Walmart to end selling bullets for some types of guns at US outlets
Walmart is among a growing number of US firms responding to the debate over guns and gun safety as mass shootings have proliferated in the country
04 September 2019 - 11:56
Bengaluru/New York — Walmart, the US’s largest retailer, said on Tuesday it would stop selling ammunition for handguns and some assault-style rifles in all its stores across the country, and called for action on gun safety after a string of mass shootings, including at Walmart stores in Texas and Mississippi.
Walmart also called for a strengthening of background checks for gun buyers and action to take guns out of the hands of those who pose a risk of violence, which was followed by an almost identical message from grocery operator Kroger...
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