Posted on 10/08/2019 7:36:33 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
The CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods said the company destroyed more than $5 million worth of assault-style rifles following its decision to stop selling the weapons amid pressure on retailers from gun control groups.
Ed Stack told CBS News during an interview that aired Sunday 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,'" he said.
It was not clear how much destroying the weapons cost the sporting goods giant.
Stack announced the Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based chain would stop selling assault-style rifles and high-capacity magazines following the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. The shooter killed 17 students and school staff with a weapon purchased from a Dick's location.
"We found out that we sold this kid a shotgun," Stack said. "That's when I said, 'We're done.'"
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Poor Dicks! They lost all of their guns, ammo and gold in a tragic boating accident - just like me!
*SMIRK*
Procon - Ping Worthy?
The CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods said the company destroyed more than $5 million worth of assault-style rifles following its decision to stop selling the weapons amid pressure on retailers from gun control groups.
WE sold this kid a shotgun but we are going to distroy rifles.
If any other employ of the company intensional distroyed company product would be fired.
Any CEO who ordered that much of the companys non-defective legal product should be fired.
It is one thing to decide to no longer carry a given product it is another to destroy valuable product that is alreadyy payed for.
The ocmpanys share holders should demand his removal.
Dicks also owns Golf Galaxy so if you are a golfer, do NOT shop there.
Silly me, I thought it was the responsibility of publicly traded companies to protect their shareholders’ financial interests...
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