Walmart Removes Guns and Ammo From Store Displays, Citing Potential ‘Unrest’

Walmart Removes Guns and Ammo From Store Displays, Citing Potential ‘Unrest’
People wear masks and gloves as they wait to enter a Walmart in Uniondale, N.Y., on April 17, 2020. Al Bello/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Walmart Inc. on Thursday announced it will pull all guns and ammunition from its store displays on sales floors at stores this week in a bid to prevent the theft of firearms if stores are looted or broken into during potential mass civil unrest.

The Arkansas-based retail giant confirmed its new policy to news outlets, stipulating that customers can still buy firearms and ammo upon request.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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