Dick’s Sporting Goods No Longer Selling Assault Rifles, Guns To Anyone Under 21

MOUNT LAURAL, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES - 2013/05/03: Dick's Sporting Goods store. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
MOUNT LAURAL, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES - 2013/05/03: Dick's Sporting Goods store. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dick’s Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles in its stores and won’t sell guns to anyone under 21 years old following the school massacre in Parkland, Florida.

Dick’s Chairman and CEO Edward Stack said on “Good Morning America” Wednesday that after the shooting the company “felt it needed to do something.”

Stack says that the gunman, Nickolas Cruz, had purchased a gun at a Dick’s store, but not the one used at the school shooting, even though all existing rules were followed. Stack says that the system that’s in place won’t stop sales to dangerous people and said lawmakers must do something.

Stack said Dick’s is prepared for any potential backlash, but will not change its policies on gun sales.

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  1. Avatar for szz szz says:

    A corporation with a conscience - it’s about time.

  2. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    Force 5 Mega Storm of hysterical hyperventilating outrage from the NRA in … 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

  3. Avatar for dont dont says:

    It’s a start.
    Who’s next.

  4. Kudos. Good bye Cabela’s hello Dick’s.

  5. Good on Mr. Stack, but Dick’s is a public company. Anybody read anything about whether Stack has the backing of the board of directors? The stock priced closed at $31.80 last night. I think I might keep an eye on it to see if a reversal is forthcoming.

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