Dick's Still Being Dicks

[jmark]

Getting rid of all "hunting" stuff in 125 stores.  Will probably kill Field & Stream altogether.  An enemy of the American people, please don't spend a dime there.  Please.  

 

https://www.getzone.com/news-dicks-to-remove-hunting-rifles-gear-from-125-stores/?trk_msg=7P8BNBHTDK0KR6HOEGKEQ2RQJG&trk_contact=0OTUNDA8KTJCK66VPPL7GVGO4S&trk_sid=2RCSKCB76V2D9SCQIQPTN0JSEG

[Rattler]

This is the result of heavy handed government coercion.  Dick's is folding on the issue to avoid government oppression of firearms.  Not defending their decision here.  Just pointing out it's a bellwether for things to come regarding any business having anything to do with helping the public enjoy firearms, shooting or hunting.

If you are not already aware of it, the government is pressuring many firearm related businesses, from many different angles, with many different tactics, in order to make dealing with firearms as dangerous as possible.

It's doing the same thing to individual citizens who choose to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights for any reason, including hunting.

We live in a free country.  You're free to do whatever the government let's you do.  And that is becoming less and less each day.

 

 

[steve863]

5 hours ago, Rattler said:

 

If you are not already aware of it, the government is pressuring many firearm related businesses, from many different angles, with many different tactics, in order to make dealing with firearms as dangerous as possible.

 

 

I would have to agree with this.  With people like Cuomo in power, it won't be long before he puts more and more pressure on ALL gun dealers in NYS to run them out of business.  It's just a matter of time in my opinion.  There will be so much red tape involved to sell guns that no one will want to deal with it.  Fighting things in court takes years and it will be too little, too late for most gun dealers.

 

 

 

 

[Five Seasons]

lets be honest, the government isn't making them do shit, the government enjoys tax revenue. This was their idea. I'm honestly annoyed that both my kids baseball and football youth leagues are sponsored by these assholes. Their coupon went right into the trash.

[jmark]

Government?  Which government?  

If you're talking about NYS government, I can certainly agree you have a point.  Comrade Cuomo and his lackies in the legislature (and the AG's office) are doing everything they can to attack gun owners, sellers, manufacturers, etc.  And the hacks they appoint to the courts are lending a hand.  

So, Dick's could say, "We will no longer sell firearms, ammo, etc., in NY State."  I would understand that, and let it be a lesson to the electorate (sadly, most of whom would agree).  

And clearly there are other states in the same boat.

The Obama administration issued all kinds of anti-gun rules.  But we're thankfully not living under that regime any more.  

I think the people running Dick's are plain and simple "liberals", more accurately, authoritarian socialists.  Like so many other large American corporations (how the hell did we get here!?).  It's not just that they are bailing on this market, they have hired anti-Second Amendment lobbyists to lobby for gun control laws in DC.  ! 

I only ever bought one gun from Dick's, and I immediately regretted it.  But I did buy a lot of ammo there.  OK.  Fine.  More business for the LGS.  That's better anyway.  But let's not harbor any illusions about who these people are.  They will destroy this country if they can.  

[nyslowhand]

IRC, this action by Dick's was prompted by their sporting goods customers complaining about the gun sales. Dick's caved-in to the pressure, but they could have just as well put a ~6' tall partition around the hunting related section. Whatever..., not my personal preferred place to buy firearms anyways.