After the Newtown tragedy, Dick’s Sporting Goods pulled “modern sporting rifles” from its shelves. Gun rights advocates were outraged at the move, but now, it appears that Dick’s has another gun-grabbing trick up its sleeve. Customers who placed orders for rifles from Dick’s before the Newtown shooting will have to look elsewhere; Dick’s is refusing to fulfill their orders.
Needless to say, Second-Amendment-supporting consumers are less than pleased.
No obvious strategy for this. Suicidal. Dick’s cancels Troy Carbine pre-orders; Troy, customers irate http://t.co/tWJFxvkP via @sharethis
— CHY-NAH Q BOT (@bot_chy) December 28, 2012
Well, I'll be boycotting Dick's sporting goods, since they think selling rifles and handguns is icky. They screwed Troy Ind. over real bad.
— SΞ4N VΞNKM4N (@MrFoPow) December 28, 2012
It’s not just customers. The manufacturer of the guns, Troy industries says on its Facebook page that it’s deeply dismayed and shocked that Dick’s stopped selling its rifle.
Troy’s CEO says the company invested millions of dollars into its operations after selecting Dick’s as the sole distributor of this particular rifle.
You can read Troy’s full statement here.
“@mooshakins: Dick’s Sporting Goods Refusing To Honor Orders For Semi-Automatic Rifles don't shop there ever again
— Jason (@jace13wade) December 28, 2012
Dick’s Sporting Goods Refusing To Honor Orders For Semi-Automatic Rifles Placed Before Newtown Shooting…I'll never shop there again.
— Steven Miller (@slmiller222) December 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/Connectionary/status/284775664337436673
@DICKS Dicks Sporting Goods refusing to honor orders for semi-automatic rifles. NEVER shop there again. Shop with someone you can trust.
— Steven Miller (@slmiller222) December 28, 2012
Yup. RT: @gabrielmalor: Dear @DICKS, you've lost my business. #newtown
— Drew McCoy (@_Drew_McCoy_) December 28, 2012
Money talks; Dick’s had better get used to silence.
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