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Breaking: Walmart removed all guns and ammunition from displays in its U.S. stores, aiming to head off any potential theft of firearms if the stores are broken into amid social unrest
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Walmart removes guns and ammunition from store floors amid civil unrest
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Walmart removes guns and ammunition from store floors amid civil unrest
The retailer said that the decision was prompted by protests and looting in Philadelphia sparked by the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man with mental health issues who approached them while carrying a knife. While guns and ammunition won't be stocked on shelves, they will still be available for sale.
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Walmart removes guns and ammunition from store floors amid civil unrest
Walmart is removing all guns and ammo from its sales floors in response to concerns about break-ins and civil unrest. Firearm sales are soaring this year, according to the FBI database (via )
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"In an email, a company spokesman said the move was prompted by the protests and looting that have roiled Philadelphia this week after police killed Walter Wallace Jr., a Black man with mental health issues who approached them while carrying a knife." – The New York Times
In a pre-election precautionary move, Walmart removes guns, ammo from its shelves ahead of Nov. 3 election. They're still available for sale, but won't be on display on shelves. #guns #ammo #weaponsales #publicsafety #Walmart #ElectionDay![](data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="72" height="72"><rect fill-opacity="0"/></svg>)
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NEW YORK () _ Walmart says it has removed ammunition and firearms from displays at its U.S. stores, citing “civil unrest" in some areas. The nation's largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores.
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Walmart removed all guns and ammunition displays from its 4,700 U.S. stores this week as a “precaution for the safety of our associates and customer," citing "some isolated civil unrest," in Philadelphia.
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Walmart has moved all guns off the sales floors in its stores as a precaution, citing recent civil unrest in Philadelphia. The company made a similar decision in June during the widespread protests over the killing of George Floyd.
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Walter Wallace was killed by police in Philadelphia on Monday, sparking protests
Philadelphia officials imposed a citywide after-dark curfew, seeking to avert a third night of violence amid protests over the fatal police shooting of Walter Wallace
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The fatal shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia set off protests and violent clashes with the police in a swing state days before the presidential election. Here's what we know.
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JUST IN: Walmart removes gun displays from US stores amid fears of "civil unrest" in parts of the country hill.cm/fFuyZVM
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