Didn't think it would happen here

they're down to

their last few here in Bastrop. A guy in sporting goods told me they made money selling guns and they should have kept selleing them, but not so. There were none marked down either.

The WallyWorld here on 529 only carries shotgun ammo!! No rifle, pistol or 22's! Quit selling guns several months ago.

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

I can't say I'm sorry Wally World is out of the gun business. I prefer to support my local dealers who specialize in firearms. That's nothing more then my personal opinion, of course!

Although Wally World told the NRA this wasn't for political reasons, I suspect it was... Plus, with the Dems in office, I'm sure the ATF will be getting more aggressive sooner or later. Wally World associates may not pay attention to the detailed paper work required by the Federales.

I do feel bad for those who buy rifles at Wally World. In some areas, this may have been the closest or only place to purchase rifles. I do hope this doesn't affect to many of our gun owning brothers and sisters.

Wow, I'm going to be HOT if they quit selling ammo at my local wally...Its the only place around here to get WWB.

Any thread containing the name, Walmart, is a thread that is doomed to closure!

Bazooka Joe71, Meijer's also carries WWB, at least the one in Angola IN does,


RH

I can understand them wanting to get out... it's a lot of hassle as far as paperwork and sometimes too much for the employees. Not all, but some. I think that has a lot to do with it. Lots of liability for not so much profit margin, relatively speaking.


People can hate on Wal Mart all they want, but one less place to buy low-price ammo is one less place to buy low-price ammo. Period. I hated it when K-Mart stopped selling. My local WM has done away with the long guns, I probably better stock up on the ammo while I can.

The Wal-Mart up the road from me in Ruidoso is getting out of gun sales. I might take a trip up there this weekend and see if anything is on sale.
Our local Wal-Mart just reorganized their gun department, so I don't think it will be going anywhere soon.
I prefer supporting my local shops as much as possible, and have only purchased one gun from them.
I would be upset if they stopped selling ammo. They carry the gigantic UMC .45ACP packs here.

Dave

I noticed the empty gun cases when I picked up a few boxes of WWB .45ACP today. Cest le vie.

I talked to a former Wal Mart Superstore manager last week. When I asked him about the discontinued firearms sales, his answer was that Wal Mart had hired a senior executive from K-Mart, who was well known to be anti-gun. He also said that at this point, for the first time there are no longer any Waltons even serving on Wal Mart's board. It's obviously a different company than what Sam Walton had begun long ago.

Well now I'm currious. I will drop in on the local Walmart tomorrow here in the Old Dominion and report back. I have to agree though that Walmart is not your best option for firearms any way. I know they are a bit cheaper than the local FFL, but he's the one who needs the support from the community.

down here in South Florida, to my knowledge there is only 1 store that still sells guns in the whole tri-county area. At least I know there is only 1 in all of Miami.

I haven't been to that one in months though so it may be gone too.

They've also been shifting around the ammo and lately it's hit-or-miss with most ammo. I can't even predict what .22lr ammo they'll have in stock or .40SW ammo.

Talked to the usual gun at wally world, he said as fas as he knew, guns and ammo arent going anywhere from his store, although they did have a price jump and like THE ECON said, you neve know what there going to have.

I think a lie is being exposed.

When some WM's began eliminating firearms and ammo, we were told that it was a case by case basis and those stores that did a brisk business in them would keep them on hand. I think we were lied to. The WM near me got emptied of all gun related stuff (except cases of skeet loads) a month ago. There are plenty of hunters and shooters in my area, every time I went in there was someone at the counter. The WM in Middlefield has also quit selling guns and most ammo. There is a HUGE hunting population there, and they are the only department store for about fifty miles. Plenty of business to be had, methinks.

I'm getting the feeling that this is a corporate policy and we were lied to at the beginning of implimentation to keep us from raising a ruckuss.

Our local stores are getting out of reloading supplies and not doing particularly well in the gun business either. Serious shoppers head down the interstate to Cabelas. Reloaders are going to Midway and other mail order shops- hazmat fees or not. We recently acquired an Academy store and it quickly took over the Central Texas gun and ammunition business.

Our local Wally World is the third millenium K-Mart or Family Dollar store. The only thing that distinguishes it is when they get some limited-stock geegaw that the People just have to have and they start camping out in front of the door and pitching mini-riots over the coveted object.

