What do you think about Walmart's decision to stop carrying handgun ammunition?
This week, Walmart announced that it would no longer be selling ammunition for handguns at its stores across the United States. The company also issued a statement asking customers not to openly carry firearms in the store, even in states where it's legal to do so.
We asked six people in Williston what they thought about the announcement.
"I think (Walmart) needs to stop selling guns altogether. There's no reason for it." Serena Sorensen
“We should have a different store for specifically gun-related stuff. I’m indifferent on the matter, honestly, but again I think maybe they shouldn’t be sold at a place like Walmart.”
— Jareth Sorensen —
“That doesn’t affect me much, I don’t buy handgun ammunition from them. For open-carry, I feel like that’s kind of going against the people’s rights.”
— Steve Diehl —
“People can support local businesses by buying ammo there. They can support our local economy instead. People are still going to buy ammo, they just don’t have to buy it from Walmart.”
— Kelsey Bail —
“To a point I agree with the no open-carry, because it makes people nervous, even the concealed carry should still be allowed, especially in public places. But I don’t agree with the not selling of handgun ammo, I think it goes against what we need. If you need to protect yourself and it’s not readily available for that, then what are you going to do?” —Gene Leathers —