Walmart removes firearms, ammunition from floor display as protests rage in U.S.

June 3 (Reuters) - Walmart Inc said on Wednesday it shifted firearms and ammunition out of sales floors of some U. S. stores amid nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police last week.

"We have temporarily removed firearms and ammunition from the sales floor in some stores out of an abundance of caution," the nation's largest retailer said in a statement.

"Those items are available for purchase, but are being stored in a secure room."

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