Dick’s Sporting Goods ends sale of ‘assault-style weapons’ in all stores

By Chris Enloe

Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the nation’s largest sporting goods retailers, announced Wednesday it was immediately ending the sale of “assault-style” rifles in all its stores nationwide.

In addition, the company said it would end the sale of high capacity magazines and would no longer sell rifles and shotguns to any customer under 21. Federal law currently permits Americans 18 and older to purchase long guns as long as they pass a background check.

The announcement comes at a time when the gun control debate rages on full-speed after 17 people were murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida on Feb. 14. Since then, students from the school have gained national notoriety for their gun control pleas.

What did the company say?

Edward Stack, CEO of Dick’s, told the New York Times the kids had the biggest impact on him and the company’s decision to make a change.

He explained: “When we saw what happened in Parkland, we were so disturbed and upset. We love these kids and their rallying cry, ‘enough is enough.’ It got to us. We’re going to take a stand and step up and tell people our view and, hopefully, bring people along into the conversation.”

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Source:: The Blaze