Wal mart's loss as far as I'm concerned. The ONLY reason I go there is to buy inexpensive WWB ammo for practice, and maybe a can of brake cleaner or the blue paper shop towels (for cheap gun cleaning) while I happen to be there. The wal marts here are dirty overcrowded and not in particularly good areas of town. I'll go back to buying housewares at other local stores, and I'll just have to shop around a little harder and maybe buy more ammo off the internet (and start reloading all that brass I've been saving).

I think that nobody should support wall mart. They are always in the news regarding employee abuse and harrasment. They are always invading areas were the residents don't want them. They have killed a mulitude of small and large business'. They are greedy and don't care about anyone or anything; I for one, just won't do business for them.

I stopped by the local Walmart just to see yesterday

Still has full gun cases, but the inventory is very limited

None of the Taurus .22s that used to be there and no Rugers either

I think maybe my neighborhoods store is the one that was chosen as the inventory liquidator for the area, if they are truly getting out

Walmart is the "king" of market positioning--one of the reasons they're everywhere. They research potential markets long before they position and build stores. For example, in my immediate area there are 3 w/in a 20 mile radius. And they all carry a different "mix", as one bis ina "lower-middle" class,one is in a "middle-middle" class,and another in a "upper-middle" class area. They have some of the same items, and someare different. Pricing for the sameitem can even vary from store to store.

My point is, I would say gun/ammunition sales decisions are based on profit vs. cost(floor space), rather than any "anti-gun" sentiment. With places like Gander Mountain, and Cabela's increasing their presence, plus allof theonline vendors, I suspect WM has decided there are more profitable items to "insert" into many stores.

P.S. Never bought a gun or ammo there, myself--in fact, I only go into WM 2-3 times a year, for some good "deal" or another.

I've only been to a Walmart store ONCE in my entire life, and that was last year! I walked in, it was crowded with a lot of non-English speaking patrons and single-parent mothers with their 6 children, and....no GUNS for sale! I didn't need ammo, so I bought NOTHING! The store was NEW, but it already smelled like bean pharts and dirty/wet diapers!

When I got back to my truck in the parking lot, I had a flat tire! I put on the spare tire, drove off....and will NEVER return!

his answer was that Wal Mart had hired a senior executive from K-Mart, who was well known to be anti-gun. He also said that at this point, for the first time there are no longer any Waltons even serving on Wal Mart's board. It's obviously a different company than what Sam Walton had begun long ago.

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Like most Wal-Mart employees, it sounds like this one doesn't know what he is talking about.

If you go to Wal-mart's site, you can clearly see that 2 of the sons are still on the board.
http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=502

As far as the K-mart thing, if you dig deep enough here, you'll find people saying it was this guy from Target who was antigun and single-handedly did it: http://walmartstores.com/GlobalWMStoresWeb/navigate.do?catg=540&contId=42

That's probably wrong too.

I believe I've posted this link before, but I think it gives a good view of what happens when you deal with Wal-Mart.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/77/walmart.html
Give a read and see if it becomes obvious why guns, with all the paperwork and such associated with them, may not fit into this model.

agd1953 said:

I think that nobody should support wall mart. They are always in the news regarding employee abuse and harrasment. They are always invading areas were the residents don't want them. They have killed a mulitude of small and large business'. They are greedy and don't care about anyone or anything; I for one, just won't do business for them.

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While I am upset with the gun issue, and I think we have been lied to by WM, your quote, agd1953, is riduclous. Where did you get your information, from your shop steward? from the AFL-CIO newsletter?

If they were always abusing their employees, "invading" areas, and killing businesses they would be OUT OF BUSINESS. While I do agree, and regret, the WM effect on small business (I work at one), they bring a lot of value to communities.

By the way, they are one of the most successful businesses in the world. You don't get there by abusing customers, employees, or your stockholders.

No offense jorg
But that FastComapny article is just so much drivel

WalMart has forced nobody to do business with them at the cost of lay-offs and relocation of jobs

Those companies chose and choose to deal with Wal-Mart for the same reason that Wal-mart practices does.
They see a profit for themselves in the deal

If Vlasic claims that they have bee hurt by dealing with Wal_mart then they are run b y utter morons if they continue to do business with them.

Bottom line if you don't like Wal_Marts business practices don't deal with them and don't whine about getting outsmarted when you do and allow yourself to be repeatedly bested.

Can we please talk about something new and interesting? Something that hasn't already been discussed to freaking death!

Pretty please?

With sugar on top?