Dick's Sporting Goods

Dick's Sporting Goods is a Fortune 500 American sporting goods retailing corporation. Quotes We at Dick's Sporting Goods are deeply disturbed and saddened by the tragic events in Parkland. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims and their loved ones.But thoughts and prayers are not enough...We believe it's time to do something about it. 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 firearmsRaise the minimum age to purchase firearms to 21Ban high capacity magazines and bump stocksRequire universal background checks that include relevant mental health information and previous interactions with the lawEnsure a complete universal database of those banned from buying firearmsClose the private sale and gun show loophole that waives the necessity of background checks Edward W. Stack, chairman and chief executive officer of Dick's Sporting Goods (Here's what Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack wrote about his company's actions USA Today Associated Press February 28, 2018 September 4, 2018 https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2018/02/28/heres-what-dicks-sporting-goods-ceo-ed-stack-wrote-his-companys-actions/381452002/; Dick’s Sporting Goods joins chorus for gun control, stops selling assault-style rifles The Washington Post Todd C. Frankel Abha Bhattarai Rachel Siegel February 28, 2018 September 4, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/dicks-sporting-goods-joins-chorus-for-gun-control-stops-selling-assault-style-rifles/2018/02/28/8d19be20-1cba-11e8-ae5a-16e60e4605f3_story.html; Media Statements February 28, 2018 http://pressroom.dicks.com/press-information/media-statements.aspx Dick's Sporting Goods; Walmart and Dick’s Raise Minimum Age for Gun Buyers to 21 The New York Times Julie Creswell Michael Corkery February 28, 2018 September 4, 2018 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/28/business/walmart-and-dicks-major-gun-retailers-will-tighten-rules-on-guns-they-sell.html; Dick's Sporting Goods Will Stop Selling Assault-Style Rifles: 'Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough' Lindsay Kimble Stephanie Petit February 28, 2018 September 4, 2018 People https://people.com/crime/dicks-sporting-goods-stop-selling-assault-rifles/). External links Category:Companies of the United States