Posted April 3, 2018 8:00 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Fleet Farm’s chief executive this week said the retailer is not advertising AR-15s and similar rifles, though they are still for sale, and will not transfer guns without a completed background check. (Photo: Fleet Farm)
Citing feedback from customers, Mills Fleet Farm has reportedly made a series of changes to the gun policies in their outlets across the Midwest.
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 to the secret menu, Fleet Farm has instituted a policy not

Source: Guns.com

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