WND EXCLUSIVE
Walmart responds to 'suspended ammo' story
Report states retail giant cutting orders, anticipating gun control
Published: 2 hours ago
The blogosphere has exploded with outrage in response to news that Walmart is suspending ammunition sales in anticipation of the Obama administration’s gun-control recommendations to Congress – but the retail giant tells WND the reports aren’t true.
“That information is inaccurate,” said Ashley Hardie, a spokeswoman located at Walmart’s corporate headquarters in Bentonville, Ark.
WND then asked whether the retail chain is cutting back on orders of ammunition.
“No,” Hardie said. “We’re continuing to serve our customers as we have in the past.”
She said Walmart’s ammunition sales policy has not changed, even amid talk of gun-control legislation in Washington, D.C.
The uproar began when the InvestmentWatch blog posted a story headlined, “Breaking & confirmed: Walmart is not going to order any more ammo.”
CNS News cited the report, and talk-radio host Rush Limbaugh mentioned it during his Monday show.
According to the InvestmentWatch report, a man claimed to have visited his local Walmart and noticed the store was “out of almost every kind of ammo.”
“The manager I talked to said they had not heard anything, but she tried to order some .223 as I was standing there. She said the order was being rejected by the corporate office. Said she had never had that happen.”
He added, “She called corporate as I was standing there. And was told this, ‘As of right now Walmart is not going to be making any new orders of ammo because of the upcoming decision on the Second Amendment.’ Said, ‘As of right now we are unsure of what new legislation might be coming, and because of this, we are suspending new orders. We will continue to sell what is already in stock in stores and at our distribution centers, but any new orders will not be shipped until the issue is resolved.’
“So after they run out, there will be no restocking until Obama makes his decision. How’s that change working out for you now?”
The InvestmentWatch posting also included an audio recording which was purportedly taken as a man called Walmart’s customer service line.
“I went to my local Walmart to go get some ammunition, and they said they were out,” the caller said. “I was looking for .223. Are you all still going to be selling ammunition? The lady seemed confused about whether they were going to get any more in stock.”
The person claiming to be a Walmart representative can be heard saying, “You know, there is going to be a new policy change, according to the federal gun control act, the new law that the president’s getting ready to enact.”
The caller then asked, “Well, you don’t have any idea what that says, do you? Is that saying you’re no longer going to carry ammunition?”
The man responded, “To be honest with you, I don’t know what the policy is going to be, but I know they, but I was told they’re going to be reviewing it.”
WND has not been able to verify whether the man on the call was, in fact, a customer service representative for Walmart.
Meanwhile, WND reader Sam Singleton said his local Walmart in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has a very short supply of ammunition. According to Singleton, the store claimed it had received a letter from corporate headquarters on the issue.
“The clerk said they only had what was left on the shelf and that there was a ‘hard lock’ on the reorders. She said they hadn’t been getting any replenishment and that just today the store had received a letter from the corporate office stating that they would not be able to order any replenishment of ammunition, other than some for shotguns.
“She said they were not stocking anything that could be used in an ‘assault-type rifle.’ I said, ‘This is ammunition I use for practice,’ and she said they were just told there was a ‘hard lock’ on ammo sales.”
Another WND reader, Patrick Clemons, reported a similar experience today after he visited the Walmart in Folsom, Calif.
Earlier today, the CNS News report on the story had been linked by WND. Under the posting, more than 400 concerned readers had commented under the post.
The following are some of those comments:
- If I cannot buy ammo at Walmart, my wife can do no shopping there at all. That is not arbitrary, that is the rule of my home.
- Sounds like what happens in a dictatorship doesn’t it?
- It saddens me to see this happen. It is clearly a first step toward a socialistic takeover of our once great nation. Buy ammo where you can and seriously consider learning to reload your own. You don’t have to stop selling weapons if there is no ammunition to fire.
- Walmart is mainstream, and the sales of ammo there are as American as apple pie.
- I believe Walmart was threatened.
- If Walmart knuckles under to the administration on this, I won’t set foot in the place again. I hope Sam Walton figures the Chinese will support his enterprise.
- TRAITORS! Ban Wally’s World.
- Boycott Walmart, dump their stock.
- The cowards capitulate in the face of tyranny. Remember this and spend your money accordingly.
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/01/walmart-responds-to-suspended-ammo-story/#KlsFXWrAtuWApQxo.99
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What I think really happened is that they did stop selling ammo, the public caught wind of it and are now backpedalling for all they're worth!
I still don't buy anything at WallyWorld....haven't for 6-7 yrs and don't plan on starting now.
IDLaura
Yeah, I'm with you. They have changed their story.
I'm right with you Idaho. I haven't set foot in Walmart for over 4 years and never plan to again. If they're not a monopoly yet, they're well on their way to being one, but never hear a word about their unethical business practices. CEO Michael Duke's compensation is in the 25-mililion range and the average employee gets near minimum wage, less than a 30 hour work week and little or no benefits.
Walmart claims to employ 1.5-million workers, but stats show 2.5-million have lost jobs that were mostly employed by small locally/family owned businesses. While I still have my job, I'm willing to pay a little more and give back to my fellow American-owned small business that employs Americans. I'm not a very good global citizen, but am entirely a Pro-American one.
I now for a fact that every retailer is having a hard time keeping up demand. It is good for the gun industry. And with all this ammo in every ones house family outings to the shooting range will become popular again. no better way to send the week end with friends and Family then a picnic at the local shooting range.
My husband & I went to Walmart in GA tonight (to buy ammo) & the ammo shelves were very empty. I took a picture & posted it on FB! We bought a few boxes, but not all of what we wanted. When we asked the employee, who was also a friend, he said it had been three weeks since they had restocked & he has no idea when they would be getting any more ammo. The old saying in the south is "the south shall rise again". However, I think it will become "the north, south, east & west will rise to defend ourselves"!
I'm not defending WalMart but I suspect they are in the same situation that most other retailers are, they simply can't get any from the manufacturers or wholesalers. The local WalMarts here in western Arkansas were out of 5.56 even before the CT shootings. Academy Sports which is based in Texas was the same way. In talking to friends they all have the same story, no popular caliber ammo available anywhere. Even the cheap steel case Russian ammo is nonexistent. The same thing is true of internet retailers and it has been that way for months. Reloading components are also starting to become hard to get. And, that applies to calibers that one would not expect to be scarce. I've been looking for FMJ bullets for 30 carbine. The only place I've been able to find any was on gunbroker.com. I can't help but wonder if the feds have perhaps been working in the background to cause this shortage.
Marvin... I was at my local gun store yesterday in East Dundee, IL and the clerk I spoke with said his main job is stocking and restocking the shelves with ammo. They can't keep it on the shelves. With that said, I still wouldn't put anything past the feds creating problems for the industry... and the nation.
How about an order from Obama to Holder to send a letter from DOJ to all ammo and gun manufacturers to slow down production, or stop it altogether..... OR ELSE !!!!... it could be baseball bats to the knee caps.... typical Chicago style !!!!
It appears that if this is true, or not, that it would be a very good idea for ALL OF US TO CALL THEM !!!! If we have any voice at all, it had better be a LOUD one!!!! Your life, your Rights are your responsibility, and therefore you should defend them, so please don't read this, and then figure someone else will do it. There are many of us, and we have purchasing power, and these retailers know it, so people, make noise, raise holy hell, and do everything you can to preserve your Freedom. Put the notification info on your Facebook pages, let's get this going!! I have already emailed, will call, and Fax.
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