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The story can be found at www.boston.com under the northeast section.
I'll cut the article down a bit (Thank goodness I can type!
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A local anti-gun group is declaring partial victory after lobbying retail giant K-mart into dropping plans for a rifle section in its new store at the gateway to the Hamptons.
"We told K-mart that guns are not just another product", Michael O'Neill, president of the Suffolk County Chapter of New Yorkers Against Violence, said Thursday. "Guns are dangerous products and we wanted them out".
Mr. O'Neill also stated that "We want the BB guns out, too. They're pernicious machines. And we want the ammunition out, too" he said.
Kmart spokesman Steve Pagnani stated that he believed that this was one of the first times the chain decided against a gun section at the community's behest. Approximately 200 of the chain's 2158 store do not have gun sections, either because they never had them to begin with, or were taken out due to slow sales.
Paul Feiner, the Greenburgh town supervisor, said Friday that had he known the Kmart stores would be stocking rifles, the town would not have been so willing to welcome the chain. He stated, "With gun violence all over, I don't think large businesses should be selling weapons", he said. "It sets a bad example and I think we should not be encourgaging violence".
So, according to Mr. Feiner, selling a legal product now encourages violence. I guess he's never heard of or learned the concept of personal responsibility. And just how does selling a legal product set a bad example? Does common sense end somewhere at the New York border? Or does common sense return the farther away you get from New York City?
BTW, if you'd care to make you're feelings known to Mr. Feiner (Polite, but direct, please) you can reach him at
Town of Greensburgh
Town Hall
Elmsford, NY
10523
Fax: 914-993-1554
I'll cut the article down a bit (Thank goodness I can type!
)A local anti-gun group is declaring partial victory after lobbying retail giant K-mart into dropping plans for a rifle section in its new store at the gateway to the Hamptons.
"We told K-mart that guns are not just another product", Michael O'Neill, president of the Suffolk County Chapter of New Yorkers Against Violence, said Thursday. "Guns are dangerous products and we wanted them out".
Mr. O'Neill also stated that "We want the BB guns out, too. They're pernicious machines. And we want the ammunition out, too" he said.
Kmart spokesman Steve Pagnani stated that he believed that this was one of the first times the chain decided against a gun section at the community's behest. Approximately 200 of the chain's 2158 store do not have gun sections, either because they never had them to begin with, or were taken out due to slow sales.
Paul Feiner, the Greenburgh town supervisor, said Friday that had he known the Kmart stores would be stocking rifles, the town would not have been so willing to welcome the chain. He stated, "With gun violence all over, I don't think large businesses should be selling weapons", he said. "It sets a bad example and I think we should not be encourgaging violence".
So, according to Mr. Feiner, selling a legal product now encourages violence. I guess he's never heard of or learned the concept of personal responsibility. And just how does selling a legal product set a bad example? Does common sense end somewhere at the New York border? Or does common sense return the farther away you get from New York City?
BTW, if you'd care to make you're feelings known to Mr. Feiner (Polite, but direct, please) you can reach him at
Town of Greensburgh
Town Hall
Elmsford, NY
10523
Fax: 914-993-1554