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Boycott Dick?s Sporting Goods Stores
serf
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This corporate company is no friend to the second amendment! One word here
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/dicks-major-gun-retailer-will-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles.htm
One of the nation?s largest sports retailers, Dick?s Sporting Goods, said Wednesday that it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.
The retailer also said that it would no longer sell high-capacity magazines and that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/dicks-major-gun-retailer-will-stop-selling-assault-style-rifles.htm
One of the nation?s largest sports retailers, Dick?s Sporting Goods, said Wednesday that it was immediately ending sales of all assault-style rifles in its stores.
The retailer also said that it would no longer sell high-capacity magazines and that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age, regardless of local laws.
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Federal law currently states that anyone at least 18 years of age and not prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing a firearm may do so.
To arbitrarily state this, they have made a clear statement that they are engaged in age discrimination as the sole basis for the reason to refuse a sale. I would think this would be a violation of federal and state commerce clauses.
here is the part of their statement
Beginning today, DICK'S Sporting Goods is committed to the following:
We will no longer sell assault-style rifles, also referred to as modern sporting rifles. We had already removed them from all DICK'S stores after the Sandy Hook massacre, but we will now remove them from sale at all 35 Field & Stream stores.
We will no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21 years of age.
We will no longer sell high capacity magazines.
We never have and never will sell bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire more rapidly.
At the same time, we implore our elected officials to enact common sense gun reform and pass the following regulations:
Ban assault-style firearms
Raise the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21
Ban high capacity magazines and bump stocks
Require universal background checks that include relevant mental health information and previous interactions with the law
Ensure a complete universal database of those banned from buying firearms
Close the private sale and gun show loophole that waives the necessity of background checks
I won't ever get close to one of their stores. The stench of the DEMOCRAT party will overcome anyone nearby.
Permanently boycott.
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So they are saying they don't need my/our business. Least we can do is accommodate their wishes and never again set foot in their stores. Works for me.
never been to one...so guess boycotting since their existence
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Dicks sucks anyway. Def boycott.
DICKS
Now their name fits them appropriately.[:D]
Never been to one or their stores and never will now for sure.
NRA Member
Don't forget to boycott Sear's & all the other stores that stopped selling guns. Add in all the hardware stores & auto parts stores. That horse left the barn a LONG time ago.
Now it's the wolf in the hen-house and your gun rights are getting eaten before your eyes!
serf
Now they can kiss my @ss.
us55840
here is the part of their statement
Beginning today, DICK'S Sporting Goods is committed to the following:
We will no longer sell assault-style rifles, also referred to as modern sporting rifles. We had already removed them from all DICK'S stores after the Sandy Hook massacre, but we will now remove them from sale at all 35 Field & Stream stores.
We will no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21 years of age.
We will no longer sell high capacity magazines.
We never have and never will sell bump stocks that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire more rapidly.
At the same time, we implore our elected officials to enact common sense gun reform and pass the following regulations:
Ban assault-style firearms
Raise the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21
Ban high capacity magazines and bump stocks
Require universal background checks that include relevant mental health information and previous interactions with the law
Ensure a complete universal database of those banned from buying firearms
Close the private sale and gun show loophole that waives the necessity of background checks
I don't have a problem if a company decides it no longer wants to sell something or even put in an age limit for some of the items it sells. (A discrimination suit would be interesting, but in this case seems improbable.)
I am no fan, however, of a company that makes a corporate decision and then becomes a political activist with the goal to limit my freedom.
I have bought golf clubs from Dick's in the past, and had they stuck to doing what they felt was right for them, may have done so again. Their decision to go that extra step, however, has ensured that I will never darken their doorways again.
Brad Steele
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Rifles were in the same location most had their tags facing the other way. They would not tell me when asked about a rifle what caliber it was.
Have not been back.
Also noticed that most of the other stuff there was made in China and of lower Quality than WalMart.
If you don't like a certain store fine, and don't want to shop that store fine too. But this whole boycott thing is silly, just saying.
You just contradicted yourself, boycotting IS.. not shopping there... Just saying
It's not like we're going to vandalize the place or picket the place or block the customers that will shop there from going in. That's the kind of silly crap that liberals do, and we're not destructive like liberals... We're just boycotting the place. Which is nothing more then not shopping there. And letting people know why so that they can make up their own minds if they want to patronize place or not...
What do you think boycott means?
quote:Originally posted by nards444
If you don't like a certain store fine, and don't want to shop that store fine too. But this whole boycott thing is silly, just saying.
You just contradicted yourself, boycotting IS.. not shopping there... Just saying
It's not like we're going to vandalize the place or picket the place or block the customers that will shop there from going in. That's the kind of silly crap that liberals do, and we're not destructive like liberals... We're just boycotting the place. Which is nothing more then not shopping there. And letting people know why so that they can make up their own minds if they want to patronize place or not...
What do you think boycott means?
Its all silly, making a public statement advocating for other jumping on board is stupid. If you desire to not shop there for one reason or another fine, keep it to yourself and move on.