Gun Protest Held near Wal-Mart in Newtown Protesters urge Wal-Mart to stop rifle sales. Gun control activists gathered at a Wal-Mart store less than 10 miles from the Sandy Hook elementary school to demand the company stop selling military-style rifles. Read more about Gun Protest Held near Wal-Mart in Newtown Comments FUV MEMBERS SEE GREAT SHOWS, ON US.