In the wake of one mass shooting and the threat of another in its stores this week, Walmart has made the courageous decision to remove violent video game displays — but not actual guns — from its stores.
“We’ve taken this action out of respect for the incidents of the past week, and this action does not reflect a long-term change in our video game assortment,” Tara House, a Walmart spokeswoman, said in a statement obtained by USA Today.
On Saturday, 22 people were killed in a shooting at a Walmart in El Paso.
On Thursday, police arrested a man outfitted with weapons and over 100 rounds of ammunition who did not take any shots, but filmed people as they fled another Walmart in Missouri.
Hallelujah! I no longer have to walk around in constant fear of being accosted by a video game-wielding assailant. Thank you, Walmart!
Yes, I, like many others, have always been terrified by violent videogames lurking around in dark corners.
I can sleep better tonight.
A very tRumpian response by Walmart
They couldn’t even muster more than a token effort for their token effort.
I don’t recall hearing anyone say that they think the problem here is video game advertising… or is it the case we don’t even need to play the game to be transformed into a murderous gunman?
This is Walmart saying that 22 people just were murdered in their store and they don’t care.
It’s raining outside. I got wet. So I turned off all the water to my house.
ETA, What the fuck is wrong with these people?