Beware the misleading headlines on the Kroger--Fred Meyer announcement on guns

Kroger, “the largest supermarket chain in the US,” announced today that it is joining Walmart and DICK’s Sporting Goods and will no longer sell guns or ammunition at any of the company’s Fred Meyer stores to anyone under 21:

Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US, will no longer sell guns to people under 21 at its Fred Meyer locations. https://t.co/GymjBGfHw9

— Axios (@axios) March 1, 2018

But this is somewhat misleading. We’re really only talking about 43 stores in a handful of states. From the WSJ:

Supermarket chain sells firearms at 43 Fred Meyer locations in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington

But CBS takes the cake for misleading readers as their headline omits “Fred Meyer” entirely:

Kroger, the nation's biggest grocery chain, will no longer sell guns to people under 21 years of age, the company says: https://t.co/b3vepylhid pic.twitter.com/LQNU9GzuLW

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 1, 2018

Yep:

This is actually Fred Meyer, a west-coast superstore chain that's owned by Kroger. But that headline wouldn't get clicks. https://t.co/aR12jQm2HG

— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 1, 2018

https://twitter.com/MrJoshPerry/status/969229929006206978

This is like the DICK’s announcement yesterday that it will no longer sell guns it hadn’t been selling for years:

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/969224167928352768

https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/969225035805331456

But it’s too late to contain the snark:

I think I’ve gone to the wrong Kroger’s.

— Matt Pearce ? (@mattdpearce) March 1, 2018

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— James Michael Nichols (@JMN) March 1, 2018

"hey honey, I'm just going out to get milk, toilet paper and hollow point rounds. be back soon!" https://t.co/LOEMtTUCv1

— adrian crawford (@Crawf33) March 1, 2018

LMFAO KROGER SELLS GUNS?!

HAHAHHAHA https://t.co/MjOsGKElLX

— paco (@AllaireMatt) March 1, 2018

https://twitter.com/CharlesFLehman/status/969224595873124352

are those in the frozen food aisle or https://t.co/SuhyWK7hKh

— Sean Breslin (@Sean_Breslin) March 1, 2018

Sigh.

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Related:

After further review, it appears DICK's is no longer selling guns it stopped selling years ago https://t.co/9aiMr8ekh1

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 28, 2018

Dick's Sporting Goods unveils BOLD plan to help small business owners sell more guns https://t.co/4urBCg2W75

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 28, 2018