Family of man gunned down in Walmart still seeking answers

On August 5, 2014, John Crawford III was gunned down in an Ohio Walmart after customers saw him walking around with a "weapon", which turned out to be an air rifle he picked up in the store.

Eight days later, his family is still waiting for answers:

His parents, John Crawford Jr. and Tressa Sherrod, said Sunday they are seeking answers about their son’s death — listed as a homicide — and addressed their concerns at a news conference today, along with their attorney, Michael L. Wright.

The rifle in Crawford’s hands prompted a 911 call from another shopper who reported a man with a gun walking in the store and loading it. Authorities said the weapon Crawford removed from its packaging was an $84 Crosman MK-177 .177 caliber variable pump air rifle that shoots both BBs and pellets.

The family's attorney, Michael C. Wright, had this to say:

Wright said requests for information related to surveillance video footage and communication between the police department and retail store security have been made to the Beavercreek police, the attorney general’s office and Walmart.
“We are seeking to understand why, if this BB gun could not be distinguished from a real gun, why was it not locked up with the other firearms,” he said. “…We’re just seeking answers at this point… We are not being accusatory.”

This is a great question. Why are realistic-looking air rifles and BB guns not kept behind a locked counter? Seems like this should be standard practice for all retail outlets selling "toys" that look like their deadly counterparts.