Mossberg ends relationship with Dick’s Sporting Goods

By Chris Eger

Mossberg is moving to join other firearms makers in ending their association with Dick’s Sporting Goods. (Photo: Mossberg)
The hits keep coming to Dick’s as iconic shotgun and rifle maker Mossberg publicly moved to cut ties with the controversial retailer on Wednesday.
The country’s oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer issued a statement terminating their relationship with Dick’s over news of the company’s recent hiring of gun control lobbyists in Washington. Effective immediately, Mossberg says they will not accept any future orders from Dick’s or their Field & Stream affiliates, and is evaluating current contracts.
“It has come to our attention that Dick’s Sporting Goods recently hired lobbyists on Capitol Hill to promote additional gun control,” said A. Iver Mossberg, the company’s CEO. “Make no mistake, Mossberg is a staunch supporter of the U.S. Constitution and our Second Amendment rights, and we fully disagree with Dick’s Sporting Goods’ recent anti-Second Amendment actions.”
Mossberg and their Maverick Arms subsidary make up a big slice of Dick’s regular firearm offerings.
As of Thursday, Dick’s listed nearly a dozen Mossberg/Maverick-branded products for sale in their catalog including Model 88, 500 and 535 shotguns and Plinkster .22LR rifles. Mossberg firearms also regularly appear in the retailer’s weekly circular, especially during hunting

Source: Guns.com