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Gun Control & RKBA

melm00se

(4,986 posts) Tue Oct 8, 2019, 09:48 PM Oct 2019

Dick's Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of assault rifles, CEO Ed Stack says [View all]

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dicks-sporting-goods-destroyed-5-060006263.html

Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack said his company destroyed $5 million worth of assault rifles as part of its tough stance on guns.

In his new book and in an interview with "CBS News Sunday," Stack shared how the company turned the guns into scrap metal.

"I said, 'You know what? If we really think these things should be off the street, then we need to destroy them,'" Stack told CBS News.

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Dick's Sporting Goods destroyed $5 million worth of assault rifles, CEO Ed Stack says [View all] melm00se Oct 2019 OP

Good news for the manufacturers ... Straw Man Oct 2019 #1

"Hi, I just wasted $5 million of company money on a political statement". krispos42 Oct 2019 #2

"You can read all about it in my new book" sarisataka Oct 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #14

Nope. Just bought $5mil in good will in the 70% of people who do not own a gun.nt flamin lib Nov 2019 #4

They could have resold the guns to another dealer krispos42 Nov 2019 #5

Oh you poor soul. flamin lib Nov 2019 #6

Gun control advocacy attracts bullshit artists, like all prohibitionism. DU is not exempt friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #7

Although, as a private party, yagotme Nov 2019 #8

So gun makers sold two more guns because of you. krispos42 Nov 2019 #9

Well bless your heart. mntnt flamin lib Nov 2019 #10

Feh- at least *he* didn't fall for Ed Stack's reputation rinsing friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #11

Well put- but evangelists want only amen choruses, and disdain critical thinking friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #12

How performatively woke of you and Mr. Stack! friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Nov 2019 #13