Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Walmart is the largest firearms dealer in US; has roughly one-a-week firearms incidents [View all]sarisataka
(18,145 posts)LEO or not, he was in no way justified in shooting. I will maintain he is not in the same category as the moron who shoots his seat out while taking a crap.
And yes, there are bad apples who will slip through. Any screening we can imagine will not be perfect. Yet as we cannot punish the person who 'looks like' they might shop lift, we cannot remove rights from someone who 'looks like' they may abuse them. We still need to show why they should have rights limited.
Now I agree Walmart is in the pond scum of corporations but I do not think their selling guns has very much to do with their crime issues. The appeal to the demographic of the average criminal makes WM a familiar place. The broad spectrum and numbers of shoppers present at any time enhances anonymity both inside and the parking lot.
Locally WM doesn't sell guns- I do not know what there crime rate is. Cub Foods has a high incidence of crime but every one has a small bank branch inside and the same attractants for criminals as WM.