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I would ask for consistency from the parent company on what good and services it offers the public otherwise, yes, I would find it odd that Walmart A is offering a product to its customers that Walmart B isn't. I would ask why? Is it a company policy regarding town B and it's citizens? If so, that sounds rather discriminatory. Much like only selling wedding cakes to heterosexuals. Is it that the rifles simply aren't selling well in town B? That's simply law of demand.Yes it's a restrictive policy. It's different from the cake situation - for it to be a parallel, the bakers would have to be saying "We're not selling any wedding cakes, although we will sell sakes for birthday parties or celebratory dinners."
There is no legal obligation that companies sell a product, only that when they sell it they do so within the bounds of the law. There is no law that requires anyone to sell bump stocks or any other firearm accessory. There are laws that prevent discrimination if they choose to sell those accessories.
To take it another example - Imagine that a Walmart in one town sells rifles but the Walmart in the next town over refuses to carry them.
Question #1: Are you arguing that the second Walmart is infringing on 2nd Amendment rights because they refuse to sell rifles while the first Walmart does?
Question #2: Does this mean that every retailer in the 1st town must also carry rifles since the Walmart does?
Now, if the policy is one dictated by the law of the town. IE No business other than a licensed firearm business may sell rifles in the jurisdiction of the town I would be more understanding.
In the case of the bank, I would have more respect for them if they had said moving forward on all new partnerships this will be our stance. To enter into a partnership with a business under a specific understanding with a specific set of rules then change the rules of the partnership and impose restrictions specific to that business...well.