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

12:43pm September 15, 2022

by Becky Sullivan

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.

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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In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display

5:35pm October 30, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

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.

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

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Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions

11:44pm October 29, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

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.

Bolt action rifles are displayed in the Remington Arms Company booth at the National Rifle Association annual meeting in Nashville in 2015.

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

5:23pm July 28, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

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.

"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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Pandemic And Protests Spark Record Gun Sales

12:03pm July 16, 2020

by Chris Arnold

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.

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The FBI has reported a surge in background checks for gun sales. Here, firearms are for sale at a shop in New Castle, Pa.

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Amid Virus Fears And Protests, Firearm Background Checks Hit All-Time High

3:28pm July 02, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System set a record in June with 3.9 million background checks. The previous record of 3.7 million background checks was set in March.

People wait in a line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif., on March 15, 2020. Coronavirus concerns have led to consumer panic buying of grocery staples, and now gun stores are seeing a similar run on weapons and ammunition as panic intensifies.

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Some Stock Up On Guns And Ammunition During Coronavirus Crisis

5:00am March 20, 2020

by Cheryl Corley

In some states, ammunition and gun sales have soared as the coronavirus pandemic grows. Lines have formed at gun stores as many gun buyers say they want to be ready with protection if there's panic.

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Walmart Curbs Ammunition Sales, Calls For Stronger Background Checks

5:42pm September 03, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

Walmart will phase out handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition. It's also restricting "open carry" in stores. A month ago, two shootings happened at two Walmarts in one week.

After his company's response to the Parkland shooting, Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack became an unlikely corporate face of gun control.

Soul-Searching After Parkland, Dick's CEO Embraces Tougher Stance On Guns

11:13am February 12, 2019

by Alina Selyukh

Ed Stack is a gun owner who was a longtime Republican donor. A year after Dick's Sporting Goods became an unlikely corporate face of gun control, it sees the fallout from its policy and lobbying.

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Guns are displayed at Dragonman's, an arms seller east of Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Black Friday Background Checks Reportedly Soar To Record High

5:11pm November 26, 2017

by Amy Held

The FBI says it fielded 203,086 background check requests for gun purchases on the day after Thanksgiving.