Walmart Is Changing Its Current Firearms Policy

Walmart is following in Dick’s Sporting Goods’ footsteps. It just announced that it will no longer sell firearms or ammunition to anyone under the age of 21.

Here’s the entire statement:

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 customers to pass a background check before purchasing any firearm. The law would allow the sale of a firearm if no response to a background check request has been received within three business days, but our policy prohibits the sale until an approval is given.

We are also removing items from our website resembling assault-style rifles, including nonlethal airsoft guns and toys. Our heritage as a company has always been in serving sportsmen and hunters, and we will continue to do so in a responsible way.

Did you catch that? Walmart’s also getting rid of toys that resemble “assault-style rifles.” TOYS you guys. They’re ditching toys that resemble “scary” looking guns. It has come to this.

BREAKING: Walmart says it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21.

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 28, 2018

#Walmart raising age to buy firearms and ammo to 21. At least it's something.

Let's see all the pro-gunners boycott Wally World.#BanAssaultRifles #AR15 #GunControlNow #GunReformNow #NeverAgain

— Scott✍️Hughes (@Hugizu) March 1, 2018

#Walmart. Isn’t that age discrimination? If an adult has a constitutional right to purchase a firearm, does that not mean discrimination? Is this no different than the wedding cake fiasco?

— Sean (@SeanSm400) March 1, 2018

I smell lawsuits coming.