Another store has raised the age required to purchase a firearm or ammunition to 21 years old:
CNBC – Grocery store chain Kroger will no longer sell guns to buyers under 21 at its Fred Meyer stores, the company told CNBC on Thursday.
The company is the latest to restrict sales of firearms in the wake of mass shootings, most recently in Parkland, Florida.
CNBC provided the full statement from Kroger:
Kroger’s vision is to serve America through food inspiration and uplift. In response to the tragic events in Parkland and elsewhere, we’ve taken a hard look at our policies and procedures for firearm sales.
We follow all state and local laws regulating the sales of sporting-related firearms at our select general-merchandise Fred Meyer stores.
Recent events demonstrate the need for additional action on the part of responsible gun retailers. We are raising the minimum age to 21 to purchase firearms and ammunition in all of our Fred Meyer locations that sell firearms. We stopped selling assault-style rifles in our Oregon, Washington and Idaho Fred Meyer stores several years ago and we will no longer accept any special-orders of these weapons in Alaska. Through Restock Kroger, we have a robust space optimization effort underway in many of our stores, including Fred Meyer locations. As we refresh stores we are often transitioning gun departments due to softer demand and changing customer preferences.
We believe these are common sense steps we can take immediately that are in line with our values and our vision.”
“Recent events demonstrate the need for additional action on the part of responsible gun retailers.”
Oh I see. So any gun retailer selling firearms to single parent families under the age of 21 who simply want to protect themselves is ‘irresponsible’? How arrogant.
I normally don’t shop at Kroger and we don’t have any Fred Meyer stores in these parts, but if we did I’d find another place to shop.