wall mart and guns

[billy]

Wal-Mart to return firearms to some U.S. stores
by Andria Cheng & William Spain


07:21:34AM (DST) Saturday,April 30,2011.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc, is bringing back hunting rifles and shotguns to about 500 U.S. Walmart stores, mostly in rural areas, to broaden product assortment as part of an attempt to make its outlets one-stop shopping destinations.

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[addy]

I know its a product of a capitalist system that "people should be given what they want" and "money talks". Isn't there a contradictory principle that should limit that?

[Touchstone]

I'm all for the arming of US citizens--the more they shoot each other the better. Not only does it raise the world's average IQ it also provides the rest of the world with a practical demonstration of the stupidity of arming citizens.

[billy]

The proper company name is Walmart, and it is only in its U.S. stores that they are able to sell guns and ammo.

I fully agree with Touchstone's sentiments. The Americans are rather gun crazy, and they do have a liking for shooting each other. But in resent years, that has been changing. Currently, the majority of shooting deaths in the U.S. are suicides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violenc...ted_States



Firearms Death Rate (per 100,000, age adjusted) for Selected Countries
in one year between 1990 and 1995 (Krug, Powell and Dahlberg, 1998)

it was just a copy and paste, and i think it did state it was in the usa.
and i'm not sure the thread is about death rates from firearms

basically the question is; should a supermarket be allowed to sell guns and ammo.

in a country that allows it's citizens firearms, i can't see a problem, apart from the scenario Ts mentioned occurring. personally i'm against weapons on the high street but thats another discussion. i think before they or anyone else is allowed to sell guns from walmart or any other mart, precautions should be put in place to stop those who are deemed unsuitable to carry firearms of getting them. (at least make it a little bit harder) at the end of the day it has to be yes, or renounce the gun laws.

[Aish]

I'm American, and I am VERY pro gun. Our right to bear arms actually helps deter crime, though the liberal media refuses to report on it. Every year there are hundreds of crimes prevented by private citizens who are armed. A few years ago a school shooting was foiled by a principal who ran 1.5 miles to his car and back to get his hand gun (no guns on campus). But you will never see those stories. The main reason our Constitution allows gun ownership is to ensure our freedom from tyranny - from our federal government. People who keep and bear arms for personal safety and hunting are not the same whackjobs as violent criminals or disturbed youth.

I find it rather lame and quite insulting when people can't separate the chaff.

Walmart isn't a supermarket, they sell a little bit of everything. Walmart, Target, or any other retailer should be allowed to sell guns and ammunition, as well as compound bows and arrows - it is no different than selling butcher knives or hatchets. Those are weapons in the wrong hands, but they are designed to be tools.

I have 4 children, and the three older ones are all expert shots. The youngest is only 14 months, but he will be taught as well. They own their own rifles and compound bows. We hunt. And if need be, we'll protect ourselves.

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I know its a product of a capitalist system that "people should be given what they want" and "money talks". Isn't there a contradictory principle that should limit that?

NO. A free market is what has made America prosperous and putting limits on citizens is not a principle we were founded on.

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I'm all for the arming of US citizens--the more they shoot each other the better. Not only does it raise the world's average IQ it also provides the rest of the world with a practical demonstration of the stupidity of arming citizens.

And socialized Eurotrash is intellectually superior how exactly?

[billy]

Walmart isn't a supermarket, they sell a little bit of everything. Walmart, Target, or any other retailer should be allowed to sell guns and ammunition, as well as compound bows and arrows - it is no different than selling butcher knives or hatchets. Those are weapons in the wrong hands, but they are designed to be tools.

you'd struggle to shoot 85 people with a butchers knife or hatchet.
the law is you can have firearms, my contention is that those who sell the firearms often don't take the proper precautions as to who they sell them to. the question isn't about owning a gun, it's about whether or not the laws are strict enough on those who sell them. personally i thinks it's too easy to get a gun in the usa. the gun rings who bought an extreme amount of guns legally which were then drove to mexico and sold or sold to drug gangs is ridiculous. how many guns does a person need to hunt or protect their home and self, while i'm sure you and your family can be trusted, i'm also sure there are lots who can't.

I know its a product of a capitalist system that "people should be given what they want" and "money talks". Isn't there a contradictory principle that should limit that?


NO. A free market is what has made America prosperous and putting limits on citizens is not a principle we were founded on.

actually a free market and the ability to abuse it is what fucked up the worlds economy. selling a product for a fair price is the most fundamental part of a capitalist system, even more so if it's a product lots of people want like guns. breaking the law or acting stupidly while doing this is the thing that has little to do with a free market. guns in my mind shouldn't be sold to ex cons etc. strict laws to stop such a thing should be enforced.
also; the usa has laws, more than many. a law is a limit put on the population. the 2nd amendment is not a blanket right for all to bare arms. some are not allowed. they are limited from carrying arms.