In an open letter published on the social media site LinkedIn, Levi's CEO Chip Bergh said he does not consider a clothing store an appropriate venue to carry firearms. He said the company would not ban gun from its stores but asked "responsible gun owners" to leave their firearms at home. "It boils down to this: you shouldn't have to be concerned about your safety while shopping for clothes or trying on a pair of jeans. Simply put, firearms don't belong in either of those settings," Bergh said. The 163-year-old company joins a long list of U.S. retailers including Target Corp, Sonic and Chili's that have asked their patrons to leave their guns at home. Conservatives expressed offense and outrage at Levi's message online, with the right-wing Breitbart website running a story about the statement under the headline: "Levi Strauss: Do Not Bring Your Legal, Concealed Carry Firearms Into Our Stores."
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