Activists Pressure Target to Keep Rifles Out of Its Stores

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Activists Pressure Target to Keep Rifles Out of Its Stores
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Gun-control activists are lobbying Target to prevent people from openly carrying semi-automatic ******* in its stores, turning the company into the latest battleground of the evolving debate over gun rights in America.

Target has become the fight's epicenter after a ****** of open-carry demonstrations across the U.S., but mainly Texas, have caused companies from Chipotle to Chili's to ban people from toting semi-automatic ******* in their establishments

See also: NRA: Assault Rifle Demonstrators Are 'Downright Scary' (http://mashable.com/2014/06/02/nra-assault-rifle-demonstrators-scary/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)


Texas law allows people to carry these rifles in public, though only in a manner that doesn't cause concern (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/04/nra-flips-open-carry-criticism/9945899/), according to USA Today. Open-carry activists, especially some members affiliated with a group called Open Carry Texas, say bringing these ******* into public places will make citizens more comfortable with rifles, while gun-control group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America says the displays are designed to intimidate Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/04/activists-target-rifles/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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