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FILE - This March 1, 2018 file photo shows a Fred Meyer store is shown in Portland, Ore., Thursday, March 1, 2018. The Superstore company says it will stop selling guns and ammunition. The Portland, Oregon,-based chain in an announcement Friday, March 16 says it made the decision after evaluating customer preferences. The company has more than 130 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
lessFILE - This March 1, 2018 file photo shows a Fred Meyer store is shown in Portland, Ore., Thursday, March 1, 2018. The Superstore company says it will stop selling guns and ammunition. The Portland,
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1. AlaskaHousehold Gun Ownership: 56.4 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 23.86
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1. Alaska
Household Gun Ownership: 56.4 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 23.86
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2. AlabamaHousehold Gun Ownership: 49.5 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 21.51
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2. Alabama
Household Gun Ownership: 49.5 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 21.51
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3. LouisianaHousehold Gun Ownership: 49.0 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 21.08
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3. Louisiana
Household Gun Ownership: 49.0 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 21.08
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4. MississippiHousehold Gun Ownership: 54.3 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 19.64
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4. Mississippi
Household Gun Ownership: 54.3 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 19.64
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5. OklahomaHousehold Gun Ownership: 46.7 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 19.52
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5. Oklahoma
Household Gun Ownership: 46.7 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 19.52
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1. MassachusettsHousehold Gun Ownership: 14.3 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 3.55
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1. Massachusetts
Household Gun Ownership: 14.3 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 3.55
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2. New YorkHousehold Gun Ownership: 22.2 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.56
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2. New York
Household Gun Ownership: 22.2 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.56
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3. Hawaii Household Gun Ownership: 12.5 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.62
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3. Hawaii
Household Gun Ownership: 12.5 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000:
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4. Rhode IslandHousehold Gun Ownership: 15.9 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.64
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4. Rhode Island
Household Gun Ownership: 15.9 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.64
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5. ConnecticutHousehold Gun Ownership: 22.2 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.81
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5. Connecticut
Household Gun Ownership: 22.2 percent
Gun Death Rate Per 100,000: 4.81
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Superstore chain Fred Meyer to stop selling guns, ammunition
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Superstore company Fred Meyer will stop selling guns and ammunition.
The Portland, Oregon,-based chain in a statement Friday said it made the decision after evaluating customer preferences. The company sells guns at nearly 45 of its more than 130 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
"Fred Meyer has made a business decision to exit the firearms category," the company said. "We are currently working on plans to responsibly phase out sales of firearms and ammunition."
The company, a subsidiary of Cincinnati, Ohio,-based Kroger Co., didn't give a timeline.
Fred Meyer stores sell a range of goods that include groceries, clothing, electronics, outdoor equipment, furniture and jewelry. Stores also include pharmacies.
The company said the firearms category represents about $7 million annually of its revenue and sales have been declining.
"We made the decision early last week after evaluating changing customer preferences and the fact that we've been steadily reducing this category in our Fred Meyer stores over the last several years due to softening consumer demand," the company said. "More recently we have been transitioning away from gun departments as a result of our ongoing work to optimize space in our Fred Meyer stores."
Following last month's high school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead, Fred Meyer said it would stop selling firearms to anyone under 21. The company had already stopped selling assault-style guns several years ago, except in Alaska.
Fred Meyer did not mention the school shooting in its statement Friday.
Other stores announced in the wake of that shooting that they would stop selling guns to anyone under 21 including Walmart Inc. and L.L. Bean. Dick's Sporting Goods recently banned sales of assault rifles.
Several outdoor chains, including Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's, Gander Outdoors and Academy Sports, continue to sell assault-style rifles.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/crime/article/Superstore-chain-Fred-Meyer-to-stop-selling-guns-12761034.php
