Walmart Not Selling Guns? - The Firearms Forum

Tom Militano · 11-04-2007, 08:28 PM

The local Walmart quit selling guns and ammunition and I was told they are all going to stop. Anybody heard anything about that?

rowdyredneck · 11-04-2007, 08:34 PM

I don't know all the details but I've heard its just certain stores were going to stop selling firearms. I'm not sure of the reason, I heard they weeded those stores out based on poor sales figures but who knows...maybe they caved under pressure from anti gun public relations people trying to make a name for themselves.
There are five Wal-mart super centers within a 50 mile radius of me and all but one have stopped selling firearms within the past year. I asked one of the employees and he told me the same thing, just certain stores. The only one left here that still sells them had them yet as of this August along with the special order catalog, but all the others have stopped entirely. They do still sell ammo in all of the stores I've been to though.

durk · 11-04-2007, 08:40 PM

Some Wal marts still sell guns and some don't. Not sure why. I was told by 2 different employees, 2 different reasons.

Bruce FLinch · 11-04-2007, 09:14 PM

The one's here in Alameda & Contra Costa counties stopped selling guns about 18 mos ago. They were asking people to fill out & sign a questionaire regarding ammo purchases. Don't know if they stopped selling ammo or not. All of us local gunowner's stopped going to Walmart.

delta13soultaker · 11-05-2007, 07:38 AM

Honestly...Wal-Mart is not what it once was...by far!

I see the chain as one of the things wrong with America.

BobMcG · 11-05-2007, 08:21 AM

All I've ever heard was that they were going to keep selling firearms in areas more out in the "country" and stop sales in the major city areas. However, it doesn't make what I heard correct by any means.

I do know that I live way out in the "country" and the two stores nearest me, one 32 miles to the north and one 30 miles to the south, still sell firearms and I haven't heard any rumors of them not continuing to do so in the future. You can take that for what it's worth although a change in their policy wouldn't effect me anyways as I've never bought a firearm from them and don't plan on doing so either.

obxned · 11-05-2007, 10:51 AM

It's a matter of profits, like everything with Wally. If your local store quits selling guns and ammo it is because you folks weren't buying enough.

Tom Militano · 11-05-2007, 01:19 PM

It could have something to do with the fact that they had a lousy selection of guns and ammo and sales people that had no idea what they were doing. The lady behind the counter once told me there was no such thing as .40 S&W ammunition.

Marlin · 11-05-2007, 01:34 PM

We have two SuperCentres within five miles of us.

The store in Vidalia, Louisiana, across the river, does not carry firearms and will refer anyone asking to the Natchez store. Our store still carries long guns, both rifle and shotgun, ammunition and will order anything one wants from a catalogue if they don't have it in stock.

Pat Hurley · 11-05-2007, 07:45 PM

The two Wal-Mart's that I shop at in Naples still sell long guns and ammo of wide variety. I can verify this because I was in there about three hours ago admiring a beautiful new Henry Golden Boy.

I make a conscious effort to buy as much as I can from Wal-Mart whenever possible. It makes liberals absolutely crazy, and few things give me more joy than casuing liberals to gnash their teeth or writhe their hands in a state of emotional meltdown.

God Bless America. God Bless Wal-Mart.

noslolo · 11-06-2007, 01:11 AM

They pulled all of there guns here for a while then they went back to selling black powder and air guns

noslolo · 11-06-2007, 01:13 AM

They still sell all types of ammo, and if I wasn't so broke I would buy from a local, but the prices are so cheap! (including .40s&w)

travihanson · 11-06-2007, 10:44 AM

The wally worlds up here still sell rifles and ammunition. There is a wal-mart I think in Portland that stopped selling, I too am not sure of the reason some stopped...

rosierita · 11-06-2007, 05:25 PM

i know the walmart that we've shopped at for years is still selling them, our local kmart is too! we just had a new walmart open up a few wks ago. i have been in there for quick stops, but no real shopping yet, so i have no idea if they are selling guns or not. maybe 1 of these days i'll get to look thru the entire store......

neophyte · 11-08-2007, 07:52 PM

Walmart still sells guns.
Go to the 'Walmart' web page. In the search function type in guns. Scroll down the left side and you find a few manufacturers below that you'll find "more". Follow until you find what you want. Walmart at this site will give you directions how to get your gun from your local store. Walmart wants your money.

