Posted on 03/04/2018 5:04:54 AM PST by MarvinStinson
A handful of large American retail companies are changing their gun sales policies in the wake of the Parkland, Fla., shooting that took the lives of 17 people.
Dick’s Sporting Goods
The nation’s largest outdoor sports retailer announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell AR-15 style rifles like the one Cruz used in the Florida shooting. The company also said it will not sell guns to anyone under the age of 21-years-old.
“As we sat and talked about it with our management team, it was — to a person — that this is what we need to do,” Dick’s CEO Edward Stack told CNN Wednesday. “These kids talk about enough is enough. We concluded if these kids are brave enough to organize and do what they’re doing, we should be brave enough to take this stand.”
Dick’s ban on selling AR-15s may not be as courageous at it appears on the surface. The retailer hasn’t sold an AR-15 at its main stores since 2012.
Walmart
Walmart, which stopped selling assault-style rifles in 2015, announced Wednesday that it would raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm at its stores to 21-years-old.
L.L. Bean
Like Walmart, L.L. Bean said it will no longer sell guns or ammunition to anyone under the age of 21.
1 Mar
Gretchen220 @GinaMar32347315 Replying to @chaputkinders @LLBean Hi LL Bean. Superfan here. Please do not sell guns to those under 21.
L.L.Bean
In the wake of this shooting we have reviewed our policy on firearm sales, and we will no longer be selling guns or ammunition to anyone under the age of 21.
Kroger
Kroger grocery store chain announced Thursday that it will raise the minimum age for purchasing guns and ammunition to 21. The company also said it stopped selling assault-style rifles in our Oregon, Washington and Idaho years ago.
Kroger News Policy Update: Firearm Sales
11:07 AM - Mar 1, 2018
REI announced Thursday that it is putting pressure on its business partners to stop selling assault-style rifles.
The company does not sell guns directly, but it’s trying to exert pressure on a few of the companies it sells at its stores to confront the gun control debate.
We were talking about under 21. You keep saying “kids”.
How about a 20 year old with a .357 with heavy trigger pull.
Just out of curiosity, how many .357 autoloaders have you seen?
Or did you mean .357 SIG, which is an autoloader, but pretty rare.
Most of the .357s in the world are revolvers or single shot, although there are also rifles, primarily lever action made in that caliber. I have no problem with 18-21 year olds with any revolver they want, although I suspect that they will soon learn that the .44 magnum and above are not really intended for everyday carry or frequent trips to the range.
A revolver is the handgun I always start learners on, although in a lower recoiling caliber at first.
Now if you want an example of a non-autoloader I would never let any younger shooter use without a lot of adult supervision, it is the good old .30-30 Winchester. A lot of people buy one for their kid's first deer rifle without ever stopping to think that the only way to unload it is to jack every shell in it through the chamber, one at a time.
“The real problem is that an autoloader is always ready to fire, with minimal trigger force, whether the shooter is or not.”
That depends on the firearm. Most autoloading pistols and rifles don’t come with 3.5 lb trigger pulls. We’re not talking here about babies being unable to squeeze a 9-11 lb trigger on a revolver.
We’re talking mind set.
If a teen/young adult is going to shoot up a crowd, he’s going to do with with any gun he gets his hands on.
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