NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart says it will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic weapons at its stores because fewer people are buying them.

The retailer says it will replace them with more hunting rifles and shotguns. Walmart spokesman Kory Lundberg says the semi-automatic weapons were sold at fewer than a third of its 4,600 U.S. stores.

Walmart Stores Inc. is removing the semi-automatic weapons this week as it prepares its stores for fall merchandise. The Bentonville, Arkansas company says it made the decision earlier this year.