WalMart Suspends Ammo Orders

[JustinN]

At times attitudes can seem very similar. Someone gets shot so anti-gun immediately start screaming to ban guns.....It gets rumored a company is not ordering more ammo, everyone immediately jumps to boycott them....

I see a difference when you have a company that officially comes out and says one thing that is against second amendment rights, but for people to be so heated over rumor....

[KoolBreeze]

According to Wal-Mart headquarters, the reports are not correct, but who knows.

http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/walmart-r...ed-ammo-story/

[mr surveyor]

since WM was in the room with v.p. j. bite-me, I wouldn't doubt that they smell the ultimate in "we're not coming for your guns" EO tactic...... something like a 50% federal tax on all ammunition and related components.

That's what I've been expecting to come from this administration since 2008




edited out the personal whining

[KoolBreeze]

Taxing ammo doesn't do anything to prevent gun violence. People that are hell bent on shooting up a school, mall or etc couldn't careless if ammo costs 10x what it does now. All they need is a 50 round box. The only people that a tax would hurt would be the enthusiasts that like to shoot a lot.

But I wouldn't be surprised since everything else they have proposed thus far is pointless and baseless when it comes to preventing gun violence. But we all know their ultimate goal is an outright ban on all private gun ownership.

[muggsy]

Nothing proposed by the anti-gun liberal progressive socialist democrats would have prevented what happened. Had a mad man set fire to the school and killed twenty kids and six school officials would the democrats call for a ban on matches? You know where this is coming from. Direct your anger there.

[RRP]

I just returned from Walmart. They had a good supply of .380, .38 spl, and .357, which was not there yesterday. They seem to be getting deliveries daily, but the stuff goes fast. Unless one is there are the right time, it would be easy to get the impression Walmart is getting out of the ammo business. The shelves are often bare.

[kahrhog]

It`s not true.Walmart will still sale ammo.

[certified106]

My Walmart just turned 80%of its ammo case into a display case for other stuff...... I asked them if they were going to be ordering more and the guy at the counter told me no, not at this time.

[tv_racin_fan]

Are you not a bit concerned that the largest retailer of ammo in the US is so quick "wait for the dust to settle". Seems to me this is a bit more than Chicken Little screaming embarrassing things.

I agree Walmart is not the enemy here but they obviously are quickly influenced by the anti-gun leftest who have no problem doing whatever it takes to get Walmart to roll over. Think it's time the rest of us let this "for profit" company that any decisions they make (yes- they haven't yet) regarding future policy changes might have an effect on their bottom line.

That or we can just be quite and hope for the best so as to not embarrass ourselves.

Obviously? According to who? The official said nothing about stopping orders on ammo.Apparently some flunkies have. Funny thing I understand from some guys locally that local Wal Marts are still stocking ammo when they get it.

I can recall around the 08 election that I visited Wal Mart everytime I went to town and I stopped at every one I passed. First couple of trips the wife was not happy but when she noticed the number of times we stopped and found no ammo she understood. Eventually I just happened to hit a few Wal Marts at the right time and found enough to replenish my stock.

I'ts lookin like I might have to cast some projectiles and learn how to make jackets and resort to black powder... wish I had bought a couple 8 lb jugs of powder for handguns.

[RWillieK]

I have stopped at the majority of the Walmart stores in my area, and a few outside my area and have found nothing in 9mm, .380, or .22lr.

I have stopped at about 8 stores so far and found the cabinet to be empty of everything but shotgun shells, and .17.

[Barth]

My online ammo sources are continuing to be drained.
5.56/.223 has been long gone.
But now pistol ammo appears to be evaporating as well.
Even with the latest threat of an Emperor Order passing - the fear continues.

[stickbow9]

Yeah all of this is disturbing. I have found several local/regional stores in my area that not only get weekly stock of ammo, but they do not mark up the prices like some of the LGS in my area who try to gouge. Still very decent prices that have not been jacked up. I still try to stay away from Walmart because I have other options. They do some sketchy things in the labor world that sort of bother me too....... Just sayin'

[KoolBreeze]

I looked in one of our local Walmart stores tonight. All they had in handgun ammo was a single box of .380 and that wasn't there last week. Hopefully things will get back to normal soon.

[Brent]

This Walmart story is false. Probably started by one of the groups that is trying to get Walmart to stop selling handgun ammo. Our local Walmart has a sign up on the ammo case that said the report is NOT true. I talked with the sporting goods manager and he is pro 2nd amendment as well. He had some ammo in the back and said they had a hard time keeping it stocked. We live in an area that is very gun-friendly, but I know Walmarts in other areas and even management can be just the opposite.

[muggsy]

Are you not a bit concerned that the largest retailer of ammo in the US is so quick "wait for the dust to settle". Seems to me this is a bit more than Chicken Little screaming embarrassing things.

I agree Walmart is not the enemy here but they obviously are quickly influenced by the anti-gun leftest who have no problem doing whatever it takes to get Walmart to roll over. Think it's time the rest of us let this "for profit" company that any decisions they make (yes- they haven't yet) regarding future policy changes might have an effect on their bottom line.

That or we can just be quite and hope for the best so as to not embarrass ourselves.

Anyone in business who doesn't watch their bottom line isn't in business for very long. Walmart like any other business is most motivated by profit. Our economy is in the dumper, because every business is waiting to see what the idiot in the White House is going to do. Wake up to reality.