Goodbye WalMart
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Wal mart becoming dicks?
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Apparently walmart is now no longer selling handgun ammo, and banning open carry in stores?
Apparently walmart is now no longer selling handgun ammo, and banning open carry in stores?
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Goodbye WalMart
“It’s clear to us that the status quo is unacceptable,” Walmart Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon said in a statement, this morning, after announcing that the massive retailer will cease selling some types of ammunition and ask customers to not openly carry firearms in its aisles in the wake of two deadly shootings in its stores.
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As Bloomberg reports, the company will discontinue sales of short-barrel rifle ammunition such as .223 caliber and 5.56 caliber once it has sold through its current inventory commitments, it said in a statement to employees Tuesday.
It will also stop offering handgun ammunition after it has sold through existing inventory.
The actions will reduce the chain's total U.S. market share of ammunition from 20%, to between 6% and 9%, McMillon wrote.
WalMart was the problem, who knew?
We're all much safer now, huh?
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Re: Wal mart becoming dicks?
I love your thread title, the double meaning is hilarious. If Moderator Tunnel Rat was still here on Earth, he'd have wanted very badly to edit that. And to any other Mod with such thoughts, welshj's thread came in before the similar one started by bignflnut, so don't get any idea about closing THIS one.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
I'm imagining that gun show vendors will be buying out the supplies asap, and jacking up the price for this weekend's shows. I'll find out for sure in Sharonville this Saturday.
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Re: Wal mart becoming dicks?
Fox News headline also makes it appear that short-barrel rifle ammo was also eliminated. Had to scratch my head a few times to figure that one out.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/walmart-to-s ... nationwide
https://www.foxnews.com/us/walmart-to-s ... nationwide
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Hey!
Yeah. Better title.
Combine em.
Yeah. Better title.
Combine em.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
popcorn sales R up...
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
IMHO it won't matter to the majority of people who go to Walmart. The only thing that might put Walmart out of business is if some 24 hour retail competitor starts selling mostly Chinese made stuff even cheaper than Walmart.bignflnut wrote: Say hello to Sears when you see them at the "Washed up mega retailers of years gone by" reunion.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
All about looking good to the Libs IMO! Hope the % they loose on sales of ammo is added to the bigger % they loose from our members and other urinated off Americans buying clothes, tires, trashcans, oil changes etc when we go to other sources.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
I decided many years ago that my time is worth far more than the dollar a box I might save going to WM to buy ammo (limit two per customer), assuming they have what I want in stock (rarely) and I don't mind spending 23 minutes waiting for somebody with the keys to come back from break or whatever.
Instead I spend a couple hundred bucks a year and buy exactly what I want online. With shipping it's still less than what I'd waste trying to acquire same piecemeal at retail.
As to open carry, meh, it's never interested me outside of a range or training situation. Even at police conferences I don't really dig the whole name embroidered polo shirt with badge and gun on belt thing. Look for the guy with the backwards baseball hat and untucked, non-police shirt and you probably found me. Or if I have to dress up a bit, wearing a sportscoat with a plain turtleneck. You still won't see a badge and gun flopping around. If you do, it has suddenly become a real bad day on the railroad.
Instead I spend a couple hundred bucks a year and buy exactly what I want online. With shipping it's still less than what I'd waste trying to acquire same piecemeal at retail.
As to open carry, meh, it's never interested me outside of a range or training situation. Even at police conferences I don't really dig the whole name embroidered polo shirt with badge and gun on belt thing. Look for the guy with the backwards baseball hat and untucked, non-police shirt and you probably found me. Or if I have to dress up a bit, wearing a sportscoat with a plain turtleneck. You still won't see a badge and gun flopping around. If you do, it has suddenly become a real bad day on the railroad.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
W-M isn’t so high brow like Dick’s. Heck, WM is in Arkansas, while Dick’s is in Pittsburgh. But, W-M HQ is much more sophisticated. They have the real pulse of their customers. Dick’s is run by family members of the founder, never a
strong management approach.
We are losing the fight here. Nothing to do with W-M, they are the lagging indicator. The canary in the coal mine. But they know what their customers want. And it doesn’t look good for the 2A if the average WM customer is starting to get afraid of guns.
Heck, NASCAR just banned AR and AK ads too.
This is a sign that we are losing the fight. There has been no effective response to the recent mass shootings. The NRA is in shambles (thanks WLP!), GOA and the others are too small. And Bloomberg marches on. To victory in this case.
Because a large number of 2A folks have been lulled to sleep with Trump. Who is not and has never has been a 2A supporter. The GOP? Really? So, folks will run to the “new position”, which always defaults to more government restrictions and more controls.
And we let it happen.
Prediction: The pendulum is starting to swing the other direction
strong management approach.
We are losing the fight here. Nothing to do with W-M, they are the lagging indicator. The canary in the coal mine. But they know what their customers want. And it doesn’t look good for the 2A if the average WM customer is starting to get afraid of guns.
Heck, NASCAR just banned AR and AK ads too.
This is a sign that we are losing the fight. There has been no effective response to the recent mass shootings. The NRA is in shambles (thanks WLP!), GOA and the others are too small. And Bloomberg marches on. To victory in this case.
Because a large number of 2A folks have been lulled to sleep with Trump. Who is not and has never has been a 2A supporter. The GOP? Really? So, folks will run to the “new position”, which always defaults to more government restrictions and more controls.
And we let it happen.
Prediction: The pendulum is starting to swing the other direction
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
My crystal ball told me long ago that this would happen. Wal Mart has a totally different business format than a specialty store like Dick's does. This move won't hurt their bottom line at all. And in some communities it's the only store for miles since they ran the mom and pop store out of business long ago. I have never bought any firearms or ammo from them since I like my local gun shop. And the anti-gunners will now hail another "victory" for their cause.
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I have to drive past TWO Targets to get to Walmart.
My 9x19mm carry ammunition came from Walmart. I'm pretty sure I can get 9x19mm 147gr. JHPs at the Berea show... not to mention Fin, Feather and Fur.
Practice ammunition? I've got a Dillon 550 AND and RCBS single stage. I've cleaned out my reloading/server room so I can get to the presses again.
There's very little that Walmart has that I can't get on Amazon and have delivered to Whole Foods, which is a good ten miles closer.
My 9x19mm carry ammunition came from Walmart. I'm pretty sure I can get 9x19mm 147gr. JHPs at the Berea show... not to mention Fin, Feather and Fur.
Practice ammunition? I've got a Dillon 550 AND and RCBS single stage. I've cleaned out my reloading/server room so I can get to the presses again.
There's very little that Walmart has that I can't get on Amazon and have delivered to Whole Foods, which is a good ten miles closer.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
If Walley World still has something I'm looking for that's affordable, I'll continue to shop there. While I wholeheartedly don't agree with choice to drop certain ammo loadings...I can understand the open carry thing. People don't wanna see it. I suspect it's the fringe element that thinks it prudent to carry "ugly scary long guns" just because they can.
So I'll continue to shop for specific stuff, with my concealed sidearm and not lose a bit of sleep over it.
Just my opinion.
So I'll continue to shop for specific stuff, with my concealed sidearm and not lose a bit of sleep over it.
Just my opinion.
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Re: Goodbye WalMart
I think people that would boycott any other company for the same actions may be hesitant to do so with big ole WallMart. Avoiding Dicks is fairly easy, no hardship. This is different. It will be harder on me and my family to boycott WallMart. It will take me more time per week to shop. It will coast me a bit more. To me its a no brainer. I am done with Walmart. I hope many more will do the same.
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