Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon said 'we’re also thinking through the broader issues related to gun violence and things we should do to help create safer communities.'
USA TODAYWalmart is scheduled to release its fiscal second-quarter financial results before the markets open on Thursday.As gun reform advocates planned rallies to pressure it to stop selling guns, Walmart said Thursday there should be debate around reviving an assault weapons ban"to determine its effectiveness in keeping weapons made for war out of the hands of mass murderers.''
But in the wake of a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Tx that left 22 people dead and intensified a national conversation about gun violence, Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon addressed the company's gun policies before diving into discussion of the Walmart's overall business. McMillon noted actions Walmart has previously taken around guns and ammunition including stopping sales of military style rifles in 2015, selling handguns only in Alaska, raising the age to buy a weapon to 21, and holding gun buyers to a higher standard than what is required by the federal government.
Walmart says that it sells roughly 2% of guns and about 20% of ammunition. Still, some gun reform advocates, noting the retailer's size and influence, believe the retailer can play a larger role in the campaign for national gun reform.
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