Posted on 06/16/2016 7:47:45 AM PDT by Rusty0604
HOUSTON, Texas – Texas based Academy Sports and Outdoors has pulled “modern sporting rifles” from the shelves of its more than 200 stores in response to the Islamic terrorist attack in Orlando. The company, headquartered in Houston, is also reported to start requiring personal information from buyers of large quantities of ammunition.
The move was said to be out of respect for those who were killed and injured in the Islamic terrorist attack in Orlando where the shooter used an AR-15 style rifle to carry out the attack.
The move was said to be out of respect for those who were killed and injured in the Islamic terrorist attack in Orlando where the shooter used an AR-15 style rifle to carry out the attack.
A search of the company’s online store by Breitbart Texas revealed the semi-automatic .223 caliber rifles were no longer listed.
The sporting goods retailer is taking other steps as well by removing items that look like the rifles. A store employee told the blogsite that they were told to remove “sporting rifle lighters and other gifts.” Additionally, airsoft and BB guns that look like the AR-15 style rifles will also be pulled from the stores.
Breitbart Texas reached out to the company via email for a response to these reports. No reply was immediately available.
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The pusillanimous poltroons that run Dicks Sporting Goods did the same thing years ago. I haven’t been in a Dicks Sporting Goods store since.
Hey, they don’t want to offend anyone’s snowflake receptors. Could cause undue mental anguish. All this sissified pc crap is making my eyes hurt.
Academy Sports just added themselves to my personal Never Buy From list
I don’t shop there anyway.
I encourage others to do the same...
(Remember what happened with Target stores.)
yeah, I think wal-mart did this, also...after san bernadino, maybe?
at any rate......there is a reason they are called “dick’s”
I have stepped foot in one for years.
Cowards.
I don’t think it’s “Texas based Academy Sports”. IT’S THEIR CUSTOMERS! The “media” is run by buffoons.
Academy Sports Reports dramatic drop in sales.
Academy Sports to close some stores.
Academy Sports files for Bankruptcy.
Academy Sports sold for pennies in the dollar.
Last time I was in a Wal*Mart, a couple months ago, they had Stoner pattern rifles in their gun case.
Some a-holes sure know how to ruin their own business.
I went to Sports Auth years back in Ct to buy amo.They wanted my DRV license.I walked out never went back and would do the same at this place
No surprise coming out of a state that requires a permit to open carry.
The Orlando terrorist didn’t use an AR15.
BTW, on the internet they’re “dickssportinggoods dot com” ...
“dicks dot com” is no place you want to go.
Trust me.
has pulled “modern sporting rifles” from the shelves..... or SOLD?
Might as well remove the butter knives as well for all the good it does.
Keep it up, morons. That’s a great way to lose customers. Buy a clue from Target.
They still sell them. They just don’t display them.
Doesn’t make much sense to me.
OK. Didn’t know that.
I’m still not going to shop there.
Cowards.
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