Don't mean to jump in like I know anything; just did a little checking.
Not any shipping charges either.

Nortranman · 11-08-2007, 08:17 PM

Walmart just opened a new "Super Walmart" near us, but I couldn't tell you whether or not they are still selling guns. The place is so huge and there are so many people I can't stand going in there to find out. As soon as I get my courage up, I'll go in and check.

williamd · 11-08-2007, 09:52 PM

WalMart in SoCal does not sell guns. All kinds of ammo though. DUMB employees. I usually just walk behind the counter and pick up the boxes I want while they stare. Maybe no gun sales because they do not employ anyone bright enough to do the paperwork!!??

Yea, the crowds of illegals turn me around lots of days. But, they can't get out real early ... to many mouths to feed breakfast.

I, too, consider WalMart as one of the things wrong with America. But, Winchester AA is about half what the local gun shop sells it for. And, by the way, the new AA hull is not nearly as friendly to reloaders as the old!

Tom Militano · 11-09-2007, 04:27 PM

This is a Walmart superstore that quit selling guns. It's in Jacksonville, AL.

charagrin · 11-09-2007, 05:33 PM

The one right here in Augusta, Me is still churning em out. I got my first gun there.-Char

11-04-2007, 08:28 PM	#1
Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Walmart Not Selling Guns? The local Walmart quit selling guns and ammunition and I was told they are all going to stop. Anybody heard anything about that? -->

11-04-2007, 08:34 PM	#2
rowdyredneck V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 215	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? I don't know all the details but I've heard its just certain stores were going to stop selling firearms. I'm not sure of the reason, I heard they weeded those stores out based on poor sales figures but who knows...maybe they caved under pressure from anti gun public relations people trying to make a name for themselves. There are five Wal-mart super centers within a 50 mile radius of me and all but one have stopped selling firearms within the past year. I asked one of the employees and he told me the same thing, just certain stores. The only one left here that still sells them had them yet as of this August along with the special order catalog, but all the others have stopped entirely. They do still sell ammo in all of the stores I've been to though. __________________ "This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!" ~Adolf Hitler, 1935 Fear the government that fears your guns!

11-04-2007, 08:40 PM	#3
durk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,026	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? Some Wal marts still sell guns and some don't. Not sure why. I was told by 2 different employees, 2 different reasons. __________________ Durk

11-04-2007, 09:14 PM	#4
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? The one's here in Alameda & Contra Costa counties stopped selling guns about 18 mos ago. They were asking people to fill out & sign a questionaire regarding ammo purchases. Don't know if they stopped selling ammo or not. All of us local gunowner's stopped going to Walmart. __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

11-05-2007, 07:38 AM	#5
delta13soultaker Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Depends on Uncle Sam's whim every 3 yrs. Posts: 2,948	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? Honestly...Wal-Mart is not what it once was...by far! I see the chain as one of the things wrong with America. __________________ Never say die! "A nation who forgets its defenders is soon forgotten itself." "A good shot must necessarily be a good man since the essence of good marksmanship is self-control and self-control is the essential quality of a good man." – Theodore Roosevelt

11-05-2007, 08:21 AM	#6
BobMcG Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Somewhere in the Twilight Zone. Contributor Posts: 1,119	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? All I've ever heard was that they were going to keep selling firearms in areas more out in the "country" and stop sales in the major city areas. However, it doesn't make what I heard correct by any means. I do know that I live way out in the "country" and the two stores nearest me, one 32 miles to the north and one 30 miles to the south, still sell firearms and I haven't heard any rumors of them not continuing to do so in the future. You can take that for what it's worth although a change in their policy wouldn't effect me anyways as I've never bought a firearm from them and don't plan on doing so either.

11-05-2007, 10:51 AM	#7
obxned Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,342	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? It's a matter of profits, like everything with Wally. If your local store quits selling guns and ammo it is because you folks weren't buying enough. __________________ Proud member of a North Carolina Committee of Safety "If we loose Freedom here, there's no place to escape to. This is the Last Stand on Earth!" Ronald Reagan

11-05-2007, 01:19 PM	#8
Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? It could have something to do with the fact that they had a lousy selection of guns and ammo and sales people that had no idea what they were doing. The lady behind the counter once told me there was no such thing as .40 S&W ammunition.

