As Twitchy reported earlier, following a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart, the retailer has announced it will stop selling handguns in its stores in Alaska and will “stop selling handgun ammunition and ammunition commonly used in assault-style weapons.”
Which is one of the reasons the “actually the AR stands for ArmaLite” people are so concerned about the terms being used in gun legislation and bans like Walmart’s … is it an assault-style weapon, an assault weapon, or a military-style weapon, or a weapon of war, or …?
Not sure what "ammunition for short-barrel rifles" is supposed to mean. I'm not aware of any such ammunition. Short-barrel rifles use the same ammunition as any other kind of rifle. https://t.co/q6exiESHcf
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) September 3, 2019
The New York Times is reporting that Walmart will stop selling “key ammunition used in military-style weapons.”
Today @Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon courageously stepped out on the issue of guns, discontinuing sales of all handguns, key ammunition used in military-style weapons and offering his compliance system to other retailers for free. #EndGunViolence https://t.co/JXPlayePuS
— Andrew Ross Sorkin (@andrewrsorkin) September 3, 2019
Which leads to the question:
What’s a military-style weapon? https://t.co/DIdwHPa0yF
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) September 3, 2019
The one with the chainsaw bayonet.
— Sorella (@SorellaTorta) September 3, 2019
One with "the shoulder thing that goes up" (former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy coined that wonderful phrase) and most likely a bayonet lug and (gasp) a carrying handle.
— Babylon Bee PitchBot™ (@bee_pitch) September 3, 2019
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Its that thingy that pops up?
— Serana Verina (@NatashaRostov5) September 3, 2019
Anything with a chainsaw bayonet. ??
— Derek Dennis (@DerekDennis10) September 3, 2019
it does the pew pew
— ?????? (@ChuckEChaves) September 3, 2019
What is "key ammunition?"
— BixBits ⚽️ (@_benson_w) September 3, 2019
A talking point.
— stack (@stackdizzlenizl) September 3, 2019
Basically, it is anything that uses a bullet…as far as the left is concerned 🙁
— heather courtney (@hc4cactus) September 3, 2019
— Alex Sroka (@alex_sroka) September 3, 2019
A rock or pointy stick.
— Lucky Lewis (@LuckyLe38888995) September 3, 2019
— A Time for Choosing (@KantBreal) September 3, 2019
— FootHouse (@Foot_House_) September 3, 2019
A katana.
— Billy ??? (@Billy_r_ps) September 3, 2019
A gun that looks scary.
— Trukrlove (@Trukrlove) September 3, 2019
Any big knife.
— …. (@Zamuel42) September 3, 2019
Shovels.
— A Time for Choosing (@KantBreal) September 3, 2019
Bulldozers.
— …. (@Zamuel42) September 3, 2019
Don’t forget … the police in the U.K. want you to let them know if you see anyone suspiciously purchasing a hammer in a hardware store — see something, say something.
featured in the movie Commando
— The.hand.behind (@thehandbehindt1) September 3, 2019
a steak knife used by a soldier
— Carlos, Castrejo (@Castrejo67) September 3, 2019
Black in color, scary looking. Wood is okay.
— Mindset Minder (@MindsetMinder) September 3, 2019
A regular weapon, but with badass camo.
— All The Fiends (@TylerDoor) September 3, 2019
Anything that looks like anything in a war movie.
— S. Harp (@SHarp60855846) September 3, 2019
you know the big scary black one that has the missle launcher on it that shoots a 30rd clip in half a sec
— jeff stringer (@stringeroffish) September 3, 2019
Model 1861 Springfield. More American deaths than any other weapon available.
— Theodore S Roosevelt MD PhD JD (@TSRooseveltRE) September 3, 2019
You got me there. Civilians don’t own military style weapons. Most people don’t have a clue.
— CrusaderCat (@CathyFr25121741) September 3, 2019
We aren't being pedants when we point out "key ammunition in military-style rifles" refers to the most popular, ubiquitous, rifle round in existence. Do what you're going to do, but gun rights is the one area where the opposition avoids speaking to experts.
— Ryan McCormick (@imryanmccormick) September 3, 2019
Whatever they want it to be once they start with the bans.
— Jeff Smith (@Jeffsmith5084) September 3, 2019
This can only benefit locally owned gun stores
— Anthony Mombot Lasagna Esq. (@father_lasagna) September 3, 2019
Yep. Unless Marianne Williamson is elected and bans the manufacture and sale of bullets or President Kamala Harris closes down the “online sales loophole” that lets you buy a gun with one click.
Related:
Problem solved! Walmart to stop selling handgun and 'assault-style weapons' ammo, asks customers to stop openly carrying in stores https://t.co/Lx8LZIFDB0
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 3, 2019
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