“Dick’s Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Weapons,” by Julie Creswell, New York Times. Feb. 28, 2018
“One of the nation’s largest sports retailers, Dick’s Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.
“The retailer also said that it would no longer sell high-capacity magazines and that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.
“The announcement, made two weeks after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members, is one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate. It also carries symbolic weight, coming from a prominent national gun seller. . . .
“. . . Edward Stack, the . . . chief executive of Dick’s . . . , is . . . making clear that the company’s new policy was a direct response to the Florida shooting.
“’When we saw what happened in Parkland, we were so disturbed and upset,’ Mr. Stack said . . . . ‘We love these kids and their rallying cry, “enough is enough.” It got to us.’ . . . .
“As part of its stance, Dick’s is calling on elected officials to enact what it called ’common sense gun reform’ by passing laws to raise the minimum age to purchase guns to 21, to ban assault-type weapons and so-called bump stocks, and to conduct broader universal background checks that include mental-health information and previous interactions with law enforcement.”
“Dick’s Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Weapons,” by Julie Creswell, New York Times. Feb. 28, 2018
“One of the nation’s largest sports retailers, Dick’s Sporting Goods, said Wednesday morning it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.
“The retailer also said that it would no longer sell high-capacity magazines and that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.
“The announcement, made two weeks after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members, is one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate. It also carries symbolic weight, coming from a prominent national gun seller. . . .
“. . . Edward Stack, the . . . chief executive of Dick’s . . . , is . . . making clear that the company’s new policy was a direct response to the Florida shooting.
“’When we saw what happened in Parkland, we were so disturbed and upset,’ Mr. Stack said . . . . ‘We love these kids and their rallying cry, “enough is enough.” It got to us.’ . . . .
“As part of its stance, Dick’s is calling on elected officials to enact what it called ’common sense gun reform’ by passing laws to raise the minimum age to purchase guns to 21, to ban assault-type weapons and so-called bump stocks, and to conduct broader universal background checks that include mental-health information and previous interactions with law enforcement.”