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Community => Watto's Junk Yard => Topic started by: FX-7 on May 6, 2003, 11:53 AM
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Wal MArt decided to yank Maxim off of its shelves...booooooo!!!
http://money.cnn.com/2003/05/06/news/companies/walmart_mags/
"The Times said that the company's standards and the magazines' content have not changed, but the firm has been under pressure from Christian groups in the past for its sale of certain magazines."
Glad they decided what I get to look at!
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I honestly can say that I haven't seen that magazine before, but then again I don't usually buy those types of magazines. I've seen the FHM magazine before which is pretty nice, but I don't buy those magazines.
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Glad they decided what I get to look at!
Don't they get to decide what they will and will not carry?
And don't you get to decide which stores will get your business, and which ones don't?
If a store doesn't carry something I want to buy, that's their right, just as its my right to go purchase that item somewhere else.
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Just another reason not to shop there IMO, I made the mistake of buying one CD there a few years ago. Never again will I make that mistake, plus that smell.
My Brother in Law is a Night Manager at a WalMart, he even thinks they kind of suck
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Stuff and FHM also will not be sold there.
It doesn't bother me because I subscribe to all three, which is cheaper, I don't have to go to the store to get it, don't worry about missing an issue and actually receive it approximately a week before newstands do. Good deal in my book ;D
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...yet I'm sure they'll continue to sell firearms right next to the toy aisle.
Wal-Mart: keeping America safe from partial nudity... by whatever means necessary.
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I find it rather odd that the CNN story failed to mention that Wal-Mart has also banned the sale of any new Star Wars figures as well, in addition to some of these sexier magazines. What's up with that? No respect for the collecting community, I tell ya'!
Not to mention they won't sell the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition... Puhleeeeze... ::)
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Radical Christian fundamentalists have been up in arms about Star Wars since the revelation that Darth Vader was conceived immaculately. Took 'em long enough. That Stepin Fetchit smoke screen was pretty thick. ::)
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I was born and raised a Target Man, Target started in Minnesota and I will continue to spend all of my money (except when it comes to the occasional toy or hunting supply) there and now it looks like I will be getting my soft core Men's magazines there too (or the airport :-*)
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...yet I'm sure they'll continue to sell firearms right next to the toy aisle.
Actually the gun sales are supposed to be stopping soon as well. Ever since a few stores got busted for not doing the background checks.. ATF doesn't take that kind of thing lightly.
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Actually the gun sales are supposed to be stopping soon as well.
But what about ammo? Guns don't kill people; bullets kill people.
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It's just begging to be said guns don't kill people, people kill people. I used to like to laugh at the US as the land where personal responsibility had no place. Until Canada started doing the same.
I despise Walmart and basically only shop there prior to 8 AM. No other Canadian retailer carries a decently priced (remember, we pay $12.99 plus 14% for Marvel Legends) toys with a marginal selection. Prices at TRU suck and their selection is worse (this is a store that still has Homer Wave 1 on the pegs).
I buy toys there, and that's about it (well, maybe toilet paper). I'll get my Maxim at 7-11.
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I am not arguing about guns and ammo I was just stating that they are pulling the guns as well as magazines. But on the gun issue if Walmarts want to sell guns they need to do it properly if they want to continue it. The problem they had is that they were giving out guns with out the background checks being performed.
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Agreed. doing so without proper background checks and a suitable wait period is really not a particularly good or bright thing to do.
Of course, it can be taken to the opposite extreme as well. Just ask Canada.
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I am not all that familiar with Canada's regulations but I heard they are very strict. What are the rules in owning a gun in Canada?
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Ah, Canada.
Previously, in certain respects, quite similar to the US. Background check (usually 3 week turnaround) and then fine. Probably 20 years ago that was not necessary, but I was just a bit too young to own a gun then.
Handguns, for the most part, have always been illegal in Canada. Same goes for automatic weapons and most semi-automatic weapons. The semi-auto stuff like AR-15s are a no no, for the most part. Semi-auto hunting rifles are ok, but I believe magazine capacity is limited. Back to handguns. You can own them, but they must be registered and you must declare where they will be used. Typically that is only at a range and then stored at home or range. There are regulations about transporting them between the two points as well.
Recently, the Federal Goobermint installed the Firearms registration act. You must now have a firearms acquisition certificate, essentially, a gun license. This has cost the Feds at least a billion dollars to install, much to the dismay of most of the population. Those would be tax dollars, not license fees too, though the latter exist, they hardly pay for the registration process. Many have opted to not have the certificate and as such, are now viewed as criminals. You need the certificate to purchase and own the weapon and to purchase and own the ammunition.
Cynically, what it seems to amount to is civilians being charged when the weapons are stolen from their home and are used in the commission of a crime. There are storage regulations for firearms as well. Trigger lock, locking cabinet with ammunition locked in a separate compartment from the weapon itself.
Realistically, it cost one billion dollars and rising and has done nothing to stop the use of firearms in commission of a crime. That, for all but the political types, seems to be a no brainer. Most that are involved in armed crimes don't typically register their weapons. Do they? ::)
I am completely willing to be corrected on finer points, but it gives you the gist of the regulations. I do not own any firearms, though I have an FAC.
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I'm just ticked I can't look at it anymore at Wal Mart, Target is a long way away from me,
How much does a subscription cost MikeyD?
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Morgbug.
I get the basics of it. Thanks for the run down. Sounds like they want to make ownership difficult to deter those who don't want the hassle.
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Probably 20 years ago that was not necessary, but I was just a bit too young to own a gun then.
Who you kidding B? You're so old, you still weren't very young 20 years ago!!! :o ;D :-*
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Who you kidding B? You're so old, you still weren't very young 20 years ago!!! :o ;D :-*
Sadly, you're probably right. I was indeed 19, just 20 years ago *shudder*. But all I was interested in was women, booze, sports and sleeping. I couldn't care less about guns at that time, so wasn't too clear on the rules.
I do recall about 25 years ago, some guy walked into the neighbourhood Canadian Tire (think early, Canadian smaller version of Home Depot) asked to look at a gun (locked in a glass case), the clerk gave it to him. He slid a bullet from his pocket into the chamber, put it to his head and pulled the trigger. Boom, dead, right in front of the poor employee.
That initiated the first change. All guns on a cable lock with a trigger lock in place in the store. I believe Canadian Tire got out of selling anything but pellet guns (and later paintball guns) at that point.
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I'm just ticked I can't look at it anymore at Wal Mart, Target is a long way away from me,
How much does a subscription cost MikeyD?
For a first time subscriber, its probably a $1 an issue to hook in you, but once you renew the price goes up to like $17 a year, which is still a hell of lot better than the $5 an issue at the newstands. Next time your perusing one at the store, take the subscription card and send that bad boy in.