Dicks Sporting Goods took a hard Communist stance against guns in the wake of the school shooting at Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Since then, Dicks has lost over $150 million, but the CEO is ok with it.
In the midst of the retail apocalypse, Dicks CEO Ed Stack has decided it isnt important to make money, its only important to be a flamboyant leftist. According to a Bloomberg report, that Dicks lost about $150 million after the company publically came out for gun control, yet Stack continues to stand his ground. He addressed Americas gun policy, saying, The system does not work. Its important that when you know theres something thats not working, and its to the detriment of the public, you have to stand up.
Dicks quit selling their definition of high capacity magazines and assault rifles in the wake of the shooting in Parkland, Florida while a bunch of teenagers demanded perfectly innocent people give up their rights to suit the feelings of those upset. The company also raised its own personal minimum purchase age for long guns to 21, according to a report by Breitbart.
But Stack should probably not be too comfortable with a loss of $150 million. The retail apocalypse is upon us, and Dicks could now be in the crosshairs, and theyll probably be upset that that terminology was used. On April 17, 2018, Breitbart News reported that Dicks would not be sending the unsold assault rifles and high capacity magazines back to manufacturers. Rather, they would destroy them wasting millions of dollars.
Thoughts and prayers are not enough, the company said in a statement. 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. But we have to help solve the problem thats in front of us.
So they intend to destroy guns that good people would never use to harm anyone unless a self-defense situation warranted it. Thats like castrating yourself because your neighbor has too many kids. But no one has ever accused a gun control activist of using logic. SHTFPlan
The result of the decision to pull the guns from the shelves and destroy them has resulted in a monetary loss thats massive and noticeable. In the era of the retail apocalypse, look for this retailer to be added to the list of those closing stores or liquidating in 2019.