The Newtown school shooting has spurred some retailers to suspend gun sales.
Christmas shopping for the outdoorsman may be a little different this year. Walmart, which has a Batavia location and a nearby Aurora location off Kirk Road, pulled from its shelves a Bushmaster rifle that's in the same group of guns as the one reportedly used by the gunman in the Dec. 14 shootings at in Newtown, Conn., according to media reports. It’s unclear if the chain suspended sales of any other sporting rifles. Searches for “modern sporting rifle,” "semi-automatic rifle” and “bushmaster” displayed guns for sale in stores only. But when checked for availability, all showed as "out of stock." Patch also left a message with Walmart’s media relations staff, but that message has not been returned. Dick's Sporting Goods, which has a …
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Sarah Henschel
8:48 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
I work at the Walmart in Batavia we do not sell guns. more ›