Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will stop selling military-style weapons such as the AR-15 rifle this fall, citing declining customer demand for the controversial firearms.
Wal-Mart will replace the guns with other types of rifles, as well as shotguns and other hunting merchandise, said Wal-Mart spokesman Kory Lundberg. The AR-15 model has been used in mass shootings, including at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, three years ago. But the move was a business decision based on sales and wasn’t politically motivated, Lundberg said.
