Posting signs on the door makes no difference.
Why don't these same snowflakes scream at walmart for selling knives made in china when they have been used in multiple mass murders of school children in the country they are manufactured in?i doubt they really think it will prevent anything beyond them being directly tied to having sold something involved in a shooting. I'm guessing it's more that they gain more from the PR than they risk losing in sales.
I know a lot of folks who take to social media when they see open carry in Kroger or Walmart here. Never mind the people who might be concealed, they don't really think about that because they don't see it. But when they see open carry they sure as **** make a big deal about it and/or leave.
So, for these retailers, asking people to stop open carrying seems like an easy thing to do. It's such a smaller % of the population they aren't risking much, and they come off looking better to those that it bothers.
Walmart will no longer sell certain types of ammunition
After a gunman killed 22 people at Walmart last month, the retailer has decided to stop selling certain types of ammunition, handguns in Alaska and banned open carry of firearms in states where it is legal. The retailer previously banned video game displays, which drew the ire of protesters and teacher unions for targeting the wrong cause of mass shootings.
Previously, Dick's Sporting Goods made sweeping changes to its gun policies and saw lifts in brand perception (Walmart also saw gains in brand perception at the same time after raising the minimum age to purchase a firearm). (Emphasis added)
"lifts in brand perception"
That's the goal.
For sure. Branding is crucial in business.
Like it or not the 2nd Amendment crowd, at least the die hard portion of that crowd, is not the primary customer base for Walmart.
According to some research, their average customer is 50 year old white, middle class women. They don't give two damns about pistol ammo and open carry arguments.
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