It seems like Walmart is one of the first to take the action, following the killings of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Actualy after the Walmart’s announcement Grocery store chain Kroger will no longer sell guns to buyers under 21 at its Fred Meyer stores as a response to the tragic events in Parkland and other, they both have taken a hard look at their policies and procedures for firearm sales. Im not at all surprised they removed sale of items resembling assault style rifles from its website as well. However, I’m not 100% certain it would change anything. If you want to commit a crime such as at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, why would you not commit a crime by getting a weapon not legal way. Anyway, It’s also true that the Florida congressman who represents the town where 17 people who were shot and killed in a high school is pushing the Congress to act on passing gun legislation. As a matter of fact Walmart already stopped selling bump stocks, the accessory for a semiautomatic gun as well as large capacity magazines some time ago. The Florida House and Senate both have proposals that would raise the minimum age to buy any firearm from 18 to 21, create a waiting period to buy rifles, once again I’m not certain this would change anything. I definately advocate that thay want to allow school districts to arm teachers, which would make the attacker reconsider his plans. They want a ban on large capacity ammunition magazines and assault rifles ideas, which Republican leadership hasn't been willing to consider so far.
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Except for the fact that we banned "assault weapons" in the federal level for a decade and all that happened was that little black rifles became way more popular. Doing the same thing and expecting different results is insane. All types of rifles with 18 year olds allowed to buy them are used in half as many homicides as hands and feet. Only a few hundred a year. And of those we don't know how many were legally owned.