Wal-Mart Suspends Gun Sales in California

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville will temporarily stop selling guns at its 118 stores in California after hundreds of violations of state laws, California’s attorney general said on April 4.

In a statement, Attorney General Bill Lockyer said investigations in recent weeks found that six Wal-Mart stores had released guns before the required 10-day waiting period, failed to verify the identity of buyers properly, sold illegally to felons and allowed other violations.

“Wal-Mart acted promptly and responsibly by agreeing to immediately suspend the sales of firearms in their California stores until correction action can be taken, including the proper training of store employees on state firearms laws,” Lockyer said.

According to Wal-Mart’s Web site, only staff with special training can sell guns and a manager must approve the transaction.