CA Walmarts: No More Gun Sales!!!

[m2hbvic]

Well, I guess it's official. I went to one of the local Walmarts here in town to buy some .22 ammo and noticed that the gun display cases were gone! I asked the old guy working the sporting goods counter about it and he told me that Walmart won't be selling firearms anymore here in CA!!! He said it was the CA DOJ (and their multi-million dollar fine against Walmart Corp.) that did it, not the BATF! So there you have it. I guess the Commiefornian government in Sacramento got what they wanted by cutting out CA gun sales by a BIG retailer!
Vic

[m2hbvic]

Well, I guess it's official. I went to one of the local Walmarts here in town to buy some .22 ammo and noticed that the gun display cases were gone! I asked the old guy working the sporting goods counter about it and he told me that Walmart won't be selling firearms anymore here in CA!!! He said it was the CA DOJ (and their multi-million dollar fine against Walmart Corp.) that did it, not the BATF! So there you have it. I guess the Commiefornian government in Sacramento got what they wanted by cutting out CA gun sales by a BIG retailer!
Vic

[ivanimal]

I hate that they did not put up a better fight.

[Snorkel Bob]

Its hard to fight something like that. There was major violations against Wally World. And quite a few of them. The DOJ and BATFE guys love to make a point and dont back off when they got ya

[Mike Searson]

You shouldn't be buying guns from walmart anyway.

Or ammo for that matter.

Ever wonder why there are so few gunshops left?

Find a good local guy and give him your support.
If ammo prices are too high take up reloading.

[trempel_ry@yahoo.com]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mike Searson:
You shouldn't be buying guns from walmart anyway.

Or ammo for that matter.

Ever wonder why there are so few gunshops left?

Find a good local guy and give him your support.
If ammo prices are too high take up reloading. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
+1. I can find ammo at a gun show for the same money as Walmart. Plus, I don't need some lady behind the counter looking at me like I'm a criminal when I ask for a box of 9mm.

[m2hbvic]

I guess that in time, the next victims on the CA DOJ list to get eliminated will ,eventually, be Turner's Outdoorsman, Big 5, and then all the mom & pop gun shops. That's what the Feinstein, Boxer, Perata, Koretz, Schwarzeneggar, etc. butt buddies and all the other ***holes in the state capitol in Sacramento want in the end, isn't it???? No gun sales in CA??? No guns at all in CA??? Then no ammo in CA??? Then no ammo reloading components in CA??? How many times have all of you read in a catalog "NOT FOR SALE IN CA", or "NOT AVAILABLE IN CA", or "CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO CA"???????????
Vic

[dwtt]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by m2hbvic:
I guess that in time, the next victims on the CA DOJ list to get eliminated will ,eventually, be Turner's Outdoorsman, Big 5, and then all the mom & pop gun shops. That's what the Feinstein, Boxer, Perata, Koretz, Schwarzeneggar, etc. butt buddies and all the other ***holes in the state capitol in Sacramento want in the end, isn't it???? No gun sales in CA??? No guns at all in CA??? Then no ammo in CA??? Then no ammo reloading components in CA??? How many times have all of you read in a catalog "NOT FOR SALE IN CA", or "NOT AVAILABLE IN CA", or "CANNOT BE SHIPPED TO CA"???????????
Vic </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Vic, you're preaching to the choir, but what are you personally doing about it? I used to be like some people on this group who would complain bout stuff, and do nothing. No I am no longer going to sit around while those butt waste in Sacramento take away our constitutional rights. So, if you ask me what I'm going to do about this, I'm starting by having a table at the Cow Palace gun show and trying to raise opposition to the SF gun ban and support for AB448. I don't know what will come next, but I do know the gun show won't be the last thing I do about the problem we have here in CA. So Vic, when are you going to have a table at your local gun show or go around to local gun stores with literature for them to hand out to their customers?

[shooterx10]

Wallyword has some pretty good prices on shotgun ammo by the bulk (shot, buck, and slugs). This is definitely a help to someone who shoots any shotgun sport (skeet, trap, clays, or 3-gun) or hunts but doesn't want to invest in a Dillon, RCBS, or Mec [?] shotshell reloading machine.

So, despite the fact that Walmart no longer sells guns, you can buy other shooting sport equipment (i.e. binoculars, hunting clothing), ammunition, or shooting accessories (i.e. scopes, scope rings, slings). I find them to be fairly matched to any gun show vendor or online gun retailer.

[qualityrockola]

The ONLY thing that i ever buy at walmart is bulk shotgun shells and shooting clays. their prices are just too darn good on those items to pass up. I do make it a very big point to do business with local shops for as much stuff as i can afford, scopes, guns, other high $$$ items. Ive given waaaaay more money to them than i have to walmart.

[HEWA195@CS.COM]

I wouldn't mind buying from a local shop -if we had one. There is one in the next town over ,but he is just way too high price wise. I can get a Ruger Red lable for $500 less than what he is asking. Ammo is way up there also. I do most of my shopping at the gun shows now.

[jon.ocab@gmail.com]

Wal-Mart is evil incarnate. I don't think Wal-Mart is evil because they are killing the mom and pop business, but because they are killing the supplier. If a manufacturer isn't willing to sell units to Wal-mart for dirt cheap, they'll find someone else who will make a similar product for cheaper and buy from them. This threat to not carry their products forces manufacturers to find ways to cut costs, and that often means going overseas for production.

[ivanimal]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Its hard to fight something like that. There was major violations against Wally World. And quite a few of them. The DOJ and BATFE guys love to make a point and dont back off when they got ya </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

This is true but to just back off with no reply to the Government of we will train better, we will be good boys, anything with their clout they just rolled over and played dead. They are in arnolds back pocket as a contributer they were second to none. That is why they are looking at time of for lunch and breaks. Not because its fair its because wallyworld needs it. I have from a labor relations lawyer that this is only the begining for them. Why fight so hard for this and not that. I know the BATF is dilligent but imagine the power that went unweilded by the wallyworld empire. Like K-mart it was easier to back down. Rant over.

[Snorkel Bob]

I totally understand your rant. I deal with this stuff every day. Walmart is just watching themselves, they had to pay $14 million to CA DOJ because they couldnt keep their stores inline. Well there is not enough of a profit on firearms to put up with that B.S.
Walmart is not in the market to make sure we keep our rights, they are around to make money. If they wont make the money for the time involved in all the firearms training/sales then they wont do it. And trust me there is ALOT of man-hours used per firearm sold.

[Ford8N]

My store front FFL said it's almost not worth the effort to sell new guns. He said the money is in used guns.