it would stop selling firearms to people under the age of 21. While Dickβs did not say it would restrict the sale of ammunition, it did say it would immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines.
Dickβs said that βthoughts and prayers are not enoughβ in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., and implored elected officials to βenact commonsense gun reform.β
The wave of corporations calling for more restrictions and tougher gun laws comes in the wake of the Parkland shooting, which left 17 people dead and many others injured.
Many corporations, including MetLife, Hertz and Delta Air Lines,Β have cut ties with the National Rifle Association in the wake of the shooting.
Dickβs acknowledged that it sold the accused Parkland shooter a gun in November 2017, and although it was not the gun or even type of gun used in the shooting, the company said, βit could have been.β
Walmart reviewed its company firearm sales policy in light of that shooting and said in a statement that it takes βseriously our obligation to be a responsible seller of firearms.β The company said it has a heritage of βserving sportsmen and hunters,β and it will βcontinue to do so in a responsible way.β
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