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Dick's Sporting Goods to destroy all unsold firearms pulled from shelves after Parkland shooting
Fox News ^ | Kathleen Joyce

Posted on 04/17/2018 1:23:53 PM PDT by servo1969

Dick’s Sporting Goods announced on Monday it will destroy all of the unsold firearms it pulled off store shelves in February after the deadly Parkland school shooting.

The sports retailer decided to destroy the assault-style rifles instead of returning them to the manufacturer, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported. On Feb. 28, 2018, the Pittsburgh-based company announced it would immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. It was not immediately clear how many firearms will be destroyed.

“We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change,” a spokesperson from Dick’s Sporting Goods told the media outlet. “We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations.”

The rifles will be demolished at distribution centers and then delivered to a salvage company to be recycled.

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To: bgill
And pass the loss along to their customers... if there are any customers left.

Unless the company is getting money for doing this via a quid pro quo, a government contract for example.

Some business journo needs to ask some questions

81 posted on 04/18/2018 4:07:48 AM PDT by mewzilla (Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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To: faithhopecharity

I was thinking they should donate them to law enforcement organizations to use for training purposes.


82 posted on 04/18/2018 4:10:44 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: mewzilla

You might be on to something.


83 posted on 04/18/2018 7:03:56 AM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: servo1969

Clearly, Dicks is for dicks.


84 posted on 04/18/2018 11:28:30 AM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: MayflowerMadam

law enforcement training would be fine with me too

but law enforcement usually has plenty of rifles, pistols..
or can get them.

kids need them a lot more, I think...
so many schools having dropped, quit their firearms safety and target practice and shooting sports teams...
(and this would help educate the next generation too)

so..either way is fine with me, thanks


85 posted on 04/18/2018 12:27:47 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Sacajaweau

They just built one close to me. It’s my altar of manliness.

CC


86 posted on 04/18/2018 4:04:56 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Do you know what really burns my ass? A flame about 3 feet high.)
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