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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Many years ago, hubby asked me to look up tires at Pep Boys. I’d never heard of such so thought he said pet... You don’t want to go there, either.
Bingo! And I have enjoyed its new store and firearm and ammo shop in my city quite a bit.
"...out of respect for those who were killed and injured in the Islamic terrorist attack"?
To think those slain would say anything other than, "do what you have to do to defend your life", is idiocy.
Thats to bad for poor Dicks Sporting Goods because I am sure way to many kids stumbled across the wrong site.
It shocked me and I’m unshockable ...
Ugh ...
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.
So we stop selling them to Americans, that way ONLY Muslim Terrorists have them. This Guy Owns a Business?? What a Buffoon.
For grins I tested your theory
Dicks must have been ready because “dicks.com” directs users to Dicks Sporting Goods.
Good move Dicks
I would venture to say that most of the people that shop there are probably fairly conservative, so I don’t see why they would be all that concerned about offending a few people that don’t like guns, particularly in Texas.
Sounds to me like a good opportunity for some smaller gun shops to rush in a fill the void. If I’m going to buy from a dealer I prefer the smaller, mom and pop, gun stores to the big sports outlets like Gander Mountain, Cabellas, etc.
Can you zoom in and see the price tag on that Thompson behind the fella’? I would start reloading my own if I had that.
Here we go again.
sent them an email at corporate and told them never going back.Never been but hey,goth do what cha got ah do
Oh, just damn! I actually went in one of their stores a few months ago and bought a few things just because of what Dick’s did. I guess I won’t darken their doors in the future.
...Academy Sports Reports dramatic drop in sales.
Academy Sports to close some stores.
Academy Sports files for Bankruptcy....
Sounds like KMart post Michael Moore.
A few years ago, it was no theory ...
“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”
For what?
If this store is run by ball-less simps like that, then you are better off shopping at a real gun shop.
That’s right.
Ditto! Now I’ve got to put Academy on my list!
Sounds like Academy management is becoming Dick’s.
And, I see you are spelling their name correctly, i.e. “Dicks” as opposed to “Dick’s.”
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