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melm00se Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:26 AM
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Wal-Mart to sell handguns
http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/april/238643/WalMart-to-sell-handguns

Wal-Mart is stepping up its gun business.

The store chain wants to put handguns on its shelves in order to boost sales.

More than 1,000 stores already sell rifles, shotguns, and ammunition, but only stores in Alaska sell handguns.

Wal-Mart said they'll soon be selling handguns at 2,000 stores nationwide, mainly in areas where fishing and hunting are popular.
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Buzz Clik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:28 AM
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1. They will, no doubt, be as awesome as the rest of their merchandise.
Caveat emptor.
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melm00se Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:33 AM
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3. in sporting goods
the Wal-Marts here carries a pretty decent range.

from H&R to Remington and Rugers. Prices range from $119 to $999.
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gejohnston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:35 AM
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6. Finally something not made in China
even then many are made in Europe
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no limit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:30 AM
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2. But I'm guessing they still wont allow uncensored music and books on their shelves?
Edited on Sun May-01-11 11:31 AM by no limit
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:36 AM
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7. They'd sell
snuff flicks if they thought it would make them another nickel.
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friendly_iconoclast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 04:48 PM
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21. They *do* sell unrated videos, along with the censored CDs and books
At least the nearest one to me does. Go figure....
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47of74 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:36 AM
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8. Probably
I can count on one hand the number of times I've been inside a Wally World in the past five years, and I used to work there.
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gejohnston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:36 AM
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9. that would be asking too much
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GKirk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:33 AM
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4. I'm pretty sure that they
Edited on Sun May-01-11 11:39 AM by GKirk
used to sell handguns. I don't think my local Wally Mart sells guns of any kind right now.

And in addition I don't think whether they do or don't sell handguns will make a lick of difference as to how many people own guns in an area. The only effect will be on the mom and pop gun store around the corner.
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gejohnston Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:07 PM
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12. I don't know if they ever did nor not
But I doubt their prices will be much lower.
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:34 AM
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5. Crappy Chinese handguns that break after one use?
Guns are tools. I don't go to Wally World for tools. Actually, I don't go there for anything. I learned about Chinese tools at Harbor Freight.
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rrneck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:38 AM
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11. I go there
to use the toilet. I like the idea of turning their twenty million dollar building into my own personal outhouse.
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RSillsbee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:31 PM
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15. Never buy any thing w/ moving parts at Harbor Freight
They do have nice dead blow hammers and I like the magnetic bolt holders. Beyond that.....
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Bold Lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:35 PM
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16. Importation of firearms from China has been banned for a number of years now.
IIRC it was under the first bush.
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AzNick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 01:14 PM
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17. No but cheap "Walmart" editions of S&W maybe
As well as Jennings (very bad) and Hi-Point (I own two, they are better than their reputation but I would not bet my life on one).
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 11:37 AM
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10. not in my local three stores...
the local sports shops are happy with that decision
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Euromutt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:18 PM
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13. I have bought exactly one firearm-related item at Wal Mart, ever
To wit a pair of Butler Creek flip-up scope covers, for a scope I did not buy at Wal Mart, to put on a rifle I did not buy at Wal Mart.

And that's about as much as I intend ever to buy there.
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NewMoonTherian Donating Member (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 12:23 PM
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14. I won't buy guns from Walmart anymore.
The halfassed clerk in sporting goods hassled a friend of mine when he tried to buy a rifle. Their merchandise may or may not be of decent quality, but the service is pathetic.
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AzNick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 01:18 PM
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18. They rarely have knowledgeable staff
As always... Wally World is a place you go to knowing what you're looking for.

Underpaid, stressed out employees, who I respect and treat kindly, knowing that one day, maybe, I could be forced to work there.
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-..__... Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 01:24 PM
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19. I guess WalMart didn't get the VPC/Brady memo?
Why on earth would they make such a poor business decision if firearms sales are declining?

:sarcasm:
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David West Donating Member (92 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 04:26 PM
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20. Wal-Mart has some good ammo deals.
A few weeks ago I bought the entire stock of Remington UMC .45acp at 3 different walmarts for $84.97/250 round case. That's a great price. Prior to that all the local prices were in the $100/250 range.
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slackmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 04:52 PM
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22. Blood will run in Aisle 12
Cleanup!
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 08:21 PM
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23. I bought a Winchester 70 in 300 win mag for $315. I sold it at a gun show for $350 a few years later


It was a good rifle at a good price.
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ileus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 08:22 PM
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24. Finally some good news about Wal-Mart
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Bold Lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 08:28 PM
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25. Great! the $25.00 gun is back with no questions asked.
:sarcasm:
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 08:36 PM
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Bold Lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 11:31 AM
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28. You are correct.
My sarcastic response was do to a poster that once claimed that Walmart sold guns for under $100.00 with no questions asked. This person claimed that they were going to go buy one and Walmart to prove their assertion. Of course that never happened.
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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-01-11 10:08 PM
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27. Looks like a return to their previous policy, after a hiatus.
WM used to sell handguns, and they've always sold handgun ammunition. And I don't recall them selling the really cheap ones, either; they were mostly guns from major manufacturers, like their rifle and shotgun lines.
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Bold Lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-02-11 02:53 PM
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29. Gun sales are up, WalMarts sales are down. Doing the math
it would seem to be a smart move.
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