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Bloomberg Strikes Deal With Wal-Mart on Guns

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Michael Bloomberg has struck a deal with Wal-Mart that will have the world’s largest retailer keeping records on guns they sell that are used in crimes.

It's a major boon for Bloomberg, who has faced obstacles getting government agencies to record and share similar information, thanks in part to opposition from the N.RA. and nation’s gun lobby.

Wal-Mart, which according to this site, no longer stocks handguns, may have good reason for teaming up with the pro-business New York mayor. The company has been unable to find a way to open an outpost in the five boroughs. Despite several aborted attempts, they're still trying.

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Anngellight (not verified) says:

That is a postivie step in the right direction in getting some kind of handle or records on guns that commit crimes! We should do more much more in this society to protect ordinary Americans from getting gunned down in ordinary places which should be a haven of safety, like schools, colleges, churches, malls, etc.

Gunowners.org (not verified) says:

This won't do a darn thing to stop violence. Sorry.

SuperDem (not verified) says:

I'm sick and tired of the anti-gunners thinking all their idiotic ideas will stop gun crime. The mayors are all tools of the Brady Group.

Try reading the Second Amendment.

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