Walgreens, CVS and Wegmans will start requesting that their customers not openly carry guns into their stores in states where open carry is legal. The moves follow similar steps by Walmat and Kroger.
“We support the efforts of other individuals and groups working to prevent gun violence, and continually review our policies and procedures to ensure our stores remain a safe environment,” CVS said in a statement on its Twitter account. “We join a growing chorus of businesses in requesting that our customers, other than authorized law enforcement personnel, do not bring firearms into our stores.”
Walgreens’ statement was similar. The retailer is requesting that its customers “no longer openly carry firearms into our stores other than authorized law enforcement officials.”
Wegmans on Twitter stated that “The sight of someone with a gun can be alarming, and we don’t want anyone to feel that way at Wegmans.”
Some retailers, including Starbucks, Target, Costco, Trader Joe’s and Panera Bread, have had policies in place regarding in-store firearms for several years.
