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Stephen Gutowski

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Dick's is getting lots of publicity for this but they haven't sold these kind of guns in their main stores for over 6 years.

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BREAKING: Dick's Sporting Goods, one of the nation's largest outdoor gear retailers, ends sale of assault-style rifles in stores.

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Stephen Gutowski

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They had been selling them in a smaller chain they owned but not in the main stores. This is not as significant a move as they want people to believe.

1:42 PM · Feb 28, 2018

Stephen Gutowski

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Here's why this detail matters: There's over 600 Dick's locations in the United States. There's 35 Field and Stream locations. It's important to understand what is actually happening.

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Jeffrey Goldfarb

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The direct language in the statement from a gun retailer is signficant as is the unilateral decision to raise the age for buyers.

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Stephen Gutowski

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Sure but reports are focusing on them ending the sale of something they claimed they'd stopped selling years ago.

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Is it legal for them to decide not to sell rifles to 18-20 year olds?

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Stephen Gutowski

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I don't know.

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They stated that in their official communication.

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Stephen Gutowski

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I'm well aware but as you can plainly see it's not stated in pretty much any of the headlines about this.

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Raising the minimum age seems like a big deal, no?

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Stephen Gutowski

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Yes but it's not what the headlines are focusing on.

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