Walmart pulls firearms, ammunition from U.S. store floors as civil unrest flares

[Surelynot]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/30/us-unions-general-strike-election-trump-biden-victory?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

 

Might need those guns...

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, Grumpy John said:

I think some people talk about firearms like their experts but the reality is they wouldn't know the dangerous end from the safe end.  And firearms training in Stralia is for some taught by your dad and if you get something wrong you get a stern warning not to do it again...but do it twice and you some serious verbal abuse!  

LOL.

Thousands of Australian men have served and they've all been trained to use them by men that have used them in action ( or at least till the last of the Vietnam vets retired ).

 

I think I know which end the projectile comes out of.

In NZ hunting is huge, and also many thousands of guys have served even if most never saw action.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, heybruce said:

An obvious reason to not insist on a "one rule fits all" approach to gun control is that the needs in a crowded city are different from those in the country.

 

Does anyone living in a city apartment need a .303?  Do they need a semi-automatic assault rifle?

They do if facing possibility of home invasion by gangsters.

 

.303????????????????? That was WW2.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, J Town said:

I particularly enjoyed Bernie Sanders' view on the matter. He said people in Vermont have very different circumstances than those in California, and gun laws should be left up to the individual states.

Oh, if only that pesky constitution didn't have something to say on the matter.

[Rimmer]

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[polpott]

1 hour ago, heybruce said:

Since the end of the cold war, can you think of any time in any democratic country when armed civilians defended against tyranny?

Vietnam. And guess who won?

[jvs]

3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Should never let one's stocks get below a couple thousand rounds...never know when it will hit the fan and your country needs you

Your country would need you for what?You would have to bring your own gun? Bring your own lunch also? Who would you fight?

I thought the second amendment was in case the government would get out of control and you would have to fight them.

The government will come with drones and air strikes,your little gun will be totally useless.

 

[jvs]

This is what Jim has to say about this,

 

 

[MaxYakov]

18 minutes ago, polpott said:

1 hour ago, heybruce said:

Since the end of the cold war, can you think of any time in any democratic country when armed civilians defended against tyranny?

Vietnam. And guess who won?

Errrr. I believe you need to take Remedial History 101 and/or read and understand the question before answering.

 

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by MaxYakov

[polpott]

Just now, MaxYakov said:

Errrr. I believe you need to take some Remedial History 101 and/or read and understand the question before answering.

I think you didn't like the answer. BTW The Vietnamese geurillas won. Result.

[MikeN]

3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

So they chase foxes and pheasants around with what now?

Well they certainly don’t feel the need for military style assault rifles and concealed handguns !

[Pattaya Spotter]

9 minutes ago, MikeN said:

Well they certainly don’t feel the need for military style assault rifles and concealed handguns !

Mention was made of guns being banned in the UK...so I was wondering what they use for the fox and pheasant hunts. And not UK related, but I bet that teacher in Paris and the three people in Nice, including a little old lady, who had their heads chopped-off wished they had a concealed handgun.

Edited October 30, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter

[MaxYakov]

6 minutes ago, polpott said:

8 minutes ago, MaxYakov said:

Errrr. I believe you need to take some Remedial History 101 and/or read and understand the question before answering.

I think you didn't like the answer. BTW The Vietnamese geurillas won. Result.

Gee, what gave you the clue? What the H are you referring to, exactly.

 

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[MaxYakov]

8 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

14 minutes ago, MikeN said:

Well they certainly don’t feel the need for military style assault rifles and concealed handguns !

Mention was made of guns being banned in the UK...so I was wondering what they use for the fox and pheasant hunts.

Highly-trained hunting dogs, wolves and hawks and boomerangs and slingshots, of course. Being Jolly Olde England, there's always the trusty crossbows and longbows.????

 

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by MaxYakov

[billd766]

2 hours ago, onebir said:

It was a reference to the difference between US & UK gun laws/culture... not any particular detail of the former. (I think it's fair to say 'we brits' don't for the most part care much, or know much about guns.)

In the RAF they taught me which end of the gun the bullet comes out of, how to empty the magazine when you have done range firing practice, how to clean and care for the weapon and to NEVER point ANY weapon at a person unless you are willing to kill them.

 

For me the Lee Enfield .303 and the SLR 7.62 mm were really close action weapons. I couldn't even kill the paper russian target at 25 yards. The weapons instructor told me that if we went to war I should give all my ammunition to somebody else and if the Russians got really close I was to beat them to death with my rifle.

