In light of the Charleston shooting, and the type of "treatment" that kid has gotten from the police and judge (before he was taken off the case) it makes me ashamed to be a South Carolinian.
Then again, that shame happened long before then, when the governor decided to take that little trip to Argentina to meet his mistress.....and then shortly after that one politician who shouted "you lie!" to Obama during a conference.
As far as these major stores banning Confederate paraphernalia, I say let them continue selling that stuff. If a person wants to drape their body and identity in that, then I'd like to know who they are, so I can stay away from them, if need be. Of course not every person who enjoys Confederate paraphernalia is a horrible person, but I say keep selling that stuff in the store. As far as the Confederate flag is concerned, for the most part, I could care less if it is taken down or not. It's not going to stop racism, especially subtle racism.