GUNS DON'T KILL PEOPLE, OR DO THEY?

[HairOfTheDog]

Anyway, since Congress hasn't done anything substantial to address the gun problem for years and years -- in large part due to NRA influence, in my opinion -- I was glad to see Florida Governor Rick Scott enact some statewide safety and control measures.

I'm hoping other states follow suit, especially if the federal government continues to do very little to nothing to seriously address the problem nationwide.

And, I was surprised and glad to see that Dick's Sporting Goods isn't relying on hopes and prayers that Congress or state governments will do something meaningful after yet another mass slaughter.


Instead its CEO, Edward Stack ^, has taken his own initiative to help keep the wrong guns out of the wrong hands.

Effective immediately, the many Dick's retail sporting goods stores nationwide won't be selling guns to anyone under 21, won't be selling assault-style rifles, and won't be selling high capacity magazines. Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/busin...ifles.html

That's major and may well negatively affect their bottom line financially, but it's a principled position which I admire.