Wal-Mart Pulls Guns Out of 1,000 Stores
April 18th, 2006 David King - King's Outdoor World
Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest firearms retailer, announced Friday that it would stop selling firearms in one-third of its stores, about 1,000 outlets. No details have been announced on which locations will be affected. The decision was widely reported through an Associated Press story. “While from a customer perspective we don’t like to see a reduction in the number of retail outlets for our industry’s products, the Wal-Mart decision to eliminate firearm sales in some locations may open the door for increased sales among independent retailers and outdoor ’superstores,’” said Doug Painter, NSSF president. Although Wal-Mart cited lack of demand in certain markets as the reason for its decision, recent nationwide data show that firearm and accessory sales remain strong. According to the latest statistics from the National Sporting Goods Association, U.S. firearm sales increased by nine percent, while hunting gear sales saw the fastest growth of all sporting goods categories, in 2004.
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1. ANTHONY BUMPKINS | April 21st, 2006 at 12:02 am
So does that mean rifles to????
2. Leroy Mcquiggly | April 26th, 2006 at 12:33 am
Ahhh do you know, perhaps what stores there taking them from
cowboy?? And does it include bulltes..
3. Kahn | March 23rd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
The store in my town pulled them. They hadn’t sold pistols in a long time. This withdrawl includes rifles and shotguns. The rest of the sporting goods area appears intact including ammo.
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