Retail Chain Changes Advertising Policy On AR-15s, Background Check Policy

By Tom Knighton

Retailers are taking a lot of heat if they happen to sell AR-15s, apparently. Dick’s and Walmart have completely gotten out of the AR-15 game in the aftermath of the Parkland tragedy.

While Mills Fleet Farm isn’t quite ready to join that club, it’s not exactly setting itself up as a strong advocate for the Second Amendment either.

Fleet Farm has 37 locations in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and last month the retailer quietly stopped advertising some semi-automatic rifles and their accessories, but company officials said they will still sell them.

“In response to customer input, we made the ad decision a month ago,” Derick Prelle, Fleet Farm’s chief executive, told The Star Tribune. The move follows similar actions from retailers such as Dick’s in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead in February.

As of Tuesday, the only semi-auto long arms listed on Fleet Farm’s website were rimfire rifles and shotguns — none with a detachable magazine with a capacity larger than 10 rounds. The selection is mirrored in their weekly ad and new Spring Sports Catalog.

In addition to moving AR-15s and other semi-autos …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms