Kroger Asks Customers Not To Open Carry Guns 

Kroger is not banning guns in its stores, but the business is asking customers to not carry firearms openly.

(Cincinnati, Oh.)  --  Kroger is asking customers to leave their guns at home, or at least keep them hidden. 

The grocery store chain on Tuesday asked customers not to open carry in the states where that is legal. 

On the heels of Walmart making an announcement Tuesday that it will stop selling handgun ammunition, Kroger said in a statement that it is joining the chorus of Americans who want to see stricter gun control laws in this country. 

"Kroger is respectfully asking that customers no longer openly carry firearms into our stores, other than authorized law enforcement officers," Kroger said Tuesday. "We are joining 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."

Kroger's request does not go all-out in banning the open carrying of firearms in states where that is legal, including Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. In order to carry openly in those states, gun owners need a concealed carry permit.