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News Articles: gun sales

A gun shop in Yuma, Ariz. Such retailers will soon have their own "merchant code" to categorize credit card purchases made there.

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  • National

A new credit card code is a first step toward preventing gun violence, advocates say

A new "merchant code" for credit cards will categorize purchases made at gun stores. But there are limitations on its usefulness — including that most guns in the U.S. aren't bought at such outlets.

September 15, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
A U.S. flag waves over a Walmart parking lot in August in Oklahoma City. The company sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores in the United States.

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  • Business

In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display

Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from its store shelves as a precautionary measure, following the unrest in Philadelphia this week after police fatally shot a Black man on Monday. The retail giant has taken similar actions in the past, including earlier this year after George Floyd, another Black man, was killed by police in Minneapolis.

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  • Business

Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions

The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them.

October 30, 2020
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Gun

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Gun Sales Up Sharply In Time Of Uncertainty

Gun sales are soaring in Georgia this year, with background checks for buyers already far exceeding the total for all of last year.

The issuance of licenses for carrying a gun is rising in the state as well, according to probate court judges.

October 23, 2020
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  • Andy Miller
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  • Business

Remington Gun-Maker Files For Bankruptcy Protection For 2nd Time Since 2018

The company, which has been making guns in the U.S. since 1816, filed for Chapter 11 protection in federal court in Alabama as it seeks to restructure amid ongoing legal and financial challenges.

July 28, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
"Most of it is is new gun owners," says Michael Weeks (left), a gun store owner in Gainesville, Ga. By one estimate, Americans have bought nearly 3 million more guns than usual since March.

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  • Business

Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales

About 3 million more guns than usual have been sold since the pandemic started. And nearly half of all the sales appear to be to those buying guns for the first time.

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Chris Arnold

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