Kroger asks customers to stop openly carrying guns in stores, voices support for background checks

[Norbert]

CINCINNATI — Kroger would like customers to stop openly carrying firearms in its stores, the company announced Tuesday afternoon. Hours earlier, competing grocery chain Walmart made the same request of customers and confirmed it would discontinue all sales of handgun ammunition in its 11,389 stores.

“A year ago, Kroger made the conscious decision to completely exit the firearm and ammunition business when we stopped selling them in our Fred Meyer stores in the Pacific Northwest,” vice president of corporate affairs Jessica Adeline wrote in a statement. “Kroger has demonstrated with our actions that we recognize the growing chorus of Americans who are no longer comfortable with the status quo and who are advocating for concrete and common sense gun reforms.

“Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers. We are also joining those encouraging our elected leaders to pass laws that will strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence. Our Kroger Purpose is to Feed the Human Spirit and, as America’s grocer, providing our associates and customers with a safe place to work and shop will remain our highest priority.”

Well it's more of a "we'd like you to stop carrying firearms..." instead of "Don't carry firearms..." but on the other hand it isn't welcome news for the NRA especially in light of the Walmart announcement earlier today.

https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/cincinnati/kroger-asks-customers-to-stop-openly-carrying-guns-in-stores-voices-support-for-background-checks?fbclid=IwAR1pBYV2BpMZ6hchNI0z58X-vL6_QABW254LZUKalSQyYCEow8kjYM9K2K0

[saidsimplesimon]

1. Kroger has been in my family

for as long as I can remember. I was delighted when the Kroger brand arrived in Phoenix.

[brer cat]

2. I hope that more businesses join in.

K&R

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. That's nice, but it should be "NO FIREARMS INSIDE STORE" period.

[ChubbyStar]

5. They are pussy footing around

If someone shoots up inside a Kroger they are gonna wish they just said NO GUNS.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. It is infuriating that they felt the need to "ask nicely". nt

[ChubbyStar]

7. They are trying not to piss off their gun humping customers

I think they need to do a cost benefit analysis of appeasing the gunners or keeping their customers safe. It'll be better Kroger if you just say NO to guns.

[underpants]

4. We just moved. Only a few miles but it's not worth going over to the old Kroger's.

I knew where everything was.

[Gumboot]

8. I hope this means ALL Kroger stores...

... including the King Soopers supermarkets here in Colorado.

Sick of seeing the gun runts 'open carrying' their murder toys around the store as I'm trying to buy groceries.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Let me ask a question I ask in an earlier thread

If open carry is such a great idea why doesn't the NRA allow it in their meetings and conventions?

[kwolf68]

10. In other news

Sane people ask this nation to NOT become the Wild Wild West.

[Skittles]

11. people who need to be armed to go to the store

are the kind of people who should not have guns

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. oh yeah? what you gonna do when a rump roast jumps up and attacks you?

Are you really sure that frozen meat section contains only dead animal parts?

How are you gonna face down a rabid kumquat if you have no weapon?

[Cha]

13. KR!