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Changes to come at about 1,100 Wal-Mart stores selling guns include:
- Creating a record and alert system to record when a gun sold at Wal-Mart is later used in a crime. If the purchaser of that gun later tries to buy another gun at Wal-Mart, the system would alert the sales clerk of the prior buy and could refuse to make the sale.
- Retaining the recorded images of gun sales in case law enforcement wants to view them later as part of an investigation.
- Expanding background checks of employees who handle guns and expanding inventory controls.
“The costs are, we think, part of what it takes to be responsible. Everything is not pain-free,” he said, adding that small sellers can implement many of the same rules. He did not say how long it would take to implement all the changes, but noted that software must still be created for an internal log of guns later used in crimes.
Suarez said his company may receive some pressure from gun rights groups, but added, “This is not a signal that we’re getting out of firearms.”
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I don't see anything they are doing (listed above) that causes me, or other responsible (legal) gun owners, any problems. I think it's a feel good measure and don't believe that it will necessarily prove beneficial, but they are a private company allowed to make decisions that benefit their company and it's stockholders.
I believe that the Wayne LaPierre hit the nail on the head when he said:
“I honestly think it’s a corporation trying to curry favor with politicians as opposed to doing anything meaningful about stopping crime.”
I also believe that they may believe it will help them mitigate the problem of anti-gun people that won't shop there because they sell guns. It's pretty well known that the government has been messing with Wal-Mart for quite a long time.
Me, I will continue to shop at Wal-Mart until they discontinue selling guns and ammo and begin posting no weapon signs....