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Dick’s Sporting Goods Says They Won’t Sell ‘Assault-Style Weapons’ Any Longer

Emily Zanotti

In response to the Parkland school shooting, the CEO of athletic retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods, Edward Stack, told Good Morning America on Wednesday that his stores will no longer sell “assault-style weapons” and won’t allow anyone under the age of 21 to buy a gun.

The company also said it would end sales of “high capacity magazines” but the CEO did not specifically define what constitutes a “high capacity magazine” nor whether “assault weapon” meant the AR-15 specifically or several different styles of semi-automatic rifles.

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