[Phoenix Rising]

11 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Mention was made of guns being banned in the UK...so I was wondering what they use for the fox and pheasant hunts. And not UK related, but I bet that teacher in Paris and the three people in Nice, including a little old lady, who had their heads chopped-off wished they had a concealed handgun.

Yes, the little old lady would probably have whipped up her little pistol with the pink grip, dropped down into a combat stance and put a round right into the bad guy's forehead!

Just love it when the fantasy life of the base trump supporters is revealed????

[billd766]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

They do if facing possibility of home invasion by gangsters.

 

.303????????????????? That was WW2.

I was using one every year for range firing practice from 1960 until 1968 when the RAF was changing to the FN-SLR. The Lee Enfield was retired by the army around 1957.

[3NUMBAS]

texans i know already are  stocked with guns and ammo for a long battle.. cases of ammo are piled high as if it was in vietnam

[Phoenix Rising]

4 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

texans i know already are  stocked with guns and ammo for a long battle.. cases of ammo are piled high as if it was in vietnam

Well, to be fair many Texans are...."special".

 

Chuck Norris says US Special Forces exercises are a threat to Texans

 

"Actor and karate Deleted Chuck Norris is adding himself to the list of skeptics questioning whether a US Special Forces exercise is a government ruse to impose martial law over several states including Texas.
"The US government says, 'It's just a training exercise.' But I'm not sure the term 'just' has any reference to reality when the government uses it," said Norris, who said Texas Gov. Greg Abbot was right to order his Texas State Guard monitor the exercise in Texas to ensure civil rights are protected."

 

Can someone give me a Cuckoo!

[Pattaya Spotter]

1 hour ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Yes, the little old lady would probably have whipped up her little pistol with the pink grip, dropped down into a combat stance and put a round right into the bad guy's forehead!

Just love it when the fantasy life of the base trump supporters is revealed????

K-BOOM! I love these old women not consenting to be victims...

 

https://kfor.com/news/elderly-woman-shoots-kills-intruder-in-eastern-oklahoma/

 

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/i-reached-over-got-my-shotgun-i-cocked-it-grandma-holds-would-be-burglar-gun-point/3OIMXPEHKRHARFM5FLEELMAPEU/

 

https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/79-year-old-woman-shoots-intruder-after-warning-him-that-he-better-not-come-in-or-shed-take-care-of-things/

 

https://www.wtsp.com/mobile/article/news/nation-world/im-fed-up-88-year-old-woman-accused-of-shooting-man-she-says-was-going-to-rob-her-liquor-store/67-e9d35f33-102c-4953-8749-42a998f4fbb36

Edited October 30, 2020 by Pattaya Spotter

[Pattaya Spotter]

54 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

texans i know already are  stocked with guns and ammo for a long battle.. cases of ammo are piled high as if it was in vietnam

Conservative PPE ????

[wwest5829]

13 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Good thing Walmart wasn't around in 1776.

No issue. At that time you would have been a member of and been training with a, “well regulated militia...”

[Scott Tracy]

The right to ho!d and hear arms cannot be infringed. The sale and usage can. Opportunist purchases will be restricted, whereas a planned purchase can still go ahead. The stuff is off display, but available to buy.

 

To defend self, home and state. Hallelujah brothers. Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

[RoadWarrior371]

14 hours ago, Sujo said:

Why, is it the only place that sells?

 

Good to see some social responsibility.

 

social responsibility = Protection from the looting and riots. 

[johnray]

If feel sorry for these people.  Is there a way I can donate to their country?

[Meat Pie 47]

13 hours ago, heybruce said:

Go to any good internet search engine, type in the words "gun stolen unlocked car" and you will see why it is so easy for criminals to get weapons.

 

People too stupid to properly secure their weapons shouldn't have weapons.

Only Trump supporters

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.

 

[bendejo]

Well, so much for that!

Walmart returning displays of guns, ammo to stores, reversing decision prompted by mounting civil unrest

 

So, at the end of the day, Walmart got a boatload of free publicity, and got the word out that they sell guns and ammo.

 

 

[car720]

19 hours ago, Sujo said:

Why, is it the only place that sells?

 

Good to see some social responsibility.

Yes, well said.  Everyone carries on about how difficult it would be to take away the guns in the US but if corporate citizens acted in this way then it would be a lot easier.  Sure there would be a black market but eventually they would be gone.

[RJRS1301]

16 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

I would think, still at Walmart, since they're still selling...

 

Unless, Walmart knowing the clientele you mention, has figured that they're not crafty enough to think to ASK for their supplies if they don't see them on the shelves???

 

They have to be able to construct a sentence to be able to ask first, not just pointing and grunting.