Target Asks Shoppers To Desist From Bringing Firearms - Update

(RTTNews) - Discount-store operator Target Corp (TGT) on Wednesday requested shoppers to desist from bringing firearms into its stores.

In a notice on its website, Target said that while it follows local laws that allow people to carry firearms, the company "respectfully requests" that guests not bring firearms to its stores.

According to the retailer, bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience it seeks to create.

Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Target made the announcement after a group called Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America put pressure on the retailer to restrain shoppers from carrying guns into its stores.

In May, Chipotle restaurants came out with a similar decision.

Target stock is trading at $58.70, up $0.33 or 0.57%, on a volume of 1.7 million shares on the NYSE.