• Talking Points Memo reports that "a coalition of gun violence survivors and consumer watchdogs will deliver a petition with nearly 250,000 signatures to a Walmart near Newtown, Conn., Tuesday, asking the nation's largest gun retailer to stop selling assault weapons and munitions. The petition, as well as a protest outside the Walmart, was organized by the watchdog group SumofUs.org."

According to the story, "Among those who signed onto the letter to Walmart are family members of the victims from recent mass shootings, including Aurora, Col., Tucson, Ariz., Oak Creek, Wis. and the shooting at Virginia Tech."

KC's View: here are those who think that this debate will go away at some point, but I don't think it will ... and I also don;t think that Walmart, as the nation's largest gun and ammunition retailer, will be able to avoid being at the epicenter of this important political and cultural debate.