Walmart is taking a stand against gun violence.
Just over a month after the El Paso, TX shooting, several major retail chains are following Walmart's footsteps in urging customers to no longer open carry in their stores.asking customers to refrain from bringing firearms into their stores, while Wegmans made a statement on Twitter with a similar sentiment. CVS has 9,900 locations in the U.S., while Walgreens has 9,500 and Wegmans has 99 stores in the Northeast,reports.
And Albertsons Companies', with its 2,268 stores nationwide , joined them in requesting that patrons not open carry in its stores.The announcements were applauded by gun control advocates."Americans should be able to shop with their families without the fear of gun violence," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, in a statement.
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