Dick's Sporting Goods to destroy all unsold assault-style weapons

Conservatives love using that argument because it conveniently ignores the rest of the world. Among first world nations the US is practically swimming in blood. Only conflict ridden third world or poor countries can compete with our gun violence statistics.

 

Fascinating daydream.

 

I'm not going to even respond to the above ignorance any further.

 

Middle and upper class people in the U.S. have gun violence levels almost indistinguishable from those of western Europe.

 

Well, for example, the Parkland shooter went through a background check and had a five day waiting period to buy the gun he bought. (that's two separate laws--background check was federal law, and the waiting period was a county law).

 

Bwahaha...strange, I didn't pass any dead bodies or witness any gunfights today. Sorry, but the only places that are "swimming in blood" are inner city shitholes with very strict gun laws. Meanwhile, idiots in the UK considering banning knives.... you can keep your nanny states, thanks. I'll take my chances with guns.

 

you watch too much CNN and MSNBC

 

More people are killed with pistols than AR's, so what good did it do to stop selling AR's but continue selling pistols? Lefties aren't too bright.

 

I guess never is "too much".

 

Have one nearby. Overpriced. I’m surprised it’s still open.

 

Happy to restrict pistol ownership too but we like to start with the egregiously bad weapons like guns that give one person the power to mow down a crowd of people for the price of a new iphone.

 

We know that's what you anti gunners are planning on next, that's why we will fight for any restrictions. You will not stop at just AR's. Thanks for telling the truth.

Btw: You do realize pistol magazines can hold just as many rounds as an AR15 and fire just as fast? Did you know that or are you ignorant?

 

Lol, you are paying way too much for a stupid phone. And the fact that you would happily restrict pistols and want to "start with the egregiously bad weapons" is why we will completely disregard calls for any more gun restrictions. You and other libs say "oh, nobody said we want to take away your guns", but that is EXACTLY what the goal is. Nope. **** off.

 

Excuse me, but I think you already know this is coming >>> Nothing about stopping gun manufacturing? Nothing about making the possession of firearms illegal? And even if you think my suggestion is "over the top" (I am sure that you do) you still have no real law that applies nationwide. In other words, what is good for the goose has little to do with the gander.

Look, I respect your opinion but everything you mentioned is pussyfooting and is probably meant to fail so government can say, "See! We did EVERYTHING we could but it still didn't stop gun violence!" This is key to the doublespeak that is so prevalent in politics. They make an extreme, absurd basis to side-track your attention. "There is no way to stop gun violence!" So you bought it, I mean Ameicans bought it, and you'll hear that crap being repeated over and over again. It's a steak in the face that blindsides you on the real issue.

They have you thinking that anything less than 100% end to crime makes the crime worth committing. I don't know about you, but me, I'd love to see a huge reduction in gun violence. THAT is what real legislature can accomplish. So don't tell me (I've heard it too much already) that gun laws won't stop crime. It's kindergarten logic. Dick & Jane might think it's "more than enough".

Yep. You knew it was coming.

 

The decision to stop selling rifles was 100% motivated by the desire to use this as a publicity stunt. The sports good retail sector is in huge trouble, with stocks falling a whopping 40% for many brick and mortar stores, with online retailers slowly driving them out of business.

See what the store's CEO had to say before the shooting:

Dick's Sporting Goods CEO Edward Stack went as far as saying his sector was in "panic mode" toward the end of 2017. "We are intentionally joining the [retail] battle, and we will aggressively be promoting our business to drive market share to our stores and online," Stack told analysts and investors at the time.

Dat panic mode, baby. Completely fake virtue signalling

 

Im what you would consider a "lib" and I don't ****ing pretend. You dont deserve guns. I do NOT ****ING TRUST YOU TO HAVE WEAPONS. You have them now and we are burying people by the dozen in this country. Your reasons for wanting them are pathetic. Because some guys 250 years ago said it was ok? Because you have a home defense fantasy fetish/hero complex you are hoping will become a reality?

I support any political attempt to eliminate private gun ownership and make the possession of firearms completely illegal.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO CAN **** OFF. We will take your guns some day and you will sit there and do NOTHING.

And the very next day the gun death rate will ****ing vanish.

 

Gun deaths are on (and have been) a decline, while gun sales are, wait for it... increasing.

Besides, the only people “demanding” anything are rabid lunatic leftists, who are not happy unless they are unhappy. In other words, who cares what loonies have to say?

 

YOU are the very type of liberal that other anti-gun liberals tell us don't exist. They've mocked the right for claiming there are those who want to ban guns, all the while people like you are at least honest that it's the goal. It's thoughts like yours that make people join the NRA to help with the fight to protect our rights. I'm just glad you're honest about your wishes instead of telling the right they are acting silly for thinking anyone wants to ban guns.

 

I do appreciate his/her out of the closet leftist honesty. Usually dishonesty is the only honesty the left has, but his/her rabid anti gun honesty is something to appreciate.

 

Wait, I thought liberals said that you guys didn't want to take our guns? Thank you for being honest about that. Just shows how much your fellow liberals are lying about this issue.

I joined the NRA about a month ago because of raving lunatics like you. Most anti-gunners I've noticed tend to foam at the mouth when talking about guns. I guess that's why they don't like guns. They think that because they are too loony and unbalanced to have guns, then the rest of us shouldn't have them either.

 

Bwahaha... who’s going to come take them? You? The second the government tries to come take guns from everyone, you will witness why the second amendment truly exists. To keep the government in check. We will not sit here and do nothing. And before you think the military will enforce the confiscation, stop and think that our military are some of the most avid gun owners that we have. It will never be enforced. Nice try though.

 

Hmmmmm.... assault van in Canada was used to kill 9. I imagine liberals will be screaming to ban vans from being sold. Assault vans in particular, because they are so much more deadly than other vans. But that is just the beginning, until we can get all automobiles banned because we can’t trust people to own them...

 

That is something the libs don’t consider (it does require thinking after all).

They assume that every soldier/marine will follow an authoritarian state and go along with enforcing the lefts wet dream.

They have no clue that outside of some administrative positions (pencil pushers) in the military that it is very conservative by nature.

 

Once again business is getting involved in politics. Hopefully for Yetti coolers it backfires in their face.

 

Did they destroy all their baseball bats?