Albertsons Companies joins supermarkets to change gun policies
FILE PHOTO: Customers leave an Albertsons convenience store with their purchases in Burbank, California July 17, 2012. REUTERS / Fred Prouser
(Reuters) ̵[ads1]1; Albertsons Companies supermarket operator said Saturday that it would ask customers not to have firearms in their stores, and joined a number of retailers and retail chains this week that changed gun policy in light of several mass shootings in the United States.
"We want our stores to feel safe and welcoming to everyone, so we respectfully ask customers not to have firearms open in our stores unless they are authorized attorneys," the company said in a tweet bit.ly/ 2HPH03R.
The announcement comes as other retailers such as Walmart Inc ( WMT.N ) and Kroger Co ( KR.N ) refine their gun policy, with Walmart saying it would wind up sales small arms ammunition and some assault-style rifles in stores across the United States.
Albertson Companies operates stores throughout 34 US states, according to the company's website.
Reporting by Akshay Balan in Bengaluru; Editing by Alistair Bell
