Walmart Joins Dick's Sporting Goods in Making Gun Sale Age 21

Retailer stopped selling asault rifles three years ago
Announcement comes two weeks after the Parkland massacre

Walmart announced they are raising the age limit for firearm and ammunition purchases to 21. #tictocnews(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Polly Mosendz

March 1, 2018 at 12:08 AM UTC

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Walmart Inc. pledged to increase its firearms and ammunition purchasing age to 21, joining Dick’s Sporting Goods, which said earlier that it would do the same.

"We take seriously our obligation to be a responsible seller of firearms," Walmart said in a statement posted on its website Wednesday evening. The Bentonville, Arkansas-based chain said it requires "customers to pass a background check before purchasing any firearm."