After Dick’s banned all ‘assault-style’ firearms, the free market responded in a powerful way

By Chris Enloe

The beauty of the United States’ free market system is Americans and businesses alike are free to choose what they do with their hard-earned money. People choose to do business with companies and people they like, and choose to stay away from companies they don’t.

Dick’s Sporting Good’s is learning this the hard way.

What are the details?

Shortly after the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, Dick’s announced it would stop selling “assault-style” weapons in all its stores. The company later said it would personally destroy the firearms it no longer wished to sell.

We deeply believe that this country’s most precious gift is our children. They are our future. We must keep them safe. Beginning today, DICK’S Sporting Goods is committed to the following: https://t.co/J4OcB6XJnu pic.twitter.com/BaTJ9LaCYe

— DICK’S Sporting Goods (@DICKS) February 28, 2018

And in April, it was reported Dick’s had hired lobbyists to sway Congress on gun control.

For one of the nation’s leading outdoor retailers, which many Americans flocked to for firearm and firearm-related purchases, taking the stand Dick’s did was a major decision. However, it did not come without consequences.

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Source:: The Blaze