WALKER, MI -- Meijer has joined a growing number of large U.S. retailers asking customers to not openly carry guns in their stores.

The Midwest retailer announced the request Monday, Sept. 9 on Twitter, stating the open display of guns can make employees and customers feel in danger.

“The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority, so we respectfully request that our customers do not open carry firearms at Meijer,” the company stated in the Tweet. “We’ve made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe.”

The safety of our customers and team members is our top priority, so we respectfully request that our customers do not open carry firearms at Meijer. We’ve made this decision because open carry can create an environment that makes our customers and team members feel unsafe. — Meijer (@meijer) September 9, 2019

It was not immediately clear what, if any, changes Meijer is making to sales of ammunition and firearms.

The announcement comes less than a week after Walmart asked customers not to openly carry firearms in their stores. The retail giant said it would stop selling selling handgun and short-barrel rifle ammunition as well.

Walmart’s policy change came after a 21-year-old man opened fire in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas. The attack killed 22 people.

Other large retailers that have asked customers in recent weeks to either not bring firearms into stores or not openly carry them include Kroger, Walgreens and CVS, The Hill reports.

Meijer has more than 200 stores across the Midwest. Along with Michigan, there are stores in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.