WalMart Suspends Ammo Orders

[Craig1056]

Sounds like the rumors are true. Time to let WalMart know their decision will cost them - I will not be shopping there if this is the path they want to follow.

http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn...ntrol-decision

[wyntrout]

The others sporting goods stores and gun stores will love this!

I would like to hear/see the unlawful threats by Biden and party to "sway" Walmart. It's not like Liberals LIKED Walmart, anyhow!!

Wynn

[chrish]

scary claim in the comments area of this article...states that WalMart has inside info about a national registration and stamp required to purchase ammo. Says you'll only be able to buy ammo for the calibers you have registered.

not that anything on the net can be believed. But that'll be a freakin war if they try that.

[MikeyKahr]

The next eight-nine days are going to be fascinating! Most likely sad, but fascinating, nonetheless. If this Walmart rumor ends up being true and verified (officially announced), along with what EOs come out from the President, I shudder to think of the protests that will be happening at Walmart.

[chrish]

Just saw a HYSTERICAL comment on a similar article on WND. Said to go to walmart, fill a cart brimming full, drop it off in the sporting goods department in front of the ammo and leave. Eventually they'll get the message.

Might have to do that, repeatedly.

[muggsy]

You people are beginning to embarrass me. Walmart hasn't said that they will never sell ammo again. They are simply waiting for the dust to settle before placing any more orders. If you don't like it shop elsewhere. This was brought on by the democrats in congress and the White House. Walmart isn't your enemy.

[Bawanna]

+1 on that. Focus your frustration and hopefully down right anger on the root cause of all this. President Barrack Obama and his disciples.

Hope everyone is happy, I didn't call him monkey or missing link or anything.

Oh crap, guess I did. I hate myself.

[chrish]

You people are beginning to embarrass me. Walmart hasn't said that they will never sell ammo again. They are simply waiting for the dust to settle before placing any more orders. If you don't like it shop elsewhere. This was brought on by the democrats in congress and the White House. Walmart isn't your enemy.

I don't think anyone said Walmart wasn't going to sell ammo ever again. It's pretty obvious what they are doing and I agree w/ your statement, they are just waiting to see what happens and committing to stock that they might not be able to sell. But, what does that say? Really? You expect ammo to be regulated to a point that you cannot sell it?

I personally don't care what they do, and I was joking about going there w/ a shopping cart and leaving it...the employees have nothing to do w/ it and they should have to put a cart full of crap back from every dolt that goes in there.

But, and I stress BUT...you may be embarrassed by those of us that might want to protest this, but if the only ammo place in your town were doing this, you'd be pissed. And yes, many might take your suggestion and shop elsewhere, but it's our prerogative to gripe about even if you don't agree w/ our gripe.

I know you don't agree w/ much of the 'sky is falling' stuff that's going around now. But it's falling piece by piece whether you think it is or not. I'm still waiting to see, but its not looking good with each passing day.

[Bawanna]

I agree the sky is indeed falling too. An I was gonna do the shopping cart thing every time I visit but I don't go there often anyhow. Maybe I'll go more.

I might still do the shopping cart thing, just cause I like the idea so good.

I was thinking frozen and refrigerated items to kind of put a time constraint on it. Do you think I'm evil?

[Longitude Zero]

The Sporting Goods Manager Districe Manager who offices at the WalMart closest to my home told me they are only waiting to see what comes out of DC before committing to further orders.

[MW surveyor]

Hope everyone is happy, I didn't call him monkey or missing link or anything.

Oh crap, guess I did. I hate myself.

If you weren't on the list before this one. YOU ARE NOW!

[Scoundrel]

I agree the sky is indeed falling too. An I was gonna do the shopping cart thing every time I visit but I don't go there often anyhow. Maybe I'll go more.

I might still do the shopping cart thing, just cause I like the idea so good.

I was thinking frozen and refrigerated items to kind of put a time constraint on it. Do you think I'm evil?

While it's a funny idea, I doubt that the message will go further than the local management, which won't do anyone any good. In order to get to the corporate level, we'd need to organize a massive campaign coordinated across multiple states.

But since the majority of people are happy to ***** about stuff but rarely take decisive action, I doubt we'd get enough folks to actually do it, so it would not be noticed by the corporate offices.

It _might_ be more effective to send letters. But, there are two problems with that as well.

1. It's a business decision they're making, not a moral one, and I doubt that they'll listen to protests. I mean, look what they pay their employees and how they are treated, despite years of protests.

2. Ruger has made it SO EASY to send letters to the government that it takes just a few clicks of the mouse and just entering in a very small amount of information. Almost no effort is required. And still, at the time of this post only 207,131 people have done it.

So while it sucks that WalMart is perpetuating the frenzy, I think that leaving shopping carts full of merchandise in front of the empty ammo case at local stores just ain't gonna be effective.

[chrish]

2. Ruger has made it SO EASY to send letters to the government that it takes just a few clicks of the mouse and just entering in a very small amount of information. Almost no effort is required. And still, at the time of this post only 207,131 people have done it.

I know a lot of people are doing this, and I applaud the effort...something is better than nothing. But I have heard more than 1 gov't official say on camera that a personal email at a MIMIMUM or a hand-written/typed USPS letter go further and get more recognition than this robot generated stuff.

Not saying its bad, just saying those guys have said they toss the form letter stuff aside like junk mail and READ letters from constituents. True or not, that's what they said.

[Scoundrel]

I know a lot of people are doing this, and I applaud the effort...something is better than nothing. But I have heard more than 1 gov't official say on camera that a personal email at a MIMIMUM or a hand-written/typed USPS letter go further and get more recognition than this robot generated stuff.

Not saying its bad, just saying those guys have said they toss the form letter stuff aside like junk mail and READ letters from constituents. True or not, that's what they said.

You're absolutely right on all counts. But since most people can't be bothered to hand write the stuff (self included), sending the robot letters is better than nothing.

When something goes viral, and seven million Facebook comments or Twitter messages happen, and a company reverses their policy to save face, do you think that the decision makers read all seven million entries? Of course not.

So what Ruger is probably hoping to accomplish here is to send a few dozen million letters so that someone will take notice.

[chrish]

You're absolutely right on all counts. But since most people can't be bothered to hand write the stuff (self included), sending the robot letters is better than nothing.

When something goes viral, and seven million Facebook comments or Twitter messages happen, and a company reverses their policy to save face, do you think that the decision makers read all seven million entries? Of course not.

So what Ruger is probably hoping to accomplish here is to send a few dozen million letters so that someone will take notice.

Good point. Twitter and Facebook are very very effective. I definitely think the 'raw count' of what come out of Ruger's effort and others like it are probably noticed, the numbers...so in that vain, you are right, still a good thing.