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To: ColtonGang who wrote (156729)	6/30/2001 7:54:03 PM
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Congratulations to SS Kresge.............. Kmart to phase out ammunition sales - - - - - - - - - - - - By Bree Fowler June 29, 2001 \| DETROIT (AP) -- At Kmart stores across the country, shoppers cruising the aisles for diapers, garden hoses and microwave popcorn can also find ammunition for everything from pellet guns to handguns. But some of those shelves soon will be empty as Kmart phases out the sale of handgun ammunition over the next three months. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Print story E-mail story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company officials made the announcement Thursday following meetings that included company executives, a prominent gun-control advocate and victims of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. Kmart stores have not carried handguns since the 1970s, but still sell hunting rifles and other long guns. For some time, the Troy, Mich.-based company has been under pressure from gun-control advocates to stop selling firearms. In November 1999, talk show host Rosie O'Donnell resigned as the company's celebrity spokeswoman because of her strong support of gun control. And in December 1999 the company withdrew an application for a license to sell rifles and shotguns at a new store in New York after protests by an anti-gun group. Company spokeswoman Julie Fracker said the sale of firearms and ammunition had been under review as part of a merchandising strategy by the company's new executive team for some time. ''Obviously we consider ourselves a socially conscious business, but this was a business decision made in the best interests of the company," she said.