Kudus to Dick's Sporting Goods

After the Sandy Hook school shooting in 2012, Dick’s Sporting Goods said they were taking a stand — they removed assault-style weapons from their chain of stores.

But a year later, the company developed and opened a chain of stores called Field & Stream, which focused on hunting and fishing. Assault-style weapons were sold in its 35 stores, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

On Wednesday morning, Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods announced on ABC’s Good Morning America that they would eliminate the sale of these type of guns permanently from all of its stores.

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Additionally, the sporting goods store will no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21 years of age and will no longer sell high-capacity magazines, according to a press release from the retailer.

Stack said the company is prepared for any backlash it might get, but he points to the brave survivors and victims of the Parkland shooting as inspiration for the company’s decision.

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...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE:

When I posted this earlier today, I wondered what Walmart would do.  Wondering no more...



UPDATE 3/1:

It's a trend...



Doesn't say anything about assault rifles.

UPDATE 3/2:

There goes LL Bean.