Kroger stops selling magazines featuring assault rifles

Alexander Coolidge | Cincinnati Enquirer

Show Caption Hide Caption Kroger to stop selling magazines featuring assault weapons Supermarket chain Kroger says it will stop selling magazines that feature assault rifles in them.

Kroger said it will stop selling magazines that feature assault rifles as part of a tightening of its policies in the wake of the Parkland mass shooting and growing national anger over gun violence.

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The Cincinnati-based supermarket retailer said the new policy is being phased in now across its national chain. Kroger didn't name specific titles, but periodicals that have featured assault weapons include: Guns & Ammo, Tactical Life and Recoil.

“We regularly review the company’s assortment of periodicals and make merchandising decisions based on customer preferences,” said Kroger spokeswoman Kristal Howard.

Kroger officials said the latest decision dovetails with the retailer's move a few weeks ago to raise the minimum age to buy guns from its Fred Meyer chain from 18 to 21.

That decision came after the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and wounded 14 more.

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