CVS, Wegmans Joins With Other Stores In Open Carry Revolt

By Tom Knighton

It starts with someone like Walmart, but it rarely stays there. Ideas spread, for good or ill. They spread far and wide, and when a giant like Walmart makes a move, you can guarantee that someone will follow.

Along the way, here at Bearing Arms, I’ve noted the others joining with Walmart in asking people to no longer carry firearms openly in their store.

Well, there are a couple more.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.N, CVS Health Corp (CVS.N) and supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets Inc said on Thursday they would start asking customers to not openly carry firearms in their stores, joining Walmart Inc (WMT.N) and Kroger Co (KR.N), in a change of gun policy following several deadly mass shootings in the United States.

The retailers are among a growing number of U.S. companies, such as Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N), that are responding to calls for action to help curtail the rash of gun violence that has plagued the nation, risking backlash from powerful gun owners’ groups as politicians consider options.

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“There’s nothing more important than the safety of our customers & employees,” Wegmans said in a tweet on Thursday, adding …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms