Here is the letter I sent to Wal-Mart, just got a standard response that they received it and would send it to the appropriate people. Whatever, but it's what I expected. -
Because of your public relations grandstanding after the domestic terrorist shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, I have been reminded how lazy I had become in my shopping habits. Your move to randomly choose at what age you will or won't sell firearms to law abiding citizens violates United States Constitutional law and alienates a large portion of your loyal customer base. Prior to your decision, my family had done almost all of our shopping at Wal-Mart, largely out of convenience. Since you decided to "make a statement" by limiting lawful gun sales, my family also decided to "make a statement" and immediately stopped shopping at Wal-Mart. Instead we are now shopping at other chain stores, local businesses and buying online from Amazon, something we almost never did prior to your announcement. We have been pleasantly surprised at the deals and money savings we have found away from Wal-Mart so it's been a win-win for my family. While you may see the loss of my family's dollars as unnoticeable, and therefore largely symbolic, let me assure you we have been happily telling others of our new shopping experiences, both in person and in online forums. It is my sincere hope that you realize the error you have made, make a very public apology to those you have alienated and return your policies to a pro 2nd Amendment stance. Barring that, we will no longer shop at Wal-Mart and we will continue to extol the virtues of other merchants at every opportunity. Your competitors thank you for our business.
