Fred Meyer is dropping guns and ammunition from its retail stores.
Friday’s announcement follows the Portland, Oregon,-based chain’s decision about two weeks ago that it would no longer sell firearms and ammunition to buyers under age 21. Fred Meyer said in a statement it is working to phase out the firearms category after evaluating customer preferences.
A growing number of retailers including Kroger, Walmart, L.L. Bean and Dick’s have tightened gun restrictions or cut ties with the National Rifle Association after February’s school shooting in Parkland, Florida. However, several outdoors specialty chains continue to sell assault-style rifles.
Fred Meyer, which carries general merchandise in addition to groceries, has 132 stores in four states. It is a division of The Kroger Co.
Damn, this is fairly huge.
Fred Meyer is my preferred one stop shopping destination, and it has bothered me for years that in order to get to the paint or electrical section I have to walk by a display that looks exactly like the one pictured above.
There is no way to continue saying that these Parkland students are not having an impact. Because clearly they are indeed.
But still there is so much work to be done, as evidenced by this tweet this morning from Sarah Kendzior.
Yeah, that's a little obscene.Rural Alabama gas station. I was there getting a Snickers. pic.twitter.com/eGraFplA43— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 18, 2018
Source http://ift.tt/2piRW0Y
