Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Walmart pulled guns and ammunition from the shelves of its stores in the days before the U.S. presidential election because the company fears store break-ins and thefts during potential civil unrest.
"We have seen some isolated civil unrest and as we have done on several occasions over the last few years, we have moved our firearms and ammunition off the sales floor as a precaution for the safety of our associates and customers," Kory Lundberg, a spokesman for Walmart, said in a statement. Guns and ammo are still for sale from behind the counter at about half Walmart's 4,700 stores, the company said.