Walmart Enters the Gun Control Debate

<p>A month after a gunman killed 22 people at a Walmart store in El Paso, the nation’s largest retailer, said that it would stop selling ammunition used for handguns and military-style weapons and call on Congress to consider a new ban on assault rifles. We look at what Walmart’s move means, and how corporate America could play a role in curbing the epidemic of gun violence. Guest: Andrew Ross Sorkin, a financial columnist for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/podcasts/the-daily/2020-election-democrats.html?rref=vanity" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Walmart, whose reach has reshaped communities nationwide, largely avoids publicly wading into politics. That made<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/business/walmart-guns-ammunition-sales.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> its decision to limit ammunition sales</a> even more notable.</li><li>The move by Doug McMillon, Walmart’s chief executive, “to engage in a meaningful conversation about responsible gun sales in America could give license to other business leaders to enter the conversation,”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/business/walmart-ceo-guns.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> Andrew Ross Sorkin writes</a>.</li></ul><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/podcasts/the-daily/2020-election-democrats.html?rref=vanity" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>.</p>