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National grocery chain: We follow the law, not anti-gun hysteria
// Personal Liberty Digest™
Several national retailers have made the decision to violate Americans' 2nd Amendment rights by implementing anti-firearm policies that appease gun grabbers and make patrons less safe. That's why you should be sure to support this grocery store that has vowed to protect your right to self-defense.
With a new open-carry law making headlines in Texas, the state's largest grocery retailer, H.E.B., along with Safeway and lefty supermarket du jor Whole Foods have all announced that they won't allow customers to exercise their open carry rights while shopping.
But Kroger CEO Michael Schlotman says gun-toting Texans, whether they opt for concealed or open carry, are welcome to exercise their constitutional right to self-defense in his company's stores.
While its major competitors in the state have all posted gun-free zone notices, Kroger issued the following statement in August:
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.
Unlike his competitors, Schlotman says following the law is more important to his company than appeasing patrons who don't understand the virtue of the 2nd Amendment.
"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. 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," he told Forbes.
"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," he added.
Unfortunately, the company's level-headed respect for American gun rights and the rule of law has made it the target of Michael Bloomberg's well-funded anti-gun sycophants at Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety.
So far, the groups have successfully bullied Target, Chipotle, Sonic, Chili's Grill & Bar, Jack in the Box and Starbucks into prohibiting firearms.
During the summer, Everytown launched a petition calling on Kroger to backtrack on its decision by claiming that its policy of following the law has gotten people killed in its stores.
From the petition:
Numerous shootings and gun rallies have taken place at Kroger brand stores in recent years. The company policies that have enabled this to happen are not in line with its core values, which include creating a "safe and secure workplace and shopping environment."
Most states have weak gun laws that let people openly carry guns even if they haven't had a background check or training. Private businesses like Kroger have the responsibility to protect their customers when the law won't.
As the nation's largest grocery chain, Kroger's move to follow the law rather than give in to shrieking fearmongering is a big deal. And you can be sure that nanny Bloomberg's army of mommies is going to continue attacking the company.
Don't let them win. At a time when even shooting sport retailers are being pressured to adopt anti-2nd Amendment attitudes, it's more important than ever to show support for businesses that respect your rights as a responsible gun owner.
Pass this information along and encourage all of your 2nd Amendment-supporting friends to pick up their next load of groceries at one of Kroger's more than 2,400 U.S. stores.
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