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Walmart Raises Age For Gun Purchase To 21

March 02, 2018 11:20·
Dick's Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Weapons

Dick's Sporting Goods, Major Gun Retailer, Stops Selling Assault-Style Weapons

It said, "We take seriously our obligation to be a responsible seller of firearms and go beyond the Federal law by requiring customers to pass a background check before purchasing any firearm". "I was on the borderline of getting a new golf club, and their decision drew me to come here".

Later in the day, Walmart announced it, too, would raise the age restriction on sales of firearms and ammunition to 21.

Dick's Sporting Goods noting in their announcement that the company had sold a shotgun to the Parkland Shooter in November of 2017, saying "It was not the gun, nor the type of gun used in the shooting".

Along with the assault rifle ban, DICK'S announced it would not sell firearms of any kind to individuals under age 21 and will not sell high capacity magazines.

It wasn't the gun used in the Parkland school shooting, but the shooter was still able to buy a gun from them.

In a letter released Wednesday, Dick's Chairman and CEO Edward Stack wrote, "We support and respect the Second Amendment, and we recognize and appreciate that the vast majority of gun owners in this country are responsible, law-abiding citizens".

"When we take a look at what those kids and the parents and the heroes in the school, what they did, our view was if the kids can be fearless enough to organize like this, we can be courageous enough to take these out of here", he said on "GMA". One of the 35 Field &Stream stores is located in Cedar Park, where several people stopped by in response to the announcement.

The company also pointed out it ended sales of moderns sporting rifles, including the AR-15, in 2015.

He commended Dick's for getting involved in the political discussion. A lot of guys use them to hunt feral hog. "Hopefully the government sees that". National Rifle Association leaders appealed directly to President Donald Trump about not raising the age limit for buying certain firearms, a senior administration official tells CNN.

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Stack, in an open letter, called on Congress to embolden universal background checks, ban assault weapons and close loopholes for sales at private gun shows.

"I think it's one piece of the answer", she said. "That completely turns me into a hypocrite and I'm not willing to do that", Westrom said. "Years ago when I joined, they were a hunting group".

"We're staunch supporters of the Second Amendment", he added.

Grief counsellors were on hand as students and teachers arrived at the campus, two weeks after 17 of their peers were shot dead by an expelled former student with an AR-15 rifle.

"They should destroy every single one of them", Mr. Hanes said.

Lyliah listed people she knew who would not be returning, including Joaquin Oliver, who sat just in front of her in a class they shared.

Walmart will only sell guns and ammunition to people over the age of 21 from now on. But when asked whether the company would ever reverse its position, Stack offered a staunch "never".

Walmart, the USA retail giant, announced Wednesday that it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21.

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