Walmart Joins Dicks In Raising Age Of Who It’ll Sell Firearms To

By Tom Knighton

Yesterday, we reported that Dick’s Sporting Goods had decided to no longer sell any firearms or so-called “high capacity magazines” to anyone under the age of 21, regardless of the laws on the subject. In this era of everyone trying to beat on the NRA, such things are to be expected, though not necessarily to be approved of.

However, Dick’s isn’t alone in this matter. Walmart is doing the same thing.

In light of recent events, we’ve taken an opportunity to review our policy on firearm sales. Going forward, we are raising the age restriction for purchase of firearms and ammunition to 21 years of age. We will update our processes as quickly as possible to implement this change.

In 2015, Walmart ended sales of modern sporting rifles, including the AR-15. We also do not sell handguns, except in Alaska where we feel we should continue to offer them to our customers. Additionally, we do not sell bump stocks, high-capacity magazines and similar accessories. We have a process to monitor our eCommerce marketplace and ensure our policies are applied.

We take seriously our obligation to be a responsible seller of firearms and go beyond Federal law by requiring …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms