Walmart Refuses To Print Engagement Photo Over Shotgun

WFAA-TV employee Stephanie Wehner knew exactly what she wanted to do with engagement photos she took with her fiancé Mitch Strobl. "It depicts our love for each other, and I wanted to be able to display those at the reception," Wehner said. With their wedding scheduled for this weekend, she had to just tie up some loose ends — like printing out those photos. She ordered printouts online at Walmart. Wehner submitted 13 photos with varying poses, lighting, and background. One of the 13 photographs submitted included Mitch's 12 gauge Ruger Red Label Shotgun. He said it was the first gun that he had purchased himself, calling it his "go-to" gun for outdoor sport. When Wehner arrived at the Walmart at Central Expressway and Midpark Road to pick up the prints, she was told the photo with the firearm would not be released. "She was very nice, but very matter-of-fact, like she was not going to budge or give me my photo," Wehner said. The clerk at the Walmart told Wehner it was the store's "policy." Wehner was told she can't print pictures of guns. But it's the explanation that caught the couple off-guard. Wehner told News 8 that the clerk said the photo couldn't be released because the weapon would promote a "gang culture."...more