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Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack virtue signals

2019-10-08

[Breitbart] Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack told CBS News that his company destroyed $5 million worth of "assault-style rifles" to keep them out of private hands.

Dick’s announced a halt to "assault-style rifles" two weeks after the February 14, 2018, Parkland high school shooting.

On April 17, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Dick’s was destroying its "assault-style rifle" inventory, rather than returning the firearms to their manufacturers. Fox News quoted a spokesperson from Dick’s saying, "We are in the process of destroying all firearms and accessories that are no longer for sale as a result of our February 28th policy change. We are destroying the firearms in accordance with federal guidelines and regulations."

During his October 6, CBS News appearance, CEO Ed Stack said the company ended up destroying $5 million worth of "assault-style rifles."

Stack also admitted the Dick’s gun control stance has resulted in "a quarter of a billion [dollars]" in loses. But Stack does not regret the gun control stance. Rather, he is considering taking the company even further down the gun control path.

As of right now, 100 Dick’s stores no longer sell guns of any kind. Stack is thinking about expanding that policy so that no Dick’s store sells a gun.

Posted by:Besoeker

#11 Have they virtue signaled themselves out of business yet?

Posted by: JohnQC 2019-10-08 22:22

#10 Stack also admitted the Dick’s gun control stance has resulted in "a quarter of a billion [dollars]" in loses.

Hello, shareholders, feel free to ask the obvious questions now and at the next shareholders' meeting.

Posted by: Tom 2019-10-08 13:26

#9 I donated all my considerable wealth last year to preventing climate change. Millions... I had millions.

Posted by: Dron66046 2019-10-08 12:48

#8 What happens when some of the "destroyed" rifles appear somewhere in the world?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-08 10:44

#7 "a quarter of a billion [dollars]" in loses.

Is that a loss, or a 'good will' tax deduction?

Posted by: Skidmark 2019-10-08 10:24

#6 "We're ahead of the curve, here at Dick's!
Up next, we'll be nixxing all sticks.
We're heeding your calls
To get rid of our balls,
And installing detectors for hicks!"

Posted by: Lampedusa Clunk1219 2019-10-08 08:19

#5 How many indulgences does that buy?

Posted by: Lex 2019-10-08 07:23

#4 Commoditized stupidity. On the other hand, a guaranteed deal if you're looking to short the stock.

Posted by: Bob Grorong1136 2019-10-08 07:22

#3 At $500 a pop that's 10,000 rifles. It's estimated there are around 5,000,000 ARs in civilian hands, and I'm sure Ruger, S&W, Springfield Armory and a couple dozen other makers are ready to pick up the slack.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-10-08 07:15

#2 CEO Gets woke, Shareholders go broke.

Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-10-08 04:14

#1 He's a real Dick?

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2019-10-08 02:20

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