Grocery Store Defies Anti-Gun Movement, Welcomes Open-carry Shoppers
Adan Salazar
Prison Planet.com
December 30, 2015
While other major grocery chains in Texas are opposing the open carry law set to go into effect on January 1, Ohio-based Kroger has no intention to bar its customers from bringing guns into their stores.
Grocers like H-E-B, Whole Foods, Sprouts and Randall’s now display appropriate signage informing customers that they “may not enter this property with a handgun that is carried openly.”
Kroger, which has several stores in Dallas and Houston, however, will not impose additional rules on gun owners.
Back in March, Kroger CFO Michael Schlotman revealed the store planned to abide by “local laws” whatever they may be.
“If the local gun laws are to allow open carry, we’ll certainly allow customers to do that based on what the local laws are,” Schlotman said appearing on CNBC’s Squawk Box. “We don’t believe it’s up to us to legislate what the local gun control laws should be. It’s up to the local legislators to decide to do that.”
“So we follow local laws [and] we ask our customers to be respectful to the other people they are shopping with. And we really haven’t had any issues inside of our stores as a result of that.”
Kroger’s refusal to bend to anti-gun fervor has made them the target of gun control groups such as the Michael Bloomberg-affiliated Moms Demand Action, which has targeted Kroger specifically for over a year and spent hundreds of thousands on failed campaigns like #groceriesnotguns.
Rather than capitulating to the pressure, the 2,400-plus store grocery chain has instead stated their commitment to trust their customers will do the right thing.
“The safety of our customers and associates is one of our most important company values. Millions of customers are present in our busy grocery stores every day and we don’t want to put our associates in a position of having to confront a customer who is legally carrying a gun. That is why our long-standing policy on this issue is to follow state and local laws and to ask customers to be respectful of others while shopping. We know that our customers are passionate on both sides of this issue and we trust them to be responsible in our stores.”Meanwhile, others are pointing out the hypocrisy of some stores allowing concealed carry while refusing open carry.
“In the state of Texas, open carry is only be legal if the carrier also carries a concealed carry license,” writes Nick Leghorn for TheTruthAboutGuns.com. “Realistically, by adopting a policy of permitting concealed carry and banning open carry, H-E-B is simply saying is ‘when you come in here, just throw your shirt over your gun please.'”
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When that day comes that some terrorist(s) decides to attack inside a grocery or other store, customers will rejoice that there were customers inside with guns who were able to stop the terrorist(s) from carrying out his plans. Until then, stupid is as stupid does - speaking of Moms Demand Action. Typical liberal mentality - UNTIL that time comes that THEY are the victims.
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TO ALL.... THE GOODY TWO SHOERS....YOU NEED TO GET OUT OF THE COMMIE, NAZI SCHOOL FROM WHERE YOU ARE LEARNING THIS STUFF...YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ONE DEAD IN THE OLD WEST....THE FOLKS BACK THEN WOULD PROBABLY HAVE PUT YOU IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY FOR YOUR PROTECTION.. WHAT WILL YOU SAY TO ONE OF THESE WACKED OUT MUZZYS STANDING OVER YOU WITH A BIG KNIFE...READY TO CUT YOUR HEAD OFF??
The decision of Kroger is great. I will change now from HEB which does NOT allow us to pack (to defend ourself and others, including their store staff) and begin my shopping at Kroger. This is important even more so now that all the muslims are now being escorted in to the country compliments of the muslims in power in Wash DC, Chicago and Dallas (CAIR). When the muslims begin their fatwa and jihad here in the states, which could begin at any time now, then there will be some in the population who are packing and can defend those around him/her. This should be a number one priority at this time - removing all the ridiculous 'laws' against one's right to bear arms and insure that the population is well equipped to defend their right to life. Once the muslim killing spree begins, there will be Americans everywhere packing - 'laws' or no. Americans need to take a stand against all the commie Nazi 'laws' that don't apply to us anyway. Why are we allowing these traitors to take away our rights and freedoms just because THEY SAY SO? There are waaaaay more of us than there are of them. Why are we allowing these traitorous actions against the people? By going along with it, we are proving that we are the slaves, dumbed down and unable to think for ourselves that they think we are. Is that YOU? Cause it sure ain't me. I don't care what 'law' they put through. Let them suffer their own fate in the days ahead. Allot of us will be packing to defend ourselves and others. If they don't want to live, they can keep their 'laws'. The rest of us are smarter then they are. We aren't dumbed down like they are. Let them suffer their fates - and good riddance.
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