US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods has destroyed $5m-worth of assault-style weapons since it removed them from all its stores in February last year. The company said on Friday that the guns were “misused” and had been sold to people who should not have them. said it was "punishing law-abiding citizens". CEO Edward Stack, a supporter of gun control, told CBS he anticipated the company would lose $250m as a result of its change in policy. But Dick's sales rose 3.2% in Q2, the highest since 2016, according to The Washington Post.
US retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods has destroyed $5m-worth of assault-style weapons since it removed them from all its stores in February last year. The move prompted the National Shooting Sports Foundation to revoke Dick's membership and the National Rifle Association said it was "punishing law-abiding citizens". CEO Edward Stack, a supporter of gun control, told CBS he anticipated the company would lose $250m as a result of its change in policy. But Dick's sales rose 3.2% in Q2, the highest since 2016, according to The Washington Post.