Dicks Sporting Goods will no longer will sell assault-style rifles

[zebby23]

In a landmark decision one of the nations largest sporting goods stores will no longer sell assault style rifles and will enact stronger gun sale restrictions as "thoughts and prayers are not enough".

Dicks also will stop selling firearms to anyone under the age of 21 and will stop selling high capacity magazines.

"We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law-abiding citizens," said Stack in a statement. "But we have to help solve the problem that’s in front of us. Gun violence is an epidemic that’s taking the lives of too many people, including the brightest hope for the future of America — our kids."

Good for Dicks for taking the steps all of America should be taking to protect our children.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/bu...ill-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles-n851881

 

[uppercutbus]

"thoughts and prayers are not enough".

pray for London. . . pray for Paris. . . good enough for them.

 

[Teppodama]

Sounds like a real Dick's move.

 

[oleDirtyBast4rd]

Ar15s aren't even differentiated from other rifles In gun violence stats. Should stop selling pistols by their logic

 

[ultramanhyata]

In a landmark decision one of the nations largest sporting goods stores will no longer sell assault style rifles and will enact stronger gun sale restrictions as "thoughts and prayers are not enough".

Dicks also will stop selling firearms to anyone under the age of 21 and will stop selling high capacity magazines.

"We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law-abiding citizens," said Stack in a statement. "But we have to help solve the problem that’s in front of us. Gun violence is an epidemic that’s taking the lives of too many people, including the brightest hope for the future of America — our kids."

Good for Dicks for taking the steps all of America should be taking to protect our children.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/bu...ill-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles-n851881

Prepare for the NRA coming after Dick's. Hard.

 

[zebby23]

Prepare for the NRA coming after Dick's. Hard.

It will show the NRA is not as powerful as they would like America to believe...

 

[rokzilla]

In a landmark decision one of the nations largest sporting goods stores will no longer sell assault style rifles and will enact stronger gun sale restrictions as "thoughts and prayers are not enough".

Dicks also will stop selling firearms to anyone under the age of 21 and will stop selling high capacity magazines.

"We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law-abiding citizens," said Stack in a statement. "But we have to help solve the problem that’s in front of us. Gun violence is an epidemic that’s taking the lives of too many people, including the brightest hope for the future of America — our kids."

Good for Dicks for taking the steps all of America should be taking to protect our children.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/bu...ill-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles-n851881

Why don’t they stop sellling handguns, responsible for the overwhelming majority of gun related violence?

 

[zebby23]

Why don’t they stop sellling handguns, responsible for the overwhelming majority of gun related violence?

Because they decided to stop selling assault-style rifles. Handguns are not generally used in school shootings

 

[Teppodama]

Prepare for the NRA coming after Dick's. Hard.

Why they gotta be such Dick's about the whole thing...

 

[rokzilla]

Because they decided to stop selling assault-style rifles. Handguns are not generally used in school shootings

Ah so the thousands of inner city youth that die from handguns don’t matter to you? And what makes you think when you take away “assault weapons” that kids won’t start using handguns?

 

[AznTrojan]

nra member won't do shit... people still shop at walmart after they stopped selling ARs

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Ar15s aren't even differentiated from other rifles In gun violence stats. Should stop selling pistols by their logic

Why don’t they stop sellling handguns, responsible for the overwhelming majority of gun related violence?

Probably because unlike a bunch of shertards around here, they are able to think in more than absolute extremes.

 

[zebby23]

Ah so the thousands of inner city youth that die from handguns don’t matter to you? And what makes you think when you take away “assault weapons” that kids won’t start using handguns?

Put a guy and an assault rifle in a school they can kill many more people than a person with a handgun. That is the logic. Better to do something than nothing

 

[zebby23]

Probably because unlike a bunch of shertards around here, they are able to think in more than absolute extremes.

Exactly correct.

 

[rokzilla]

Put a guy and an assault rifle in a school they can kill many more people than a person with a handgun. That is the logic. Better to do something than nothing

Mmmmm VA tech, you ever heard of it?

 

[Rational Poster]

Ah so the thousands of inner city youth that die from handguns don’t matter to you? And what makes you think when you take away “assault weapons” that kids won’t start using handguns?

I think even that is preferred.

Pistols generally have smaller caliber rounds, exponentially lower muzzle velocity, smaller magazines, incredibly less range, and are overall less lethal and more survivable.

It's why the Marines carry .223 rifles to battle instead of 9mm pistols.

 

[zebby23]

Mmmmm VA tech, you ever heard of it?

You have to be smarter than you are letting on

You give me VA Tech and I give you
Las Vegas
Newtown
Orlando Nightclub
Parkland
Texas Church

 

[rokzilla]

Probably because unlike a bunch of shertards around here, they are able to think in more than absolute extremes.

So they stop selling the guns that are responsible for the lower amount of gun related deaths, got it.

 

[loyalyolayal]

So they caved under pressure? Dick with no balls.

 

[rokzilla]

You have to be smarter than you are letting on

You made the claim.