{"id":799175,"date":"2019-09-05T12:09:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=371067"},"modified":"2019-09-12T08:56:16","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T14:56:16","slug":"city-market-asks-open-carry-customers-to-leave-guns-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/city-market-asks-open-carry-customers-to-leave-guns-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"City Market asks open-carry customers to leave guns at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/CityMarketComposting-VDN-022818-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/CityMarketComposting-VDN-022818-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/CityMarketComposting-VDN-022818-600x400-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Customers who shop at Colorado\u2019s 148 King Soopers and City Market stores are being asked to \u201cno longer openly carry firearms\u201d into the stores, echoing a move&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/09\/03\/walmart-stop-selling-handgun-ammunition\/\">made by retail rival Walmart a day earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In its announcement, Cincinnati-based Kroger, the parent company of King Soopers and City Market, said its request applies to anybody who shops in its stores with the exception of law enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur No. 1 priority is the safety of our associates and customers,\u201d Kelli McGannon, a King Soopers spokeswoman, said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The announcements from Kroger and Walmart come in the wake of a series of mass shootings in the country over the last month \u2014 the most recent in Odessa, Texas&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/09\/01\/odessa-midland-shooting-death-toll\/\">that claimed seven lives over the weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>King Soopers, in its statement, said it is \u201cjoining those encouraging our elected leaders to pass laws that will strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/09\/04\/king-soopers-walmart-gun-open-carry\/\">The Denver Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/city-market-asks-open-carry-customers-to-leave-guns-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customers who shop at Colorado\u2019s 148 King Soopers and City Market stores are being asked to \u201cno longer openly carry firearms\u201d into the stores, echoing a move&nbsp;made by retail rival Walmart a day earlier. 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