Posted on 10/07/2019 7:21:54 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Dicks Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack told CBS News that his company destroyed $5 million worth of assault-style rifles to keep them out of private hands. Ed Stack told CBS News during an interview that the millions of dollars worth of inventory was turned into scrap metal. I said, You know what? If we really think these things should be off the street, we need to destroy them.
The Hill: The CEO of Dicks Sporting Goods says that after the company made the decision to no longer sell assault-style rifles, more than $5 million worth of the weapons were destroyed.
In an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday, Ed Stack said following the decision last year to stop offering assault-style rifles, the question of what to with the remaining inventory lingered.
I said, You know what? If we really think these things should be off the street, we need to destroy them,' Stack said, adding that the company turned $5 million worth of the weapons into scrap metal.
Dicks made the decision to stop carrying the rifles following the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., which left 17 dead and reignited the national conversation surrounding gun control.
We found out that we sold this kid a shotgun, Stack said. Thats when I said, Were done.'
(Excerpt) Read more at thewashingtonsentinel.com ...
Price ‘em at Dick’s, buy ‘em elsewhere.
I will never spend another dime in Dicks. I am a smith and I tell every gun person I see to avoid them.
Gotta sell a lot of socks and jock straps to make up the $5 million loss...
They destroyed 0 “assault rifles”!They never sold any just harmless semiautos.
So that’s what shooting yourself in the foot looks like, there is a reason why the store is called “DICKS”
Have not gone in to a dicks since they jumped on the anti gun bandwagon.
Will not Ever go in one again.
Hey Dick’s, up yours.
there used to be
100%
Just as an observer, I can say that in just “observing” what is happening, that DICK’S DAYS ARE NUMBERED.
I have seen it happen in precious instances, they always pay a price.
Would have made a welcome donation to ANTIFA and/or the Democrat Partei.
I will never cross the threshold of a “Dick’s.”
Dicks Sporting Goods in changing their name to SportsBra Inc.
Seriously, how smart is it to now compete on commodities like sports bras and shoes? People can go ANYWHERE for those. No so with guns and ammo.
This will come back to haunt them.
Dicks also owns Golf Galaxy I believe.
So if you golf do not shop there.
Used to go to Dick’s several times a week, haven’t been in the stores since.
He’s angling for a cabinet position in some future Democrat administration.
There seems to be a whole new generation of worthless democrat CEO’s.
They better not be able to deduct that as an inventory loss on their tax returns!
Obviously, Dick(head’s) actions dried up the AR15 market. I just can’t find one at a reasonable price now.
/s
malfeasance and dereliction of duty. There was no useful reason to dispose of assets...
So, $38 is all that is keeping him from office?
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