Liberty Counsel President: I’m Taking My Glock .45 To Target To Protect Against Trans People

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6. Target: Don’t Bring Guns Into Our Stores

Target: Don’t Bring Guns Into Our Stores

Target announced Wednesday it is adopting a no-guns policy and, in a statement, asked that customers not bring guns into stores.

Even customers in localities where guns are allowed will be subject to the chain’s new policy.

“Bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create,” Target’s interim CEO John Mulligan said in a statement.

The decision follows protests orchestrated by Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a gun control group that in recent months achieved what once seemed like an unlikely goal: convincing many major American companies to take a stance on guns.

“Target’s decision shows that moms calling for reasonable reforms can move giants,” said Erika Soto Lamb, the communications director for a coalition of gun reform organizations that include Moms Demand Action.

The third largest retailer in the U.S., Target is the biggest company yet to ban the so-called open carry of guns in its stores. (It should be noted that the company’s logo is literally a target of the sort used at shooting ranges.) The Minneapolis-based company has about 1,700 stores in the U.S. and brought in more than $70 billion in revenue last year. Chipotle, Chili’s and Sonic have made similar statements in recent months.

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https://corporate.target.com/article/2014/07/target-addresses-firearms-in-stores