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For the sake of our kids, let's hope that others will follow their lead and also perhaps our government will make it much harder for average citizens to acquire weapons of war. Close those easy wide open loopholes at the gun shows. If you want an AR-15, you need to be screened and then screened again and then some more after that. This easy access to military grade weapons need to become a thing of the past.
Considering the way our government is going, I think access to weapons of war for the average citizen is going to be increasingly in demand.......
Yep. And they have a good line of outdoor shoes, will take the next purchase there rather than DSW. The wallets of Americans in many ways are more powerful that their decisions in the voting booth.
The companies that are stepping away from the NRA and the gun culture are not doing this casually. They clearly have a very strong business case that this is the future direction. A company like Dick's must keep young active people coming into their stores, the post-Columbine generations are their future.
As time goes on, it is perfectly natural that the gun cult will become more and more segregated from mainstream American culture, especially mainstream retail. As someone pointed out above, relegated to gun shows is the first shift.
The idiocy of the young people is why I'd sooner see the Constitution amended to return the voting age to 21 (or even higher) (Military members and cops excepted) than I would have the gun age raised.
It's my belief that too many of these companies are run by a bunch of globalist pricks.
It's a sign of the times. Look at all the businesses saying NO to discounts for NRA membership.
The tide has turned.
Gun control will be central issue for mid-terms.
1) Please provide a comprehensive list of businesses "saying NO to discounts for NRA membership"
2) Count said businesses.
2) Divide that number by the total number of businesses in the US
3) That's not a "tide". It's not even a trickle.
Hyperbole much?
Flawed logic like yours is what's going to cost the Democrats the mid-terms.
Good. I believe Walmart put some restrictions on its gun sales, above and beyond type things, a few years ago.
There will always be people without consciences, merchants of death, who will sell anything as long as it doesn't land them in jail. They'll pick up the slack no doubt. Only a ban can stop them.
But in the meantime, good for Dicks.
Funny you should mention merchants of death. These companies happen to be supporting one, Planned Parenthood:
Adobe
Aetna
Allstate
American Express
Amgen
Avon
Bank of America
Bath & Body Works
Ben & Jerry’s
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Boeing
BP
Charles Schwab
Clorox
Converse
Craigslist
Deutsche Bank
Diageo
Dockers
Energizer
Expedia
ExxonMobil
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Frito Lay
General Electric
Groupon
Intuit
Jiffy Lube
JPMorgan Chase
Johnson & Johnson
Kaiser Permanente
Kraft Heinz
Levi Strauss
Liberty Mutual
March of Dimes
Microsoft
Mondelez International
Monsanto
Morgan Stanley
Nike
Oracle
Patagonia
PayPal
PepsiCo
Pfizer
Progressive Insurance
Prudential
Qualcomm
Starbucks
Shell
Susan G. Komen
Unilever
United Airlines
United Way
US Bank
Verizon
Wells Fargo
Considering the amount of fiction that journalists have written in an effort to spin the public perception of the AR15 into the deadliest weapon ever invented and the lack of logical thinking skills among the watchers of mainstream media, I'm surprised the number isn't higher.
One less place catering to the extremists who think they need an AR15 or something similar to kill all those thugs that are immune to revolvers and deer that are immune to shotguns.
And in regard to guns we CANNOT have honest discussion when the other side DOESN'T KNOW 1 GUN FROM THE OTHER, then claim to be experts!
And we can't have an honest discussion about gun laws when the far-right continues to pretend that any gun law = taking away all your guns and that they "need" a high-end rifle (AR15, AK47, etc.) designed to swiftly massacre rooms full of people for "hunting" and "home defense."
The far-right has refused any and all discussions on gun laws by cowering behind hyperbola both on what gun laws are and the types of weapons they "need" to own.
" which is categorized in some states as an “assault weapon” for having a detachable high-capacity magazine and other military-style features."
Emphasis on FEATURES
"which is categorized in some states as an “assault weapon”.
I rest my case.
I doubt if even half of the 61 % KNOW what an AR-15 actually is.
I DO know most dems DON'T KNOW.
"“Harvard-Harris Poll is a collaboration of the Harvard Center for American Political Studies and the Harris Poll.” Its “co-director” appears to be Mark Penn, apparently of Hillary Clinton 2008 fame. The “Harvard-Harris Poll” offers a lot of slick graphics to go with its snazzy numbers, but lacks that most elementary of internet accoutrements: a website."
Where is the actual poll?
I couldn'y find it.
And this is just another reason why Dick's decided to drop them.
No guns, no in-store arguments about guns going on by old camo'd up fat guys to drive away the customers out who are looking for a canoe and some life jackets.
It's a calculated risk for Dick's of course.
But without the wall of black menacing guns, Dick's may be a lot less threatening to the women who are looking for an expensive exercise machine and some soccer gear for her grade-school daughter. Those 2 sales are both more profitable than a gun for the company.
The future of brick and mortar sporting goods is not in firearms. 'Sports' is mostly much wider a category than it once was. Someone can still go buy a gun there, but the gun rack will be tucked back in the corner, and not the big up-front feature it was 10 years ago.
The gun sales have steadily declined for 2 years now anyway. Once Obama was gone, the panic mass-buying sales ended, and all the arms manufacturers are facing the same decision as Dicks- diversify or die. That's why Smith and Wesson is now American Outdoor Brands.
And this is just another reason why Dick's decided to drop them.
No guns, no in-store arguments about guns going on by old camo'd up fat guys to drive away the customers out who are looking for a canoe and some life jackets.
It's a calculated risk for Dick's of course.
But without the wall of black menacing guns, Dick's may be a lot less threatening to the women who are looking for an expensive exercise machine and some soccer gear for her grade-school daughter. Those 2 sales are both more profitable than a gun for the company.
The future of brick and mortar sporting goods is not in firearms. 'Sports' is mostly much wider a category than it once was. Someone can still go buy a gun there, but the gun rack will be tucked back in the corner, and not the big up-front feature it was 10 years ago.
The gun sales have steadily declined for 2 years now anyway. Once Obama was gone, the panic mass-buying sales ended, and all the arms manufacturers are facing the same decision as Dicks- diversify or die. That's why Smith and Wesson is now American Outdoor Brands.
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