Dicks Sporting Goods paying for anti-gun stance (regular, weapons, suspect)

[Frank DeForrest]

The marketplace at work

[allenk893]

A very fitting name for their company. Adios.

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

I feel like Dick's was never a huge gun store.

That's the problem with feelings, they're so often wrong.

In some areas it was the only gun store. Well the only one that didn't try to rape their customers on price.

As mentioned earlier, and I've only been in a handful of them, AR platforms weren't too prevalent so this decision was a form of virtue signaling.

[Harpaint]

The Dicks in my area was already having a rough time long before this. Makes me wonder how much of the loss is from their gun stance or just part of the downward path they were already on. No way to now I guess.

[Jo48]

When my kids were young and played sports, I went to local Mom and Pop Sporting Goods stores for their Soccer and Hockey equipment. Specialty Stores based on the sport. My husband went to Edleman's for his gun stuff.

Never shall the twain meet.

[BentBow]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

I feel like Dick's was never a huge gun store.

Dick's has not sold modern sporting rifles since Sandy Hook.
Their sister business Field & Stream did and have stopped.

[Floorist]

Don't have any in my area.

[bentlebee]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

I feel like Dick's was never a huge gun store.

Correct and perhaps Dicks just made the statement to hide the facts that ammo and many type of guns are sold more at speciality stores. Just to act what they thought was right but it most likely blew up in their face.

[Dane_in_LA]

Standing up for a principle is respected because it's rarely free.

[cuebald]

Originally Posted by CCbaxter

I went in to Dicks today and bought some running clothes. Never shopped there before, but do now.

Well, there you go. JackF quit going, you started going. So far we have a wash.