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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Weenies At Kroger




Moms Demand Action has asked the Kroger family of food stores to join others such as Chipotle, Target and Starbucks in issuing a common-sense company policy:  No Open-Carry of Guns in Our Stores.

Surprisingly, Kroger has thus far declined to do so, saying in its official response that the company doesn't want confrontations with its law-abiding customers who are legally carrying firearms:

"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."

What a fucked-up position!  Management is so afraid of these gun-nuts that all they can do is ask the rest of us to be "respectful."  I just can't respect that.  What a bunch of weenies!

 I just wrote a short note to Kroger's CEO Rodney McMullen expressing my displeasure and reminding him that his stores have a hell of a lot more customers who don't carry guns than those who do, and therefore his stupid non-policy is potentially harmful to sales, customer safety, and his company's public image.

The request for a no-guns policy is entirely reasonable, and would be a prudent business decision.  Share your thoughts with the CEO:

Rodney McMullen, CEO
The Kroger Co.
1014 Vine St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100
www.kroger.com

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