03-01-2018, 07:15 PM
(02-28-2018, 09:30 PM)Maggot Wrote: Dicks sporting goods move was great, they stopped selling guns to anyone under 21 and stopped selling AR-15's They realized that their buyers under 21 were rare and that they hardly sold AR-15's. Which was relegated to the far back of the store. They are now expecting an influx of people buying boots and outdoor wear to compensate for the low sales of either. Capitalism at its finest! Congrats Dicks! Walmart was soon the next large chain to announce no gun sales to anyone under 21 after Dicks move. I say good for them.
Dick's AR-15 announcement was PR. They stopped selling AR-15's in their stores after Sandy Hook. They continued to sell them in their Field & Stream brand locations, which there are about 30 I think. That's where they have stopped selling them now - the larger brand (Dick's) with hundreds of locations has been out of the AR-15 business for a few years.
Companies can choose to make whatever decision they want, I applaud them for their convictions.