For private industry, the issue is responsibility. The First Amendment guarantees the store freedom to choose what they will sell. Just as they choose to carry Star Kist Tuna rather than Bumble Bee brand, they can also choose which magazines to sell. Besides, you re not asking the store to remove the magazines, you simply want them displayed responsibly. An outside company takes care of our magazine rack.
Supermarkets can and do control what materials are sold in their store.
Just as a store would not place Igloo Today in a Florida store, it should not place adult material in an area frequented by children. My hands are tied. See Taking Out the Trash . Parents can control what their children see on television. In the checkout aisle, there are no buttons to turn off, no parental controls.