Buying guns and ammo at Wal Mart- forget about it.

[CPA9mm]

I stopped by Wal Mart this morning on the way to work to pick up a few boxes of 9mm range ammo. Of course there were no employees near the ammunition counter. I tracked down a couple of employees and I was eventually told that "the manager said no one knows where the keys are, come back later."

It is ironic that I found this article online this morning about the difficulty of buying a gun at Wal Mart. By the way, who in the h*** wants to buy a gun at Wal Mart?

https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-gun-buying-review-virginia-store-2019-8

I do not think this is all by accident. Wal Mart is a well run company and sales growth is important. This appears to be an end around strategy to gradually get out of all firearms related sales.

 

[Cadcom]

I stopped by Wal Mart this morning on the way to work to pick up a few boxes of 9mm range ammo. Of course there were no employees near the ammunition counter. I tracked down a couple of employees and I was eventually told that "the manager said no one knows where the keys are, come back later."

It is ironic that i fond this article online this morning about the difficulty of buying a gun at Wal Mart. By the way, who in the h*** wants to buy a gun at Wal Mart?

https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-gun-buying-review-virginia-store-2019-8

I do not think this is all by accident. Wal Mart is a well run company and sales growth is important. This appears to be an end around strategy to gradually get out of all firearms related sales.

I think they are slowly getting out of it altogether. Fire sales on guns and no new stock once they sell those. Ammo has been thin as well.

 

[Lazarus]

I havent been to the gun section of Walmart since the shooting took place but last time I was there which wasnt too long ago the ammo was stocked well. That said I dont find Walmart to be very efficient and more than once I've had to track down someone to buy ammo. While I dont doubt they would get out of the market I dont think your experience is necessarily an indication of it.

 

[sagpacker]

I haven’t been back for awhile. About a year ago I got there at 8:45 pm to buy ammo. I waited patiently because two guys were buying a gun. It took the clerk until After 9pm to finish all the paperwork. When it was my turn I asked the clerk for some ammo and he said sorry... we can’t sell ammo after 9pm.

 

[MuleShoe]

Been over 3 years since I’ve been to Walmart!% Walmart !

 

[Smoothie]

Definitely a planned move on their part. Don't piss off the gun owners by an outright ban, just make it impossible to buy.

 

[Trailrider]

I keep telling folks I boycotted Walmart years ago, but you drive by a Walmart and it's always crowded. I got tired of never being able to find help and it seems it's gotten worse.

 

[eightnsand]

Buy from your local small store operators. The worlds largest corporation needs not your $$$.

 

[Bonecollector]

Give it 10-20 more years an no corporate chain stores will be selling guns.

 

[Deleted member 79987]

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