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Dick's Sporting Goods will stop selling assault rifles 'permanently'

Emily CohnFeb 28, 2018, 17:53 IST

Dick's Sporting Goods, one of the largest sports retailers in the US, will stop selling assault-style weapons and will require gun buyers to be at least 21 years old, the company's CEO Ed Stack announced Wednesday morning.

"We're staunch supporters of the 2nd amendment, I'm a gun owner myself," Stack said. "We don't want to be a part of this story and we have eliminated these guns permanently."

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Dick's Sporting Goods will stop selling assault rifles 'permanently'

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