Target is the latest US business thats politely asking gun-rights activists to keep their firearms out of its stores. CEO John Mulligan today published an open letter on the complex issue of open carry laws, which have come under focus in recent months thanks to brazen, audacious demonstrations by Open Carry Texas. Now, like Starbucks and Chipotle before it, Target is discouraging customers from walking through its shopping aisles with a loaded gun in tow. Bringing firearms to Target creates an environment that is at odds with the family-friendly shopping and work experience we strive to create, Mulligan said.