Gun Violence Survivors Demand Walmart Honor 2004 Pledge to Stop Selling Assault Weapons Nationwide
Nearly 250,000 people join gun violence survivors' letter to Walmart to demand the retailer stop selling assault weapons and deadly munitions. A protest is scheduled for Tuesday in front of Newtown, CT-area Walmart.
Editor's Note: The Walmart Supercenter in Eureka sells 15 to 20 types of firearms, including assault rifles, but not hand guns. Do you agree that Walmart should cease carrying assault weapons? A sporting goods employee at the Eureka Walmart tells Patch assault rifles are on back-order, and could take up to two years to replenish the inventory. This Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 11 a.m. EST gun violence survivors indicated they will join dozens of Walmart customers to demand that Walmart—the nation's largest gun retailer—honor a 2004 pledge to stop the sale of assault weapons and munitions in their stores nationwide. Gun violence survivors, consumer watchdogs and concerned citizens will rally outside the Walmart in Danbury, CT, just minutes from …
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Perry Phillips
1:06 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
We all want to do the blame game when something bad happens, but yet we let our children play video games that show so much blood and death and we think that's ok! We dont want to take away auto's when a drunk or stoned driver hits someone and kills them. We see our country's moral standards drop more every year, its okay for a woman to have an abortion just because she doesnt want the child but … more ›