| Wal-Mart to pay $14m in gun suit |
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 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay $14.5 million to settle a civil complaint with California alleging thousands of violations of state gun laws during a three-year period. Some violations were alleged to have taken place at its store in Folsom.
Wal-Mart's settlement includes $5 million in fines. It also must submit to court-enforced compliance with all gun laws and provide more than $4 million to pay for state compliance checks. Wal-Mart also must pay, as part of the settlement, $3 million that will be used to develop and implement a system to validate the age of ammunition buyers and to create a public service campaign that focuses on firearm safety -- particularly for safe gun storage from children.
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer's office said Wednesday the company will work to prevent the sale of ammunition to minors and educate the public on gun laws.
Wal-Mart stopped selling firearms in its California stores after an audit last year discovered more than 2,800 violations at five stores
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