It’s called you still get to sell the same things but now you look like you care about violent media reaching kids. So a win.
Wait...they are reacting to the replublicans blaming violent video games?
Only the cheapest I mean better valued weapons!...But they're still selling guns from their stores right?
Given that Walmart stores have been the site of a pair of violent firearms incidents, yanking advertisements that glorify gun violence isn’t an awful idea.
I’d get the outrage if Walmart yanked violent video games from its shelves, but that’s not what’s happening here. And, if we’re being fair, games aren’t the only targets of this advertising change.
I can’t muster the outrage on this one, even with the whataboutism card (What about Walmart selling guns?) in play.
I don't see anything wrong with this. They still sell the games, movies, etc. But if violent displays cause any unrest for people, such as shoppers with young children, there's no reason they must be up in the grocery store.
Given that Walmart stores have been the site of a pair of violent firearms incidents, yanking advertisements that glorify gun violence isn’t an awful idea.
I’d get the outrage if Walmart yanked violent video games from its shelves, but that’s not what’s happening here. And, if we’re being fair, games aren’t the only targets of this advertising change.
I can’t muster the outrage on this one, even with the whataboutism card (What about Walmart selling guns?) in play.
Yanking violent video games isn't a unbelievable next step you know. Unlikely, but within the realm of possibility.
Only the cheapest I mean better valued weapons!
Like the 100 dollar shotgun!
Be sure to grab one and some Doritos ^^
No, what is crazy is that you guys don't have FAMILY sized junk food.I really can't believe it.
Buy a gun from a store like Walmart. I mean here in NZ i can go into KMart and buy clothing, a lampshade, deskfan, basically anything. But in the States i can go in and buy a shotgun that is likely right across the isle from a bunch of iPhones......WHAT ?????!!!!!!!!!!
Its unreal.
it is pretty logical. they are responding to current politics & market forces. they are doing what any business would do, reacting to the political climate. something bad happened in one of their stores, they need a PR win, and both Democrats and Republicans have at least partially blamed videogames, and they have displays up for videogames. they are responding to that criticism, since they sell both. is it not sensitive towards those affected by gun violence to do this? to decide against displaying violent imagery in stores that sell guns? ideally they would stop all gun sales but we don't live in an ideal world. this is at least a step. IMO we should be encouraging companies that voluntarily curtail violent imagery.they do the impossible not to blame the weapons and have a scapegoat in the most illogical way
it is pretty logical. they are responding to current politics & market forces. they are doing what any business would do, reacting to the political climate. something bad happened in one of their stores, they need a PR win, and both Democrats and Republicans have at least partially blamed videogames, and they have displays up for videogames. they are responding to that criticism, since they sell both. is it not sensitive towards those affected by gun violence to do this? to decide against displaying violent imagery in stores that sell guns? ideally they would stop all gun sales but we don't live in an ideal world. this is at least a step. IMO we should be encouraging companies that voluntarily curtail violent imagery.
imagine if they did not do this, then next week, the media ran a scandalous story on how the same store has violent video games for sale, and some super violent display was used as the a meme image, and it kicked off a whole new news cycle about videogame violence. cos that would eventually happen. this is actually heading that off, this is controlling the narrative, this is what crisis control is about. maybe as people talk less about videogames they will talk more about the real causes of all this.
Do you know if they have the shooting/ training video online?Speaking as a Walmart employee, while they are taking down the signs, I don't think it's for PR purposes, so much as to not remind employees that there were two shooting incidents, one really bad, in Walmarts in the last week or so.
To be fair...the shooting did happen at a walmart...maybe they are being extra carefulMississippi Walmart employees return to work less than one week after shooting
Employees of a Mississippi Walmart are back at work after two store managers were killed by a gunman described as a disgruntled worker.www.usatoday.com
Walmart are a bunch of scumbags. My friend told me they take the shooter class every 2 months and that they have shootings all year round. It is "normal" unless there are multiple casualties and it becomes a national story they'll just carry on like nothing happened.
Yes but in Europe, Japan and Here in Mexico, we dont use weapons and we consume videogames and we dont have this number of deads.
I like it here. Wish we had better weather and better access to meds.That's the US for you, I would never want to live there, ever. That backwards mindset and hypocrisy.
You keep saying there isn’t that many deaths and violence in Mexico. Stop fronting from Cartel-land.
I can go on liveleak right now and find countless shootout videos, with death there.
Why would WalMart stop selling guns?
Wasnt the gun used in the WalMart shooting an AK 47?
I havent seen an AK 47 sold in my local WalMart so I doubt he bought that gun there.
