Walmart withdraws all its weapons from stores due to possible «civil unrest»

• Walmart withdraws all its weapons from stores due to possible «civil unrest»
• «We have seen some isolated civil unrest and as we have done on several occasions in recent years, we have withdrawn our firearms.»
• The move comes after several days of protests, widespread vandalism and an overnight curfew in Philadelphia.

Walmart withdraws all its weapons from

stores due to possible «civil unrest.» Walmart says it removed the ammunition and firearms from displays in its US stores, citing “civil unrest”Or protests in some areas.

The nation’s largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores, according to The Associated Press.

According to the same media, Walmart said: «We have seen some isolated civil disturbances and as we have done on several occasions in recent years.»

«We have removed our firearms and ammunition from the sales floor as a precaution for the safety of our associates and customers,» Walmart said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press on Thursday.

The retailer said the items are still available for purchase by customers.

The move comes after several days of protests, widespread vandalism and a nightly curfew in Philadelphia before Election Day, after police fatally shot a black man with a history of mental health problems.

Walmart made a similar move in the wake of the police murder of George Floyd that sparked sometimes violent demonstrations against police brutality and injustice against African Americans.

Last year, Walmart stopped selling ammunition for handguns and short-barreled rifles while requesting that customers not openly carry firearms in their stores, even where state law allows.

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The company also ended the sale of pistols in Alaska. In accordance with The Wall Street Journal, Walmart sent a letter to the managers of the different stores where arms are sold in the United States «due to the current riots in isolated areas of the country and as a precaution.»

According to the same outlet, in 2018 a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, caused the company to raise the age to buy weapons or ammunition to 21 years.

Also, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the retailer stopped selling assault rifles in 2015. He also noted that last year, Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart said last year that “stores would continue to sell firearms and ammunition that attract hunters ”.

The purchase of weapons has increased this year, it is estimated that the increase was 72 percent compared to last year, according to the aforementioned report.

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Violent protests over the death of Walter Wallace in Philadelphia continue. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Philadelphia for the second day in a row to demand justice after the death of a young black man at the hands of the police in that city, local media report.

During the demonstration, some groups of the uncontrolled carried out looting in several shops, which led to the intervention of the police, one of whose agents was injured. TO SEE THE VIDEO CLICK HERE.

The event occurred on Monday when the police shot a young black man, Walter Wallace, 27, who, according to his family, suffered from mental problems.

The police, however, say they shot the young man after showing them a knife, in an event that is still being investigated. DISCRETION IS ADVISED. TO SEE THE VIDEO CLICK HERE

The protest, according to various media, began peacefully, with several groups of protesters chanting the name of Walter Wallace and demanding justice.

But it turned violent when the group arrived at a police compound and confronted a group of officers. Several people then threw stones, light bulbs or bricks at the police, describes CNN.

While these clashes were taking place, groups of citizens began looting some businesses and department stores in other areas of the city, on the east coast, in the state of Pennsylvania. The death of Wallace, an event yet to be clarified and that has been disseminated on social networks after being recorded with a mobile phone, has shocked the citizens of Philadelphia.

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This is in addition to other similar cases that have occurred in recent months that have also sparked protests over the excessive use of force by the police, especially against the black population.

Today’s protests follow those that occurred on Monday in the same city of Philadelphia after the death of the young man, in which dozens of arrests were made and about thirty police officers were injured, according to sources.

These new clashes also take place at the end of the presidential election campaign that the United States is experiencing, which next week will have to decide at the polls if the Republican Donald Trump is still in office or if the Democrat Joe Biden succeeds him.

With information: Agencia Efe

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