11-05-2007, 01:34 PM	#9
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? We have two SuperCentres within five miles of us. The store in Vidalia, Louisiana, across the river, does not carry firearms and will refer anyone asking to the Natchez store. Our store still carries long guns, both rifle and shotgun, ammunition and will order anything one wants from a catalogue if they don't have it in stock. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

11-05-2007, 07:45 PM	#10
Pat Hurley Former Guest Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 987	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? The two Wal-Mart's that I shop at in Naples still sell long guns and ammo of wide variety. I can verify this because I was in there about three hours ago admiring a beautiful new Henry Golden Boy. I make a conscious effort to buy as much as I can from Wal-Mart whenever possible. It makes liberals absolutely crazy, and few things give me more joy than casuing liberals to gnash their teeth or writhe their hands in a state of emotional meltdown. God Bless America. God Bless Wal-Mart.

11-06-2007, 01:11 AM	#11
noslolo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 1,558	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? They pulled all of there guns here for a while then they went back to selling black powder and air guns __________________ I'm a heck of a "obesito illegitimo"

11-06-2007, 01:13 AM	#12
noslolo Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Johnstown PA Posts: 1,558	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? They still sell all types of ammo, and if I wasn't so broke I would buy from a local, but the prices are so cheap! (including .40s&w) __________________ I'm a heck of a "obesito illegitimo"

11-06-2007, 10:44 AM	#13
travihanson Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Milo, ME Posts: 582	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? The wally worlds up here still sell rifles and ammunition. There is a wal-mart I think in Portland that stopped selling, I too am not sure of the reason some stopped... __________________ The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you expect a bang, and a bang when you expect a click.

11-06-2007, 05:25 PM	#14
rosierita Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,218	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? i know the walmart that we've shopped at for years is still selling them, our local kmart is too! we just had a new walmart open up a few wks ago. i have been in there for quick stops, but no real shopping yet, so i have no idea if they are selling guns or not. maybe 1 of these days i'll get to look thru the entire store...... __________________

11-08-2007, 07:52 PM	#15
neophyte V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NC Posts: 63	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? Walmart still sells guns. Go to the 'Walmart' web page. In the search function type in guns. Scroll down the left side and you find a few manufacturers below that you'll find "more". Follow until you find what you want. Walmart at this site will give you directions how to get your gun from your local store. Walmart wants your money. Don't mean to jump in like I know anything; just did a little checking. Not any shipping charges either. __________________ Craig By the standards of many

11-08-2007, 08:17 PM	#16
Nortranman V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northwest Posts: 197	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? Walmart just opened a new "Super Walmart" near us, but I couldn't tell you whether or not they are still selling guns. The place is so huge and there are so many people I can't stand going in there to find out. As soon as I get my courage up, I'll go in and check. __________________ "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Ben Franklin

11-08-2007, 09:52 PM	#17
williamd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 772	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? WalMart in SoCal does not sell guns. All kinds of ammo though. DUMB employees. I usually just walk behind the counter and pick up the boxes I want while they stare. Maybe no gun sales because they do not employ anyone bright enough to do the paperwork!!?? Yea, the crowds of illegals turn me around lots of days. But, they can't get out real early ... to many mouths to feed breakfast. I, too, consider WalMart as one of the things wrong with America. But, Winchester AA is about half what the local gun shop sells it for. And, by the way, the new AA hull is not nearly as friendly to reloaders as the old! __________________ "Outlaw guns and only outlaws will have guns!" But, we are moving that direction. NRA Benefactor, Vet VN '64-'65 Never sell a gun or a car and you can retire right!!

11-09-2007, 04:27 PM	#18
Tom Militano Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jacksonville, AL Posts: 1,255	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? This is a Walmart superstore that quit selling guns. It's in Jacksonville, AL.

11-09-2007, 05:33 PM	#19
charagrin Former Guest Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 451	Re: Walmart Not Selling Guns? The one right here in Augusta, Me is still churning em out. I got my first gun there.-Char