Why would WalMart stop selling guns?
Wasnt the gun used in the WalMart shooting an AK 47?
I havent seen an AK 47 sold in my local WalMart so I doubt he bought that gun there.
So that's the plan, guilt retailers into not selling guns since attempts to ban them have been unsuccessful?
Uh okay parents will buy M rated games for their kids anyways. Most of them just don't give a shit about the warnings.
? Plan? Walmart isn't the United States Government no more then K-Mart, Dicks sporting goods etc.
Leave the sale of guns to those enthusiast stores that actually specialize in that so they can properly police themselves on those sales vs Walmart.
You keep saying there isn’t that many deaths and violence in Mexico. Stop fronting from Cartel-land.
I can go on liveleak right now and find countless shootout videos, with death there.
Mexico's problem goes far beyond guns and you know this. Cartels will still get their guns even if things are locked down legally.
America's problem isn't with cartels, its with it's own private citizens who are mentally unstable and somehow still have easy access to guns.
You keep saying there isn’t that many deaths and violence in Mexico. Stop fronting from Cartel-land.
I can go on liveleak right now and find countless shootout videos, with death there.
Eh, doesn't seem that unexpected. They are taking down violent imagery after a violent shooting took place in one of their stores very recently, and it just so happens that most violent imagery in their stores comes from games.
The moment they actually stop selling them I think they'll be going to far.
What I don't get is why discussion about mass shootings is always deflected to gun violence in general.
Not saying that one is "less bad" or that one should get more attention, but gun violence related to gangs, criminal organizations or even isolated cases of one person shooting another aren't the same as some kid walking into a supermarket or school and starting to shoot people at random.... that seems to be a very US specific problem.
In my south american country there's a lot of crime and you often hear about gun violence. But it's basically always either related to criminal activity (gangs shooting at each other, robbery gone wrong, etc) or isolated cases ("jealous man shoots partner" or "man kills wife, kids and then himself"). But for as long as I've lived here I can't really recall a single time someone just went to some public space or event and started killing random people.
Deflecting any inquiry about what it is that makes this problem so US specific by saying "well there's gun violence everywhere" is weird IMO.
So you're saying that gun bans don't stop criminals from getting guns?
Buying games at WalMart is for normies anyway.
Soo instead of removing guns from the store/ads you want to get rid of ads for games like COD and possibly fortnite...... what the fuck is wrong with this dam country man.
Probably a semi-auto SKS variant, I'm not certain, an actual AK-47 is a fully automatic rifle which is a banned automatic weapon. Also afaik Wal-Mart pretty much only sells hunting rifles that are bolt action. I might be wrong but I don't think they sell large caliber semi-auto rifles like most sporting good stores.
I think there's broader implications in all of this against video games as a whole and how developers react to this but it's too early to tell.
...and in grocery they sell sugary drinks. So what?
And how does that relate to the price of tea in China?
A firearm is a tool. While it can be used as a weapon, it is not inherently one.The picture of a fake man holding a fake weapon compared to seeing the real thing being sold directly in front of you. Really isn't that hard to figure out the disconnect between their actions.
A firearm is a tool. While it can be used as a weapon, it is not inherently one.
There's no equivalency between selling guns and having violent games or movies on display.
oh no better not looks at the guns. wouldn't wanna get nightmares.
A firearm is a tool. While it can be used as a weapon, it is not inherently one.
Let me clarify. Since the anti-gun people have failed to get guns banned their new plan must be
Wait, are you saying that all the guns used by mass shooters were bought at Wal Mart?
I don't believe we need retailers like that selling those weapons
Please tell me how putting a hole in paper/ringing a piece of metal with a gun is using it as a weapon.Please explain the functions of a gun as a tool that do not involve shooting something with it.
Euh... Unless I'm mistaken, "The right to bear arms" is pretty clear on the fact that those arms are in fact intended to be used as weapons...A firearm is a tool. While it can be used as a weapon, it is not inherently one.
...This is your example? You didn't even go to hunting? Jeesh, so you think a gun's primary use is to shoot at paper, huh?Please tell me how putting a hole in paper/ringing a piece of metal with a gun is using it as a weapon.
It is easier to do because this comes after games were accused to be behind sexism, toxic male behaviour, rape, exclusion, and sexual aggression... and many in the gaming community went and still go after games with sexy / sexual imagery because of that supposed link.But kids mainly play shooters and they aren't shooting up places because they play CoD or GoW.
Walmart is doing this because of the politicians are vilifying gamers again. That shooter that just shot up the walmart a week ago or so didn't do it because there was a chick with a gun in the vydia section Blinky.