Report: Kroger joins retailers in upping age restriction on gun sales
Kroger has joined Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods in increasing its age restriction on the purchase of firearms sold through its Fred Meyer locations in response to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Fla. The supermarket chain will no longer sell guns to customers under the age of 21.
“Recent events demonstrate the need for additional action on the part of responsible gun retailers,” Jessica Adelman, a spokeswoman for the Cincinnati-based chain, shared with The Wall Street Journal. “In response to the tragic events in Parkland and elsewhere, we’ve taken a hard look at our policies and procedures for firearm sales.
According to the report, Kroger already had stopped selling assult-style semiautomatic rifles in Oregon, Washington and Idaho locations several years ago.
Fred Meyer, which sells shotguns, .22 caliber rifles and bolt action hunting rifles, will be reducing the merchandising footprint dedicated to the set, as well. Though that has less to do with the school shootings, but rather to "softer demand and changing customer preferences," Adelman told WSJ.
“Recent events demonstrate the need for additional action on the part of responsible gun retailers,” Jessica Adelman, a spokeswoman for the Cincinnati-based chain, shared with The Wall Street Journal. “In response to the tragic events in Parkland and elsewhere, we’ve taken a hard look at our policies and procedures for firearm sales.
According to the report, Kroger already had stopped selling assult-style semiautomatic rifles in Oregon, Washington and Idaho locations several years ago.
Fred Meyer, which sells shotguns, .22 caliber rifles and bolt action hunting rifles, will be reducing the merchandising footprint dedicated to the set, as well. Though that has less to do with the school shootings, but rather to "softer demand and changing customer preferences," Adelman told WSJ.