Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint Chiefs chairman says he regrets participating in Trump photo-op | GOP senators back Joint Chiefs chairman who voiced regret over Trump photo-op | Senate panel approves 0B defense policy bill Trump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names MORE (D-Mass.) on Friday called upon Walmart to stop selling guns after a mass shooting was carried out in one of its stores.<\/p>\n
“Companies that sell guns have a responsibility to the safety of their communities,” Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate, wrote in a series of tweets. “@Walmart is one of the largest gun retailers in the world.”<\/p>\n
Warren also said that she stands with March for Our Lives, the American Federation of Teachers and Guns Down America as they are also urging Walmart to no longer sell firearms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nSometimes, companies recognize that they have an obligation to the lives, health, and safety of their communities. In 2014, for example, CVS voluntarily stopped selling tobacco products. Cigarette sales went down, and more smokers tried to quit. That’s progress.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 9, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nCompanies that sell guns have a responsibility to the safety of their communities. @Walmart is one of the largest gun retailers in the world. The weapons they sell are killing their own customers and employees. No profit is worth those lives. Do the right thing\u2014stop selling guns.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 9, 2019\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nI\u2019m standing with @gunsdownamerica, @AMarch4OurLives, and @AFTunion as they rally this weekend to urge @Walmart to stop selling guns. I hope you\u2019ll join them. https:\/\/t.co\/lmuPztbfwN<\/p>\n
\u2014 Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 9, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dan Bartlett, Walmart’s executive vice president for corporate affairs tweeted Friday saying that the company does not sell handguns except in Alaska or military style rifles.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0“We will be thoughtful and deliberate in our response to El Paso,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
\nWalmart doesn\u2019t sell handguns (except in Alaska) or military-style rifles. We\u2019ve also increased purchase age & don\u2019t make any sale without government-approved background check. We will be thoughtful and deliberate in our response to El Paso. https:\/\/t.co\/fbKQwldMZs<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dan Bartlett (@danbartlett6) August 9, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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Warren’s tweets follow a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, that left 22 people dead and\u00a0helped renew attention on American gun violence.<\/p>\n