Dick's Sporting Goods is destroying its unsold assault-style guns (DKS)

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April 17, 2018 7:17 PM

Dick's Sporting Goods is destroying its unsold assault-style guns instead of selling them back to manufacturers.

Dick's announced that it

Dick's Sporting Goods is destroying its unsold assault-style guns after announcing in February that it would stop selling the weapons.

a Dick's spokeswoman said in an emailed statement to Business Insider.

Dick's announced in late February that itwould stop selling assault-style riflesand raise the minimum age requirement for purchasing a firearm in its stores to 21. The policy was implemented in response to the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 students and staff members.

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