Walmart is removing guns from its stores ahead of Election Day: Walmart said Thursday that it was removing guns and ammunition from its store displays as a precaution amid "civil unrest" related to Election Day.
This isn't the first time the company had done so — it pulled weapons and ammo from sales floors in June following widespread demonstrations protesting the police killing of George Floyd.
Walmart is one of many retailers that are gearing up for potential violence related to the 2020 presidential election, with many boarding up storefront windows. (MORE)
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Walmart Removes Guns, Ammo From Shelves Ahead Of Election Because Of Concerns About ‘Civil Unrest’: [...] A USA Today/Suffolk University Poll found 3 out of 4 Americans are concerned there could be some form of violence on Election Day. The decision comes amid a new string of riots in Philadelphia that left businesses ransacked.
[...] Walmart’s decision also comes as gun retailers see a spike in gun sales. Since the pandemic began, California alone has seen roughly 47,000 new gun owners, with a majority citing a fear of lawlessness as their prime reason for getting a gun... (MORE - details)
Anti-France protests: Muslims hold rallies worldwide as tensions rise
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INTRO: Thousands of Muslims in countries around the world have held protests to vent their fury at France over its perceived animosity towards Islam. Anti-French rallies erupted after Friday prayers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon and other countries.
Protesters called for a boycott of French products and condemned President Emmanuel Macron. He has become a target in several Muslim-majority countries for his recent comments about Islam. Mr Macron has called Islam a religion "in crisis" and defended the right of a magazine to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed.
The backlash intensified after a suspected Islamist extremist killed a French teacher who showed the cartoons in class. Mr Macron said the teacher "was killed because Islamists want our future", but France would "not give up our cartoons".
Muslims saw Mr Macron's remarks as an insult, as depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are widely regarded as taboo in Islam. Protests against France have been going on across the Muslim world for days... (MORE)
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This isn't the first time the company had done so — it pulled weapons and ammo from sales floors in June following widespread demonstrations protesting the police killing of George Floyd.
Walmart is one of many retailers that are gearing up for potential violence related to the 2020 presidential election, with many boarding up storefront windows. (MORE)
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Walmart Removes Guns, Ammo From Shelves Ahead Of Election Because Of Concerns About ‘Civil Unrest’: [...] A USA Today/Suffolk University Poll found 3 out of 4 Americans are concerned there could be some form of violence on Election Day. The decision comes amid a new string of riots in Philadelphia that left businesses ransacked.
[...] Walmart’s decision also comes as gun retailers see a spike in gun sales. Since the pandemic began, California alone has seen roughly 47,000 new gun owners, with a majority citing a fear of lawlessness as their prime reason for getting a gun... (MORE - details)
Anti-France protests: Muslims hold rallies worldwide as tensions rise
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-54751920
INTRO: Thousands of Muslims in countries around the world have held protests to vent their fury at France over its perceived animosity towards Islam. Anti-French rallies erupted after Friday prayers in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Lebanon and other countries.
Protesters called for a boycott of French products and condemned President Emmanuel Macron. He has become a target in several Muslim-majority countries for his recent comments about Islam. Mr Macron has called Islam a religion "in crisis" and defended the right of a magazine to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammed.
The backlash intensified after a suspected Islamist extremist killed a French teacher who showed the cartoons in class. Mr Macron said the teacher "was killed because Islamists want our future", but France would "not give up our cartoons".
Muslims saw Mr Macron's remarks as an insult, as depictions of the Prophet Muhammad are widely regarded as taboo in Islam. Protests against France have been going on across the Muslim world for days... (MORE)