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A Dick's Nix: No More Hunting Rifles, Ammo at 125 Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. said on Tuesday it will stop selling hunting rifles and ammunition at more than 100 of its stores, replacing the gear with merchandise it believes will sell better at those...
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Dick's Took a Stand on Guns. It Cost $150M
After the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., a year ago, it emerged that the alleged shooter had legally purchased a gun from Dick's Sporting Goods; a day after his arrest, a Vermont teen was arrested...
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Walmart Limits Ammo Sales, Makes Request of Customers
Walmart is taking a step back from gun-related sales. The chain will discontinue the sale of ammunition for handguns and assault-style weapons—and will request that customers refrain from openly...
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2020 Has Seen a Slew of Gun-Related Records
As the election neared and the pandemic remained, Americans moved to buy—or stockpile—firearms in record numbers. The FBI conducted more than 1.7 million background checks for gun purchases last month,...
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Suspect in Boulder Shootings Passed Background Check
The suspect in the Boulder mass shooting cleared the required background check before buying a gun last week at a Colorado shop, the store's owner said. The state Bureau of Investigation then approved...
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Gun Sales Soared During Pandemic Lockdowns
When the lockdowns started, gun sales boomed in the US. Lockdowns are now easing across the country as more get vaccinated for COVID-19, but gun sales are still booming, according to Garen Wintemute,...
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In 2020, Background Checks Blocked Most Gun Sales Ever
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the US background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales, according to new records obtained...
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Among First-Time Gun Buyers, a Gender Shift
Social unrest and the pandemic appear to have achieved what decades of marketing campaigns from gun companies failed to do. A new study has found that almost half of all first-time gun buyers since the...
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Visa Delivers Big Win to Gun Control Advocates
Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track suspicious surges of...
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