Headline RoundupFebruary 28th, 2018
Major Retailer Pulls Assault-Style Rifles
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Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Wednesday that they will no longer sell semi-automatic rifles in their stores. High-capacity magazines will also not be sold and stores will no longer allow people under the age of 21 to purchase any firearm.
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Will Quit Selling Assault-Style RiflesHuffPost
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The big sporting goods retailer joins Corporate America’s response to the scourge of gun violence.
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Dick's Sporting Goods Caves, Announces End to Sale of Semi-Automatic Rifles, Other ChangesTownhall
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Dick’s Sporting Goods announced Wednesday they are making major changes to their firearms policies.
The company will no longer sell semi-automatic rifles in their stores, effective immediately. High-capacity magazines will also not be sold and stores will no longer allow people under the age of 21 to purchase any firearm.
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Dick's Sporting Goods pulls assault-style rifles as Florida students returnBBC News
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As students at the Florida school where 17 people were recently killed returned to classes, a major gun retailer has announced it will completely stop selling the kind of weapon used in the attack.
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