Gun control supporters/groups fake incident to pressure company to ban open carry

NOTE on update to this article on 5/11/20: This article was originally published last year (2019) but is being republished because anti-gunners are up to their usual tricks (such as harrasment) in order to force businesses to adapt policies that ban open carry.

Their mission is to get open carry banned to use it as a success of their own organization:

https://momsdemandaction.org/everytown-for-gun-safety-moms-demand-action-applaud-publix-for-decision-to-prohibit-open-carry-in-stores/

https://m.facebook.com/Everytown/posts/2047354455365370

https://www.fastcompany.com/90404014/how-a-grassroots-group-of-moms-helped-push-walmart-and-other-chains-to-act-on-guns

Below is an example of the dirty tactics these people will use to get their way.

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On 9/7, Patrick Korellis (a survivor of the 2008 NIU school shooting who became a well known activist) stated he saw someone “with a gun on their belt” at a JoAnn Fabrics store. After the intial tweet was sent out, he tagged Moms Demand Action and their leader, Shannon Watts.