Walmart will no longer sell toy guns

From the Walmart statement:

 We are also removing items from our website resembling assault-style rifles, including nonlethal airsoft guns and toys. Our heritage as a company has always been in serving sportsmen and hunters, and we will continue to do so in a responsible way.”

 Here is one pundit's take on the situation

Walmart doesn’t sell bump stocks, high-capacity magazines and handguns — except in Alaska — and already banned sales of AR-15s back in 2015. So what’s a good retail competitor to do to grab the public’s attention?
Ban sales of toy guns.
“We take seriously our obligation to be a responsible seller of firearms and go beyond federal law by requiring customers to pass a background check before purchasing any firearm,” Walmart said.
OK. But booting toy guns from the lineup?
If the logic is that toy guns turn youth into violent offenders, then shouldn’t Walmart also ban sales of movies with guns, music that glorifies gun violence and video games that contain shooting?
After all, if toys are so corrupting, then songs, games and movies are as well.

• Cheryl Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com or on Twitter, @ckchumley.