![]() He urged them to ban assault-style firearms, bump stocks and high-capacity magazines and raise the minimum age to buy firearms to 21. On Wednesday, Stack said that would end, and he called on lawmakers to act now. But sales had resumed at its smaller chain of Field & Stream stores, which consisted of 35 outlets in 16 states as of October. The announcements from the major national retailers came as students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, returned to class for the first time since a teenager killed 17 students and educators with an AR-15 rifle two weeks ago.ĭick Sporting Goods had cut off sales of assault-style weapons after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. It had stopped selling AR-15s and other semi-automatic weapons in 2015. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, followed by saying it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21. ![]() Its CEO took on the NRA by demanding tougher gun laws. That follows moves by several other major corporations, including MetLife, Hertz and Delta Air Lines, that have cut ties with National Rifle Association following last month's school massacre in Florida.ĭick's said Wednesday it will immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21. ![]() Retail heavyweights Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods have taken steps to restrict gun sales. NEW YORK (AP) - The rift between corporate America and the gun lobby is growing. ![]()
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