Sporting Goods Chain Halts Sale Of Firearms To Buyers Under 21

By Tom Knighton

One of the latest pushes by the anti-gun crusaders is to make it illegal to purchase any kind of firearm until you’re 21-years-old. The thinking seems to be that since we restrict people from drinking until they’re 21, we should do the same for buying a gun.

Nevermind that we issue 18-year-olds actual assault weapons in the military all the time, usually without even the hint of an incident. No, we need to “Do Something” (TM).

Well, Dick’s Sporting Goods has decided it doesn’t want to wait for legislation before acting like men and women serving in the military can’t be trusted with firearms. They’re starting right away.

Dick’s Sporting Goods is banning sales of assault weapons across all its stores after the Parkland, Fla. school shooting.

The nation’s largest sporting goods retailer announced the move Thursday in an open letter and an appearance by CEO Ed Stack on Good Morning America.

Assault weapon sales ended at Dick’s-branded stores after the Newtown, Conn. school shooting in 2012, but the company was still selling them at its Field & Stream locations, which specialize in hunting and outdoors products.

“As we looked at what happened down in Parkland, we were so disturbed and …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms